but also for international appeal. Also found it interesting how many non-Greek fans you had both as listeners and contributors. I once sent a program to my neighbor, who was very fond of Greek cuisine and he became a very big fan over time. He's quite a well known lawyer...
And now, queen of the land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky Antron, queen (potnia), giver of good gifts (aglaodoros), bringer of seasons (horephoros), lady (anassa) Deo, be gracious, you and your daughter all beauteous Persephone, and for my song grant me heart-cheering...
It is a common Greek word that some use as a name. Pronounced as ah-bah-kus. Acacius Acacius means “thorny; innocent, not evil”. Acacius is a Latinized form of the Ancient Greek Akakios and can be interpreted to relate to the same root as the name Acacia, for the thorn bush, ...
“The Mistress of Animals” or “She of the Wild.” As a huntress, she is also often referred to as “arrow-pouring” or “deer-shooting.” Just like her brother, she may be occasionally called “bright” or, even more, illustrative of her function as a moon goddess, “torch-bringer...
But when the tenth enlightening dawn had come, Hekate, with a torch in her hands, met her, and spoke to her and told her news: ‘Queenly Demeter, bringer of seasons and giver of good gifts, what god of heaven or what mortal man has rapt away Persephone and pierced with sorrow your ...
while classical Greek mythology identified them as the twin brothers, Castor and Pollux, aka The Gemini, from the Latin word for twins. The name Castor comes from the Greek Καστωρ (Kastor) and means “to excel, to shine.” The name Pollux comes from the Roman form of the Greek ...
of telling the future with pebbles in a bowl of water. Though he introduced games of chance to the gods and mortals, he also brings them the means by which they can win. Hermes is called the luck-bringer by Apollo is is made the master of all birds of good omen by his father, ...
Hades' Roman name Pluto came from the Greek word for wealth. The god was considered rich because of all the precious metals that are found beneath the earth. HEBEROMAN NAME: NONE GODDESS OF YOUTH Hebe is the most easily-overlooked Greek goddess. Her only job was to hold her father, ...
In her dual aspect as the bringer of spring and the queen of the Underworld,she was associated with both life and death.She is known for either bestowing favors or her wrath on the many heroic visitors to the Underworld in myth. She aided Hades in cursing the souls of the dead when nec...
Alec is a male name that is derived from the word αλέκτος, which means “upside down.” The meaning of this name comes from the fact that it has certain similarities with the word for ‘sunrise’ in Greek. 11. Anargyros Anargyros is a Greek name that means ‘invincible’...