Cepheus (King)- read more about the Cepheus constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair) Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown) Hercules (The Hero - Hercules) Perseus (The Hero - Perseus) Constellations that represent Friendship Canis Major (The Great Dog) ...
Serifos is one of the Greek Cyclades Islands located in the Aegean Sea 73 nautical miles south east of the mainland port of Piraeus. The island is popular with Greek visitors but has the beautiful unspoilt beaches and a taste of the “real Greece ” to escape the ravages of mass tourism....
You heard about Zeus and his wife Hera, goddess Athena, Hercules, you know what is Demeter the goddess of, and maybe you even know the whole pantheon of main gods. You’ve seen some movies or series, and/or read some books about the Greek gods and mythology. And that’s a great ...
Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival in honour of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus. Today, both male and female athletes from around the world can take part, no matter what nation they come from. The contemporary Olympics were first...
According to the Trojan Legend, the sea goddess Thetys and the titan of Atlantic Sea Oceanus had a daughter called Electra. Electra would become Zeus’s wife and would give birth to Dardanus. Dardanus would found the city of Dardania. Dardanus’s son Tros died in the Turas lands, and Darn...
Saint Ignatius, also referred to as Ignatius the God-Bearer, or Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer of Antioch is one of these saints. Those who celebrate his name day will do so on December 20th of each year, which is the day of his feast day. here’s more information about him: About Sa...
Juno, Hera in Greek mythology, is synonymous with Creation, as the Roman Goddess symbol ofBirths,Marriages, andDeaths(and a theme spectacularly illustrated in the fields, and the ‘Heavens’ in 1994, Ref. 29). Married toJupiter, Zeus in Greek mythology, Juno reflects thefeminineaspect of the...
And now, Meletus, I will ask you another question--by Zeus I will: Which is better, to live among bad citizens, or among good ones? Answer, friend, I say; the question is one which may be easily answered. Do not the good do their neighbours good, and the bad do them evil?
Pandora Created by Vulcan; the first woman made from clay Cerberus A 3-headed dog that guarded the underworld Roman Gods Vs Greek God Names Roman name of God Greek name of God Description Jupiter Zeus He was the master of the gods and the main god of the Romans. In his hand he held ...
About Aegina, Greece Aegina is a Saronic island found in the Saronic Gulf. Tradition says that the island is named for Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was on the island and would become its king. Aegina herself was the daughter of the river-god Asopus and the nymph Metope. Zeus ...