Nike was the ancient Greek goddess of victory--victory both in war and in peaceful competition. When Zeus was gathering allies at the start of the Titan War, Styx brought her four children Nike, Zelos, Cratus and Bia into the service of the god. Nike was
Meaning: God of death and the Underworld Variations/Synonyms: Pluto (Roman), Pluton, or Plotus Description: He’s the son of Titans Cronus and Rhea. He got dominion of the Underworld after drawing lots with his brothers Zeus (heavens) and Poseidon (seas) when they had successfully overth...
In ancient Greek culture, you could not find a peaceful afterlife unless you had the proper rituals. Hera heard his prayers. The Queen of the gods pitied the lover’s plight and so sent the god Morpheus to tell Alcyone of her husband’s death in a dream. Morpheus Instigates Alcyone’s ...
"And Nyx bare hateful Moros (Doom of Death) and black Ker (Fate of Death) and Thanatos (Thanatus, Death), and she bare Hypnos (Hypnus, Sleep) and the tribe of Oneiroi (Dreams). And again the goddess murky Nyx, though she lay with none, bare Momos (Momus, Criticism) and painful Oi...
Persephone, the goddess of spring and queen of the underworld, represents the duality of life and death. Her story of abduction by Hades and subsequent return to the earth’s surface for part of the year is symbolic of the seasonal cycle of growth and decay. Persephone’s personality is oft...
death. Persephone's daughters,Melinoeand Makaria, became the daimon in charge of ghosts and nightmares and goddess of blessed peaceful deaths, respectively. Hades once had an affair with Leuke, one ofOceanus' daughters, which made Persephone mad, so he turned Leuke into the first poplar tree...
The Death of Pan The Greek philosopher Plutarch wrote of a legend said to have occurred during Tiberius’ reign. A mariner named Thamus heard a voice cry out to him while sailing to Italy via the Greek island of Paxi. “Thamus, are you there? When you get to Palodes, make sure to ...
Description: He’s the young man abducted by Eos, the goddess of dawn, because of his beauty. He was turned into an immortal after his death. Damon Origin: Greek Meaning: One who conquers and tames Variations/Synonyms: Damien, Damianos, Daymion, Daymon, Damiano, Damian, Damion, or Da...
92.Despoina.This name belonged to the daughter of the goddess Demeter and god Poseidon. In Greek, the girls’ name means “mistress” or “lady.” An alternate spelling is Despina. 93.Freideriki.As the Greek female form of Frederick, this name means “peaceful ruler,” derived from an Ol...
The date of his death is unknown. When his poems were edited in Hellenistic Alexandria, they filled ten scrolls; the poetry of Alcaeus has survived only in quotations: "Fighting men are the city's fortress" and the like, so judging him, rather than his high reputation in antiquity, is...