The gods of the ancient Greek pantheon are divided into various categories on the following pages. The first of these--the Olympian gods, Titan gods, and primordial gods--represent the three generations of deities to rule the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods by domain, namely...
Roman valuesThis chapter helps the readers to understand the shared traditions of the myths and gods between Greece and Rome. Roman mythology suffers by comparison with the Greeks. Whereas Greek concepts of the gods reflected human characteristics, the older Italian, Etruscan, and Roman traditions ...
(Lyctus) first, and took him in her arms and hid him in a remote cave beneath the secret places of the holy earth on thick-wooded Mount Aigion (Aegion); but to [Kronos] the mightily ruling son of Ouranos (Heaven), the earlier king of the gods, she gave a great stone wrapped in ...
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Greek and Roman Goddess Names 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 following list of Greek Gods and Goddesses is a complete list of the major and minor deities of Greek mythology. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Greek name, with commonly alternate names following, including both Roman and Etruscan versions. Some of the more famous heroes ...
You’ve seen some movies or series, and/or read some books about the Greek gods and mythology. And that’s a great start, but there is much more out there. And that’s were Hellenic Moon comes in. Freaks We are Greek Mythology Freaks who like to search for all the little details ...
Cybele draws roots from French as well as Greek and translates to “the mother of all gods.” In Greek mythology, Cybele was the goddess of health, fertility and nature. It’s a beautiful name that sounds a lot like Sybil. 73. Cynthia ...
Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3. 17 (trans. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) : "[If Ouranos (Uranus) is a god then] the parents of Caelus [Ouranos], Aether (Upper Air) and Dies (Day) [Hemera], must be held to be gods, and their brothers and sisters, whom the ancient genealo...
In Greek mythology Leto was one of the female Titans, a bride of Zeus, and the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. She was the goddess of motherhood and, with her children, a protectress of the young. When Leto was pregant with the twins she was