My parents have always referred to this plant simply as ‘riza’, which is just the Greek word for ‘root’. My father described it as some kind of wild onion, because of the shape of the root. Years later, when I looked up this plant online, I realised my father’s description was...
Hermes is Odysseus’ great-grandfather, based on the mythographer Apollodorus, who also claims that Autolycus, the Prince of Thieves, was the son of Hermes and Chione. Hermes Worksheets This fantastic bundle includes everything you need to know about the Greek god, Hermes across 29 in-depth pa...
That great giant, Atlas, whose shoulders bear the circling sky, is one grandfather; Juppiter [Zeus] the other, my husband's father too I'm proud to say. The Phrygian nation fears me. I am mistress of Cadmus' royal house; our city's walls, built by my husband's music, and our ...
Gigas (the Giant) Azeios encountered a Nymphe with lover's intent, and begot Lykon (Lycon) [the grandfather of King Lykaon of Arkadia]." [Cf. Eumelos' Titanomakhia Frag 3 above for the dance of Zeus. The Gigantomakhia and Titanomakhia are here synonymous. The figure of Azeios ...
TheAchaeanswas a collective name for the ancientGreeksand their allies who fought against theTrojansduring theTrojan War. Aeacuswas a son ofZeus, the father ofPeleus, and grandfather ofAchilles. Aelousis the god of the winds. Aetoliais a region in northwesternGreece. ...
She was betrothed to her cousin Orestes by her grandfather Tyndareus, without her parents’ knowledge. So, during the Trojan War, her father promised her hand in marriage to Achilles’ son, Neoptolemus. Ida Origin: Greek Meaning: Wooded mountain Variations/Synonyms: Ieda, Idaa, Idaea, Idetta...
titles for new English-sounding ones. The Battenberg surname was anglicized to Mountbatten –bergbeing the German word for mountain – and Philip’s grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg, who had become a British subject, became the Marquess of Milford Haven in the Peerage of the United King...
Last church but this one is special for it was here that Susan’s great-grandfather was a priest. This is St. Nicholas in the small Mani village of Kounos. There are two active churches in Kounos – St. John’s has been restored, and St. Nicholas is waiting its turn. This one is...
: "My [Niobe's] mother [Dione] ranks as sister of the Pleiades. That great giant, Atlas, whose shoulders bear the circling sky, is one grandfather."Ovid, Fasti 4. 169 ff (trans.Boyle) (Roman poetry C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) : "April 2. The Pleiades will start relieving their...
Like his father and grandfather, Pan had a great sexual appetite and took many lovers. However, he was unique because he had the horns and bottom half of a goat, and he would often play upon the shepherd’s pipes. We can see the symbol of Pan in many places in our culture, such as...