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Hecatoncheirs
Cyclops
Cyclops. Greek mythology. Cyclops, (Greek: “Round Eye”) in Greek
legend and literature, any of several one-eyed giants to whom
were ascribed a variety of histories and deeds.
Titans
Mnemosyne
Thetis
Thetis, in Greek mythology, a Nereid loved by Zeus and Poseidon.
When Themis (goddess of Justice), however, revealed that Thetis
was destined to bear a son who would be mightier than his father,
the two gods gave her to Peleus, king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly.
Theia
Phoebe
Rhea
Rhea was the daughter of Gaea, or Mother Earth, and
Uranus, the god of the sky. She and 12 brothers and sisters
were the first group of Greek gods. Helios, her brother,
controlled the movements of the sun, and Selene, her sister,
controlled the movements of the moon each night.
Themis
Oceanus
Hyperion
Coeus
Coeus. According to Greek mythology, Coeus is the Titan God of the North, and the Titan of Resolve and
Intelligence as well as the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve. ... Coeus
was the son of Uranus and Gaia and was married to his sister Phoebe, the Titan of Radiance and
Prophecy.
Crius
Chronos
Iapetus was a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and
Menoetius. His name derives from the Greek word meaning to pierce usually with a spear; therefore,
Iapetus may have been considered as the god of craftsmanship, although other sources site him as the
god of mortality.
Athlas
In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ˈætləs/; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlas) was a titan condemned to hold up the celestial
heavens for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest
Greek heroes: Heracles (the Roman equivalent being
Hercules) and Perseus.
Zeus
Zeus is the Olympian god of the sky and the thunder, the king
of all other gods and men, and, consequently, the chief figure
in Greek mythology. The son of Cronus and Rhea, he is
probably most famous for his infidelity to his sister and wife,
Hera.
Hera
Hera is the Queen of the Gods and is the wife and sister of Zeus in the
Olympian pantheon. She is known for being the Goddess of Marriage
& Birth. Despite being the Goddess of Marriage, she was known to be
jealous and vengeful towards the many lovers and offspring of her
husband Zeus.
Poseidon
Hades
Hades was the god of the underworld and the name eventually
came to also describe the home of the dead as well. He was
the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea. Hades and his
brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father and the
Titans to end their reign, claiming rulership over the cosmos.
Athena
Apollo
Artemis
Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation.
She is identified with the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess Venus, with whom
Aphrodite was extensively syncretized. Aphrodite's major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves,
sparrows, and swans.
Hermes
Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia, one of the Pleiades.
He primarily served as the herald or messenger of the gods.
Hermes was the god of shepherds, land travel, and
literature. More specifically, he was known as a patron of
poetry.
Ares
Hephaestus
Hestia
Hestia is a virgin Greek goddess of the hearth, home and fire. It was believed all hearths were
her altars.
Dionysus
Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, fertility, ritual
madness, theater, and religious ecstasy. His Roman name was Bacchus.
Cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō [kʊˈpiː.doː], meaning "desire") is the god of desire,
erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus
and the war god Mars. He is also known in Latin as Amor ("Love"). His Greek counterpart is
Eros.
Hebe
Hebe was the goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera. She served nectar and ambrosia to
the Olympians and later married Heracles, with whom she had two children, Alexiares and
Anicetus. Her name comes from the Greek word for youth, and it was believed that she had the
ability to restore youth.
Iris
Iris. Iris, in Greek mythology, the personification of the rainbow and (in Homer's Iliad, for
example) a messenger of the gods. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, she was the daughter of
Thaumas and the ocean nymph Electra.
Psyche
PSYKHE (Psyche) was the goddess of the soul and the wife of Eros (Roman Cupid) god of love.
She was once a mortal princess whose extraordinary beauty earned the ire of Aphrodite (Roman
Venus) when men began turning their worship away from the goddess towards the girl.
Clio
In Greek mythology, Clio (traditionally /ˈklaɪoʊ/, but now more frequently /ˈkliːoʊ/; Greek:
Κλειώ, Kleiṓ; "made famous" or "to make famous"), also spelled Kleio, is the muse of history, or
in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre playing.
Urania
OURANIA (Urania) was one of the nine Mousai (Muses), the goddesses of music, song and
dance. In the Classical era, when the Mousai were assigned specific artistic and literary spheres,
Ourania was named Muse of astronomy and astronomical writings.
Melpomene
The name “Melpomene” is actually derived from an Ancient Greek word meaning, “to celebrate
with dance and song.” In the early days of her worship, she was considered to be the muse of
singing. Over time, the way the people viewed her changed and she became the muse of tragedy.
