Stygian — Dark and gloomy, named after the river Styx which separated the world of the living from the world of the dead in Greek mythology Tantalize — Torment or tease someone with the promise of something that is unobtainable, named after Tantalus who was punished by the gods and was un...
and as she was walking on the sea-coast flowers sprang up under her feet, and Eros and Himeros accompanied her to the assembly of the other great gods, all of whom were struck with admiration and love when she appeared, and her surpassing beauty made every one desire to have her for ...
(redirected fromGreek goddess of love) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Aph·ro·di·te (ăf′rə-dī′tē) n.Greek Mythology The goddess of love and beauty. Also calledCytherea. [GreekAphrodītē,of Phoenician origin; seeʕṯtrinSemitic roots.] ...
GreekMythologyisagroupoftraditionaltalestoldbytheancientGreeksaboutthedeedsofgods,heroesandtheirrelationswithhumanbeings.希腊神话讲了很多古希腊的故事，有神、英雄的故事以及他们和普通人类之间的关系。TheGreekmythologyisanimportantpartoftheancientculturewhichhasvastanddeepinfluenceonthewholewesternculture.希腊神话是古...
pretending reverence for our divinity, ‘Wait here a while,’ he said, ‘blest Mnemonides [Muses]’ (knowing who we were) ‘Beneath my roof and shelter from the rain’ (For rain was falling) ‘and the angry sky. You must not scruple: often gods of heaven have entered humbler homes.’...
of Delos. He was the younger twin of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Apollo was the Greek god of the Music. He invented the lute but most popular he was for his playing the lyre that was invented by Hermes, the messenger of the gods. Apollo excelled in important music contests, ...
GreekGodsandGoddess InGreekmythologywasmanyGodsandGoddess.Therearesomeofthem.Aphrodite Thegoddessoflove,beauty,anddesire.AlthoughmarriedtoHephaestusshehadmanylovers,mostnotablyAres.ShewasdepictedasabeautifulwomanusuallyaccompaniedbyhersonEros.Hersymbolsincludetherose,scallopshell,andmyrtlewreath.Hersacredanimalisthe...
athena(athena(雅典娜雅典娜): ): the greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity,arts and literature.aphrodite(aphrodite(阿弗洛狄德阿弗洛狄德): ): the goddess of love,desire and beauty. god of the sky and the earth. ruler of t 20、he olympiangods. he was the rain god , and the ...
Godofmankind.HERAQueenandmotherofthegods.Zeus’ssister.Goddessofmarriage.ARESGodofwarGodofstormsLovedwarandmassacreAphroditeGoddessofloveandbeauty.Bornfromthefoaminwater.Picturedasthemostbeautifulbeingintheuniverse.HADESGodoftheunderworld.Zeus’sbrotherRulerofthemyriadrivers(riveroflamentation,riverofhate,etc.)...
Each god and goddess had their own domain of power and influence, which often pointed to items, plants, and wild animals. In this activity, students will create representations of various Greek gods, the number of which is at the teacher's discretion. Students will create a traditional ...