For MORE information on this goddess see PERSEPHONEHERMES LOVES : THE OREADSLOCALE : Non-specificHomeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 256 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "The deep-breasted Mountain Nymphai [Oreades] who inhabit this great and holy mountain . . . ...
Anthea was the goddess of flowers and floral wreaths, which is also what the name means in Greek. Anthea is another name for the goddess Hera, who was the queen of Olympus. In ancient Greece, Anthea was a poetic symbol of spring. The name has been used in more modern times — Anthea ...
APHRODI′TE (Aphroditê), one of the great Olympian divinities, was, according to the popular and poetical notions of the Greeks, the goddess of love and beauty. Some traditions stated that she had sprung from the foam (aphros) of the sea, which had gathered around the mutilated parts of...
t get enough of it. A trip up to the Parthenon is one of those “must do” visits on the itinerary of any self-respecting tourist passing through Athens. Amid the smog, traffic chaos and modern urban sprawl of the capital, the temple of the goddess Athena beckons irresistibly from ...
On a lower ground, and within walking distance from the lighthouse, you can visit a tiny bay for a dip in the sea, right next to the ruins of an ancient temple to Goddess Hera! We went there a few years back and I hope to return to it again some other time. ...
A god or goddess nearly always receives some ornamental epithet; sometimes, indeed, two or even three. Such a trait is in unison with the epic manner, the straightforward narrative, which we find in some of the larger poems. On the other hand, the copious use of such ornament has the di...
The idea that the Earth is alive may be as old as humankind. The ancient Greeks gave her the powerful name Gaia and looked on her as a goddess. — James E. Lovelock In 'The Earth as a Living Organism', Essay collected in E. O. Wilson and F. M. Peter (eds.), Biodiversity (...
NIKE English original intention refers to the Greek goddess of victory. NIKE is the world famous brand in Chinese sports goods. The company is located at the Oregon Beaverton. 相关内容 a闭上眼睛,脑中想的全是你...睁开眼睛,你就是我的唯一... Closes the eye, in the brain thinks all is yo...
Gaia, primordial goddess of earth and immediate parent of Uranus is also a first generation god, she is also sexually unionized with her son, Uranus, that sexual union is what produced the 12 Titans, the most famous one being Cronus, who castrated Uranus. It is not often I get the ...
DIKE (Dicé) was the goddess of justice, fair judgements and the rights established by custom and law. She was one of the three Horai (Horae), goddesses of the seasons, and keepers of the gates of heaven. Her sisters were Eunomia (Good Order) and Eirene (Peace). Like her siblings, sh...