into the intricate mythology of Aphrodite, we were struck by the goddess's complexity and the emotional depth of the stories surrounding her. In our journey to understand her better, we were fascinated by the range of emotions she invoked, from passion and desire to jealousy and vengeance. ...
Electra:Derived from the Greek word meaning “amber,” Electra helped her brother kill their mother and her love in vengeance for her father's murder. Dione:From the Greek worddios,meaning “of Zeus,” it therefore means “goddess.” According to some Greek legends, Dione was the mother of...
The Erinyes (Furies) were the three ancient Greek goddesses of vengeance and retribution who punished men for crimes against the natural order. They were particularly concerned with homicide, unfilial conduct, offenses against the gods, and perjury. They
"Thoughts of vengeance, which were now fulfilled by the dread Goddess Dike (Justice) [when Troy fell to the Greeks], for that theirs was that first outrage touching Helene (Helen), theirs that profanation of the oaths, and theirs that trampling on the blood of sacrifice when their presumptuo...
Anemoi was the Greek word for wind. Astraeus, an astrological god of the planets, and Eos, goddess of the dawn, were the parents of the Anemoi. The ancient Greek artists would portray the Anemoi as riding on clouds, blowing in the winds, or being translucent. They were powerful gods ...
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To the ancient Greeks the word, dikaiosini,justice was often synonymous with ekdikisis,vengeance. —Sidney Sheldon 2 Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god ...
She had a fling with Zeus, and, no surprise, got pregnant - but she knew about Hera's vengeance and asked Zeus to let the Earth swallow her. He granted her request, and her children, the twin Palici, were the protectors of solemn oaths - and in the old days, some people say they...
through no fault of her own but in consequence of divine vengeance on minos for - you guessed it - ingratitude to the gods. to help the queen, daedalus fashioned a lifelike hollow cow inside which pasiphae could approach the bull. as a result she gave birth to the minotaur, half-man, ...
"From Aether (Light) and Terra (Earth) [Gaia] [were born] : Dolor (Grief), Dolus (Deceit), Ira (Wrath), Luctus (Lamentation), Mendacium (Falsehood), Jusiurandum (Oath), Vltio (Vengeance), Intemperantia (Intemperance), Altercatio (Altercation), Obliuio (Forgetfulness), Socordia (Slo...