"You [a boy transformed into a plant at death] saw not the water of Styx, the fire of Tisiphone, the [evil] eye of Megaira! You are still alive, my boy, even if you died."Nonnus, Dionysiaca 38. 88 ff : "Shake from your eyes far far away the darksome sightless gloom of the...
After his birth from the thigh of Zeus, Dionysos was first entrusted to the care of Seilenos (Silenus) and the nymphs of Mount Nysa, and later to his aunt Ino, Semele's sister, and her husband Athamas. Hera was enraged when she learned of the boy's location and drove the couple ...
Meet the monsters of Ancient Greek mythology here at Nat Geo Kids. We explore the tales of Medusa, the Minotaur, the Chimera and other Greek myths...
Ganymede- (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods Geryon- (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules Gorgon- (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal ...
These linguistically 'mixed' names, e.g. Anoubion or Besodoros, provide valuable insights into the nature of cross-cultural contacts and the formation of identity in Graeco-Roman Egypt.\nTheophoric derivations in particular allow us to corroborate earlier assumptions about the practice of religious...
Zeus shouted “That’s my boy!” and gave a little aid when no-one was looking. Hera made one last attempt with her famous Gadfly, which was the size of a sparrow and had a vicious dagger-like sting. The terrified cattle dispersed in all directions and took a very long time to ...
Lopez joins the previously announced cast of Brec Bassinger Elena Kampouris (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Dylan Walsh, Tony Pierce (The Bodyguard), Evan Ross (The Loneliest Boy in the World), Marissa Reyes (Ganymede), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents franchise) and Faye Dunaway.Bassinger leads ...
Science quotes on: | Ancient (198) | Boy (100) | Candidate (8) | Clever (41) | College (71) | Fellow (88) | Scholarship (22) | School (227) Before the introduction of the Arabic notation, multiplication was difficult, and the division even of integers called into play the highest...
Selene's great love was the shepherd prince Endymion. The beautiful boy was granted eternal youth and immortality by Zeus and placed in a state of eternal slumber in a cave near the peak of Lydian Mount Latmos (Latmus). His heavenly bride consorted with him there in the night....
ARTEMIS was the Olympian goddess of hunting, the wilderness and wild animals. She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage--her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bring...