The names of these hounds are given by Ovid (Met. iii. 206, &c.) and Hyginus. (Fab. 181; comp. Stat. Theb. ii. 203.) The cause of this misfortune is differently stated: according to some accounts it was because he had seen Artemis while she was bathing in the vale of Gargaphi...
SCYLLA (Skulla) and Charybdis, the names of two rocks between Italy and Sicily, and only a short distance from one another. In the midst of the one of these rocks which was nearest to Italy, there dwelt, according to Homer, Scylla, a daughter of Crataeis, a fearful monster, barking ...
gods were symbolical of the principal portions of the world. Jupiter washeaven,and branched out into various manifestations, while the female principal wasearthunder many names. The Stoics supported their philosophy by etymologies as worthless. Saturnus, orTime,is so called because it is saturated (...
in the 1750s, two curious architects by the names of James Stuart and Nicholas Revett, went in search of the temple and recorded the details of what they saw, sketching what they could. Thanks to them, we know what the temple looked like. ...
For more information on Hades you can click the link. Haemus In Greek mythology, Haemus was a son of Boreas and Oreithyia. He married Rhodope and by her had a son, Hebrus. He and his wife presumed to assume the names of Zeus and Hera and were turned into mountains for their ...
For a list of Sumerian and Akkadian constellation names see : The Star Catalogue (external link).CONSTELLATIONS & THE ADVENTURES OF HERACLESHeracles, "glory of the air," had his labours represented amongst the stars of heaven. The formula was evidently adopted from eastern sources, in particular...
We find, as names for swords, benvöndr, blodvondr, hjaltvondr, hridvondr, hvitvondr, mordvondr, sarvondr, benteinn, eggteinn, hœvateinn, hjorteinn, hrœteinn, sarteinn, valteinn, mistelteinn. Skirner rides over damp fells and the fields of giants, leaps, after a ...
Harlan Ellison, by juxtaposing icons and images from the ancient and the modern worlds, has forged some fine modern myths, many collected in Deathbird Stories: A Pantheon of Modern Gods (coll 1975; rev 1984), which includes "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs" (in Bad Moon Rising, anth 1973, ...
My own interest in Norse mythology has been high for many years and I’m always interested in learning more which is why I was excited to read this book. All-father. This is only one of the MANY names that Odin has been called throughout the various mythological stories of the Norse ...
As punishment for this rebellion, Zeus made Poseidon serve as a slave to King Laomedon of Troy for a year. During this time, Poseidon helped build great walls around the city. When the king refused to *See Names and Places at the end of this volume for further information. ...