Greek Name Ἡλιος Transliteration Hêlios, Helius Roman Name Sol Translation Sun (hêlios) Helius god of the sun, Athenian red-figure krater C5th B.C., British Museum HELIOS (Helius) was the Titan god of the sun, a guardian of oaths, and the god of sight. He dwelt in ...
Thank God we took the tour in May because in hotter months (like July and August) it would be very tiring for an oldie like me :-) Athens Tours > T01C todor 03 Jun 2014 Best part the Acropolis Museum The best part of the tour was surely the Museum of Acropolis. My wife and ...
Boreas was the ancient Greek god of the north wind, one of the four seasonal Anemoi (Wind-Gods). He was also the god of winter who swept down from the cold mountains of Thrake (Thrace), chilling the air with his icy breath. Beyond his mountain home lay H
Greek goddesses represent just one of multiple pantheons around the world.Shutterstock AI Generator / Shutterstock Taking inspiration fromgoddess namesfor your baby can lend a feeling of deep meaning. Throughout history, cultures around the world have worshipped powerful female deities who ruled over a...
In the thickets of mythology, satyrs skate close to thematic ice, revealing much about human fears and the paradox of existence. Take Marsyas, a high-spirited satyr who found himself in a high note chase with none other than Apollo, the god of music. Marsyas was a fantastic flautist—unsur...
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ALALA: Greek name of a sister of Ares, the god of war. ALCESTIS: Greek name of she who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband. ALCINA: Green myth name of a sorceress who when tired of her lovers turned them into stones, trees, or animals. ...
That Greek date for Christmas was picked because on the same day in the Mediterranean area they used to celebrate a Persian god, Mithras, who was the god of the Sun. And, because the difference between light and darkness is such an important aspect of the December month, all our Greek tr...
Hermes was the god of trade. Artemis the goddess of the hunt. Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty, and so on. The Olympian mythology was vividly anthropomorphic: the gods and demons of ancient Greek religious and mythological conceptions had physical bodies, the most ordinary human ...
κατέκρινενis allusive to κατάκριμα ver. 1. Hence it has been taken to mean that God condemned,punished, sin in the flesh by the death of Christ: so , Erasm., Calv., Melancthon, Calov., Olsh., al. But that can hardly be the meaning here, for several...