“destroyer,” but this was only one of the many suggestions (“redemptory,”“purifier,”“assembler,”“stony”). Modern scholars disagree with most of them, with the majority linking Apollo’s name to the Greek wordapellawhich means “a sheepfold,” and which may suggest that Apollo was...
Meaning: "destroyer; strength; father's light" Description: With mythological names rising, the handsome son of Zeus and god of medicine, music, and poetry among many other things might offer an interesting, and melodic option. Similar in style to Atlas and Atticus and similar in sound to ...
Greece’s monarchy came late and lasted for a total of 130 years. Greece was part of theOttoman Empirefrom the 15th century until 1821 when Greece declared its independence. The Greeks and the Ottoman Empire fought theGreek War of Independence(1821 – 1832), and with the help of the three...
Often referred to as Keto in ancient texts, a name closely tethered to the word "ketea"—meaning whales or oceanic enigmas—showcases her as the central figure in maritime fright tales. Keto connects linguistically to "cetacean," linking today's scientific speech to ancient myth. She was also...
: "And Eurybia (Wide-Power), bright goddess, was joined in love to Krios (Crius, Ram) and bare great Astraios (Astraeus, Starry), and Pallas (Warrior), and Perses (Destroyer)."Hesiod, Theogony 383 ff : "And Styx the daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus) was joined to Pallas and bare Zelos...
"[Zeus] in his first youth battered the earthborn Titanes for Olympos, when he was only a boy." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 20. 35 ff : "Ares, destroyer of the Titanes, his father's champion, who lifts a proud neck in heaven, still holding that shield ever soaked with gore; and . . . on...
name MIDAS: myth name of he who turned everything he touched to gold MIKOLAS: "people's victory" MIMIS: myth name MINOS: myth name of a son of Zeus MOMUS: myth name of the god of ridicule MOPSUS: myth name of a seer MORPHEUS: myth name of the bringer of dreams MYLES: "destroyer...
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Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionThey had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).New Living TranslationTheir king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and ...
Perseus means “destroyer” and pronounced as PEHR-SEWS (Greek) or PUR-see-ahs (English). Perseus, in Greek myth, is a godly Greek hero (he is a son of Zeus). Peter Peter means “rock”. Peter is a biblical name, the most famous character being Simon, who was given the nickname ...