Thalia
Thalia was one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology, the other two being her
sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne. Their father was Zeus, and their mother was either the Oceanid
Eurynome, or Eunomia, the goddess of lawful order. Thalia was the goddess of festivity.
Terpsichore
Calliope
Trato
Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia (/pɒliˈhɪmniə/; Greek: Πολυύμνια; "the one of many hymns"), also spelt Polymnia
(Πολύμνια) was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and
eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. Her name comes from the Greek words "poly"
meaning "many" and "hymnos", which means "praise".
Euterpe
Euterpe (/juːˈtɜːrpiː/; Greek: Eὐτέρπη, Ancient Greek: [eu̯térpɛː]; "rejoicing well" or "delight"
from Ancient Greek εὖ 'well' + τέρπειν terpein 'to please') was the one of the Muses in Greek
mythology, presiding over music. In late Classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry.
Aglaia
Aglaea is the Greek goddess of beauty, splendor, glory, magnificence, and adornment. She is the
youngest of the Charites or Graces, although Homer knew of a younger Charis or Grace named
Pasithea ("Hallucination").
Syphrosyne
Thalia was one of the three Charites (Graces) in Greek mythology, the other two being her
sisters Aglaea and Euphrosyne. Their father was Zeus, and their mother was either the Oceanid
Eurynome, or Eunomia, the goddess of lawful order. Thalia was the goddess of festivity.
Pontus
In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ˈpɒntəs/; Greek: Πόντος, Póntos, "Sea") was an ancient, pre-
Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial deities. Pontus was Gaia's son and has no
father; according to the Greek poet Hesiod, he was born without coupling, though according to
Hyginus, Pontus is the son of Aether and Gaia.
Oceanids
Nereus
Nereus. Greek god. Nereus, in Greek religion, sea god called by Homer “Old Man of the Sea,”
noted for his wisdom, gift of prophecy, and ability to change his shape. He was the son of
Pontus, a personification of the sea, and Gaea, the Earth goddess.
Nereids
In Greek mythology, the Nereids (/ˈnɪəriɪdz/ NEER-ee-idz; Greek: Νηρηΐδες Nereides, sg.
Νηρηΐς Nereis) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of Nereus and
Doris, sisters to Nerites.[1] They often accompany Poseidon, the god of the sea, and can be
friendly and helpful to sailors, like the Argonauts in their search for the Golden Fleece.
Triton
Triton, in Greek mythology, a merman, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god,
Poseidon, and his wife, Amphitrite. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Triton dwelt with his
parents in a golden palace in the depths of the sea.
Proteus
Proteus, in Greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the sea's flocks
(e.g., seals). He was subject to the sea god Poseidon, and his dwelling place was either the island
of Pharos, near the mouth of the Nile River, or the island of Carpathus, between Crete and
Rhodes.
Naiads
In Greek mythology, the Naiads (/ˈnaɪædz, -ədz/; Greek: Ναϊάδες) are a type of female spirit, or
nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water.
Hades
Hades was the god of the underworld and the name eventually came to also describe the home of
the dead as well. He was the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea. Hades and his brothers Zeus
and Poseidon defeated their father and the Titans to end their reign, claiming rulership over the
cosmos.
Persephone
Persephone (aka Kore) was the Greek goddess of vegetation, especially grain, and the wife of
Hades, with whom she rules the Underworld.
Rhadamanthus was a king in Greek mythology, son of
Zeus and Europa and brother of Sarpedon and Minos.
Rhadamanthus as well as his brother Minos later became
two of the three judges of the dead in the Underworld.
Minos
In Greek mythology, Minos was the first King of Crete, son of Zeus
and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven
young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus's
creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur. After his
death, Minos became a judge of the dead in the underworld.
Aeacus
Aeacus, in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Aegina, the daughter of the river god Asopus;
Aeacus was the father of Telamon and Peleus. His mother was carried off by Zeus to the island of
Oenone, afterward called by her name. Aeacus was celebrated for justice and in later tradition became a
judge of the dead, together with Minos and Rhadamanthys. His successful prayer to Zeus for rain during
a drought was commemorated by a temple at Aegina, where a festival, the Aiakeia, was held in his
honour.
Gorgon
Gorgon in Greek mythology, each of three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snakes for hair,
who had the power to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. Medusa was killed by Perseus, and the
winged horse Pegasus is said to have sprung from her blood.
