. . Now, O Dike (Justice), nurse of cities [since the reign of the current Roman Emperors], I know thee to share the hearth and home of men, ever since they [the Emperors] hold sway together."Nonnus, Dionysiaca 3. 195 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "Dardanos (...
: "[In the battle between Perseus and the supporters of Phineus in the halls of King Kepheus (Cepheus) of Aithiopia (Ethiopia) :] Bellona fouled the gods of hearth and home with flooding gore and stirred fresh scenes of violence."...
In northern Greece the Neolithic period is represented by the Sesklo, Dimini, and Larisa cultures, characterized by fortified settlements on hills, the appearance of the megaron (a rectangular house with a narrow front, wooden columns, and a hearth in the center), and black and gray pottery ...
and in fact,is omitted entirely from the works of Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, most cities had a common hearth for Hestia where the sacred fire burned. InRome, Hestia was worship
the patron saint of children. The Dutch kept the legend of St. Nicholas alive. In 16th century Holland, Dutch children would place their wooden shoes by the hearth in hopes that they would be filled with a treat. This custom is still alive, without the wooden shoes that is, and is cele...
When she began her role as a Goddess, she had a throne of her own in Olympus, but when Dionysus grew into Godhood, she willingly gave up her throne to him, choosing the hearth as an alternative. She is the Goddess of Hearth and Home she is also one of the Three Virgin Goddesses. ...
Hestia, goddess of hearth and home Demeter, goddess of agriculture Hera, goddess of family and eventually Queen of the gods Hades, god of the underworld Poseidon, god of the sea Zeus, god of the heavens However, the children of Rhea did not have an easy beginning in the world. Cronus kn...
For Karl Kerényi mythology is "a body of material contained in tales about gods and god-like beings, heroic battles and journeys to the Underworld -- mythologem is the best Greek word for them -- tales already well-known but not amenable to further re-shaping".[89] Sigmund Freud introdu...
a woman can be a queen of the hearth, and love and care are expressed in lots of different ways. For a marriage to be considered as legitimate in Athens, bothhot greek girlsthe bride and groom needed to be of free status, and after 451 BC, both needed to be reliable youngsters of ...
Hermes was the god of hospitality and in a similar vein was also regarded as the protector of the home, alongside Zeus Herkeios and Hestia the goddess of the hearth. Shrines to the god were erected on the doorstep to protect the sanctity of the home and avert thievery (the opposite aspect...