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THE MUSES - Greek Mythology - the nine beautiful daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne

THE MUSES - Greek Mythology - the nine beautiful daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

Of all the Olympic deities, none occupy a more distinguished position than the Muses, the nine beautiful daughters of Z…

Hebe Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology (Juventas)

Hebe Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology (Juventas)

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

Hebe was the personification of eternal youth under its most attractive and joyous aspect. She was the daughter of Zeus…

Eros and Psyche - Greek Mythology

Eros and Psyche - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

According to Hesiod's Theogony, Eros, the divine spirit of Love, sprang forth from Chaos, while all was still in co…

Tyche - Greek Mythology (Fortuna - Roman Mythology)

Tyche - Greek Mythology (Fortuna - Roman Mythology)

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

Tyche personified that peculiar combination of circumstances which we call luck or fortune, and was considered to be th…

Sphinx - Greek Mythology

Sphinx - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

The Sphinx was an ancient Egyptian divinity, who personified wisdom, and the fertility of nature. She is represented as…

Graeae Sisters - Greek Mythology

Graeae Sisters - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 22, 2014

Graeae Sisters (The Grææ), who acted as servants to their sisters the Gorgons , were also three in number; their names …

Gorgon sisters - Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa - Greek Mythology Names

Gorgon sisters - Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa - Greek Mythology Names

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

The Gorgons, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were the personification of…

Morpheus - God of Dreams - Greek Mythology Names

Morpheus - God of Dreams - Greek Mythology Names

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

Morpheus, the son of Hypnus , was the god of Dreams. He is always represented winged, and appears sometimes as a youth,…

Thanatos - God of Death (Mors) and Hypnus (Somnus) Good of sleep - Greek Mythology Names

Thanatos - God of Death (Mors) and Hypnus (Somnus) Good of sleep - Greek Mythology Names

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

Thanatos - God of Death and his twin-brother Hypnus (Sleep) were the children of Nyx . Their dwelling was in the realm …

Nyx - Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology Names

Nyx - Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology Names

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

Nyx, the daughter of Chaos, being the personification of Night, was, according to the poetic ideas of the Greeks, consi…

Harpies - Greek Mythology - What is a Harpie?

Harpies - Greek Mythology - What is a Harpie?

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

The Harpies, who, like the Furies, were employed by the gods as instruments for the punishment of the guilty, were th…

Hades - God of the underworld - Greek Mythology - Who was Hades?

Hades - God of the underworld - Greek Mythology - Who was Hades?

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 20, 2014

Aïdes, Aïdoneus, or Hades, was the son of Cronus and Rhea, and the youngest brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He was the …

Dionysus - Greek God - Greek Mythology

Dionysus - Greek God - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 19, 2014

Dionysus, also called Bacchus (from bacca, berry), was the god of wine, and the personification of the blessings of Nat…

Ares - Greek God - Greek Mythology

Ares - Greek God - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 19, 2014

Ares, the son of Zeus and Hera, was the god of war, who gloried in strife for its own sake; he loved the tumult and hav…

What is Poseidon famous for - Greek Mythology

What is Poseidon famous for - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 19, 2014

Poseidon was the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus. He was god of the sea, more particularly of the Medit…

Artemis - Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology

Artemis - Greek Goddess - Greek Mythology

Greek mythology Ency 123 May 19, 2014

Artemis was worshipped by the Greeks under various appellations, to each of which belonged special characteristics. Thu…

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