Zeus’ name is thought to have originated from the Ancient Greek word for “bright.” The word has a close connection with dies, which is the Latin word for 'day' and has a very ancient history. Therefore, many mythologists believe that Zeus is one of the oldest Greek gods....
Pandora's box- (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind Delphic oracle,Oracle of Apollo,oracle of Delphi,Temple of Apollo- (Greek mythology...
1.a youth of Greek myth, slain by a wild boar, but brought back to life by Zeus and permitted to divide his time every year between Persephone and Aphrodite. 2.a very handsome young man. A•don′ic,adj. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd...
dhos (Κίναιδος) is an archaic and derogatory term used against passive homosexuals. From the Greek language, it would pass to Latin with the expression cinaedus, which would have the meaning of sodomite, and which is related to Ganymede, the cupbearer and young lover of Zeus....
"Zeus, at the utmost verge of earth, was ware of all: straight left he Okeanos's (Oceanus') stream, and to wide heaven ascended, charioted upon the Anemoi (Winds), Euros (the East Wind), Boreas (the North), Zephyros (the West), and Notos (the South) : for Iris rainbow-plumed...
"[Among the reliefs decorating the throne in the temple of Zeus at Olympia :] On the pedestal supporting the throne and Zeus with all his adornments are works in gold : . . . Eros (Love) receiving Aphrodite as she rises from the sea, and Aphrodite is being crowned by Peitho (Persuasio...
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Just take our word for it. See also Cronus, Rhea, Hephaestus, Athena... and in fact most of the other Greek Gods. Moving on to more Godly matters, Zeus was also known to the ancient Greeks as Epiphanes, the Magnificent One, whenever a certain star appeared in the east. This was ...
The word “Zeus” later got passed on into the Latin language asDeus, which survives in English in words like “deity” and “divinity.” Romance languages, which are the languages that grew out of Latin,still useforms of Zeus’s name for the word for god. Here are some examples: ...
for example, Zeus’ assumption of the form of an eagle or a bull and the epithet “owl-eyed” for Athena. During the matriarchal period there was as yet no definite hierarchy of gods. Long before the appearance of the so-called Olympic mythology, a great many local gods having no ...