Stheno
Euryale
In Greek mythology, Euryale ([ɛʊrɪˈalɛ]); Ancient Greek: Εὐρυάλη means "far-roaming") was the name of
the following characters: Euryale, one of the Gorgons. Euryale, daughter of Minos, possible mother of
the great hunter Orion. Euryale, one of the Amazons. Euryale, possible spouse of Minyas (mythology).
Medusa
In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female
with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those who gazed upon her face would turn to stone.
Boreas
BOREAS was the purple-winged god of the north wind, one of the four seasonal Anemoi (Wind-Gods).
He was also the god of winter who swept down from the cold mountains of Thrake (Thrace), chilling the
air with his icy breath.
Zephyr
Zephyr was the Greek god of the west wind, which was considered the gentlest wind, especially if
compared to the colder north wind, Boreas. The warm west wind brought the spring season. Even today
the name of the god means a warm and light breeze. Zephyr was the father of two immortal horses,
Xanthus and Balius.
Notus
NOTOS (Notus) was the god of the south wind, one of the four directional Anemoi (Wind-Gods). He was
the wet, storm-bringing wind of late summer and early autumn. Notos dwelt in Aithiopia (Ethiopia), the
southernmost realm in the geographies of myth.
Euros
EUROS (Eurus) was the god of the east wind, one of the four directional Anemoi (Wind-Gods). He was
associated with the season of autumn and dwelt near the palace of the sun-god Helios in the far east.
The Sirens
In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were
dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to
shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.
The Fates
The Fates. The Fates – or Moirai – are a group of three weaving goddesses who assign individual
destinies to mortals at birth. Their names are Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Alloter) and Atropos
(the Inflexible).
The Norms
The Norns (Old Norse: norn, plural: nornir) in Norse mythology are female beings who rule the destiny
of gods and men. ... In Snorri Sturluson's interpretation of the Völuspá, Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi and Skuld,
the three most important of the Norns, come out from a hall standing at the Well of Urðr or Well of
Fate.
The Golden stag of Artemis, was said to be a beautiful male deer. The stage had gold antlers and hooves
made of bronze and brass. This was one of the many animals that Artemis loved and protected.
Nemean Lion
The Nemean lion was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. It was eventually killed
by Heracles. It could not be killed with mortals' weapons because its golden fur was impervious to
attack. Its claws were sharper than mortals' swords and could cut through any armor.
Learnean Hydra
The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Greek: Λερναῖα Ὕδρα, Lernaîa Hýdra), more often known simply
as the Hydra, is a serpentine water monster in Greek and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of
Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaïdes. Lerna was reputed to be an
entrance to the Underworld,[1] and archaeology has established it as a sacred site older than Mycenaean
Argos. In the canonical Hydra myth, the monster is killed by Heracles (Hercules) as the second of his
Twelve Labors.
Boar of Erymanthus
In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian boar (Greek: ὁ Ἐρυμάνθιος κάπρος; Latin: aper Erymanthius) is a
monstrous wild boar remembered in connection with The Twelve Labours, in which Heracles, the
(reconciled) enemy of Hera, visited in turn "all the other sites of the Goddess throughout the world, to
conquer every conceivable 'monster' of nature and rededicate the primordial world to its new master,
his Olympian father, Zeus".
Stymphalian Bird
The Stymphalian birds are a group of voracious birds in Greek mythology. The birds' appellation is
derived from their dwelling in a swamp in Stymphalia.
Augean stable
"Augean stable" most often appears in the phrase "clean the Augean stable," which usually means
"clear away corruption" or "perform a large and unpleasant task that has long called for attention.
Cretan Bull
In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull was the bull Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the Minotaur.
Golden Girdle of Hippolyta
Hippolyta's magic girdle was nothing more than a fancy looking leather belt. It was a gift from
Ares and a symbol of Hippolyta's authority as queen, kind of like a crown but more functional.
Red Bull
The oxen of Geryon in Erytheia. The fetching of these oxen was a subject which, like the preceding one,
was capable of great poetical embellishments, owing to the distant regions into which it carried the
hero.
The judgement of Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos--
Aphrodite, Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest." The story began
with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis which all the gods had been invited to attend except for Eris,
goddess of discord.
Mares of King Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes, also called the Mares of Thrace, were a herd of man-eating horses in Greek
mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to Diomedes, king of Thrace, son of
Ares and Cyrene who lived on the shores of the Black Sea.
Cereberus
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, the monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have
three heads, though the poet Hesiod (flourished 7th century bce) said he had 50. Heads of snakes grew
from his back, and he had a serpent's tail.