"[From a description of an ancient Greek painting at Neapolis (Naples) :] An Aphrodite, made of ivory, delicate maidens are hymning in delicate myrtle groves . . . Eros (Love), tilting up the centre of his bow, lightly strikes the string for them and the bow-string resounds with a ...
Heimdall (Old Norse: Heimdallr, Nordic: ᚺᛖᛁᛗᛞᚨᛚᛚ), also famed as the Watchman of the Aesir, the Bearer of Gjallarhorn and the Herald of Ragnarök, was the Norse God of Foresight, Surveillance, Order and Foreknowledge. Confirm said by Mimir, he is a true believer of...
The titleTheotokosmeans literally “God-bearer.” It is the title used by the Greek fathers from Origen in the early third century, and some even think it can be traced to Hippolytus who died in A.D. 236. (See F. L. Cross,Dictionary of the Christian Church, Oxford University Press [...
"bearer of the heavens" Description: Atlas is one of those names that was previously thought too powerful for a baby boy, who would have to be strong enough to carry the world on his shoulders. Now Atlas has joined the pantheon of Greek and Roman god and goddess names in the realm of...
Disguised as a cup-bearer, Zeus mixed a brew into Cronos' wine, causing him to vomit up the stone that had taken his place, and then his siblings. Overthrowing the Titans, Zeus castrated Cronos and banished him to Tartarus. Later drawing lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades to ...
Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a d
In the Orthodox Church, the focus of the second day of Christmas is firmly on the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Orthodox Church, a Synaxis is a meeting, a coming together to glorify and Theotokos (Greek for "God-Bearer") is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especia...
begs Hephastus to craft a beuatiful shield for her son Achilles, a shield predestined to bring its bearer death. It was the last futile effort of Thetis; soon Achilles died. Hephaestus is said to have lusted after Athena, another crafts person; and in some versions of Mount Olympus, he wa...
Christos is a diminutive variation of Christopher which means “bearer of Christ”. Pronounced asKHRISTowS. Chrysanthos Chrysanthos means “golden flower” and pronounced asKHREE-sahn-tohs. Claudios Claudios is a Greek variation of Claude which means “lame; enclosure”. Pronounced approximately asK...
By proclaiming her Theotokos (a Greek word meaning “God-bearer”), or “Mother of God,” the Council of Ephesus, in 431 C.E., set the stage for Mary worship. እተገብረ ዋዕላ ኤፌሶን፡ ንማርያም ቴኦቶኮስ (“ወላዲት ኣምላ...