Astra Planeta the star-gods, Athenian red-figure krater C5th B.C., British Museum THE ASTRA PLANETA were the gods of the five wandering stars. They were named Phainon (planet Saturn), Phaethon (planet Jupiter), Pyroeis (planet Mars), Eosphoros (planet Venus) and Stilbon (planet ...
Earth (Gaia) is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, many other names for our planet in other languages. Jupiter (Zeus) was the King of the Gods in Roman mythology, making the...
Kore means “maiden” in Greek. Kore is another name for Persephone, a daughter of Zeus, who was kidnapped by Hades. The legend says that she was gorgeous and attracted the attention of many gods including Hades, who took her to his world and married her, making her the goddess of the ...
Astra Planeta the star-gods, Athenian red-figure krater C5th B.C., British Museum PHAETHON was the god of wandering star (aster planetos) Dios, the planet Jupiter. He was also identified him with planet Saturn (aster Kronion). According to some Phaethon was a star-born son of Eos (...
Greek Goddess Names The gods of Olympus were the main Greek deities, they were the gods who lived on top of Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus was the highest in Greece and a privileged place to govern the destinies of the city, there they lived in great temples.The Greek gods and goddesseshad...
It is where mythology originated, so you can thank the Greeks for mythological gods like Adonis, Hercules, Perseus, Orion, Athena, etc. And of course, Greece is the birthplace of Western civilization! It is, therefore, no wonder that many parents choose Greek names for their babies. For ...
But what if you want to know more about the Greek goddesses and gods than just their names and a vague idea of their function?In this article we’ll provide a comprehensive guide to the Greek pantheon, starting with an introduction to the Greek gods and their mythic origins.Then, we’ll...
But if a single person gave planet Earth its English name, his or her identity has been lost to the sands of time.Still, it's clear that while Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all started out as the proper names of ancient gods, “Earth" did not. That's ...
The ‘twin stars’ have been recognised as representing twins across all cultures, each with their own names and stories. In Arabic astronomy the twins were seen as peacocks. In Egyptian astrology they were twin goats, or else the two gods, Horus the Elder and Horus the Younger, while class...
She was the original cupbearer to the Gods in Greek Mythology. But as time went on her person was split into two: Ganymede, who kept her duties as cupbearer; and Hebe. Genetyllides An entire GROUP of goddesses (there names seem irrelevant) who dealt with genesis. That is to say, babi...