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13 Απρ 2023 · Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, nature, and wild animals. She was typically regarded as one of the major Olympians, numbered among the so-called “Twelve Gods.”. In art and literature, Artemis was often imagined hunting in the forest with her bow. While her twin brother Apollo represented reason and order, Artemis signified the ...
7 Δεκ 2022 · Leto, sometimes still known by her Latin name Latona, was one of the daughters of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. She was a lover of Zeus, with whom she mothered the radiant twins Apollo and Artemis —thus incurring the wrath of Zeus’ jealous wife Hera. According to the common tradition, Hera pursued Leto across the earth, forbidding any land ...
11 Απρ 2023 · Apollo was a powerful Greek god and one of the Twelve Olympians. He served as the divine patron of prophecy, healing, art, and culture, as well as the embodiment of masculine beauty. Apollo belonged to the second generation of Olympians, along with his twin sister Artemis, goddess of the wild and hunting. He was commonly represented as a kouros ...
to artemis (1–9) Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the Far-shooter, the virgin who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollo. She waters her horses from Meles deep in reeds, and swiftly drives her all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Claros where Apollo, god of the silver bow, sits waiting for the far-shooting goddess who ...
27 Φεβ 2023 · Diana was also associated with the underworld and liminal zones—the boundaries separating the living from the dead and the wild from the civilized. Though she was a Roman goddess, much of Diana’s mythology and personality originated elsewhere. Diana was heavily based on Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and nature.
4 Οκτ 2023 · Callisto was either a nymph or a princess from Arcadia, the daughter of the impious king Lycaon. She was a huntress and one of the chaste companions of Artemis, the goddess of the wild. Callisto was seduced (or raped) by Zeus, who first approached her disguised as Artemis (or Apollo). When Callisto’s pregnancy was discovered, she was ...
21 Μαρ 2023 · The Ceryneian Hind was a remarkable female deer; ancient sources described it as incredibly large and fast and endowed with golden antlers. It was sacred to Artemis, the Olympian goddess of the wild, and lived near the town of Ceryneia in Achaea. The great hero Heracles was sent to capture the Ceryneian Hind for the third of his Twelve Labors.
12 Ιουλ 2023 · Agamemnon was the son of Atreus, the king of Mycenae, and his wife Aerope. His brother was Menelaus, king of Sparta and husband of the infamous Helen. Atreus was embroiled in a lifelong rivalry with his own brother, Thyestes. Both men committed terrible atrocities against one another: in one myth, Thyestes slept with Atreus’ wife Aerope, and ...
11 Μαρ 2023 · Avi Kapach. Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Astraeus was a son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself. He married Eos, the goddess of the dawn, with whom he fathered the Anemoi (“Winds”) and the Astra (“Stars”).
7 Ιουλ 2023 · Atalanta was one of the heroes who took part in the famous Calydonian boar hunt. This was a mission to hunt and kill the Calydonian boar, a monstrous creature that Artemis had sent to terrorize Calydon and punish the local king. During the hunt, the Calydonian prince Meleager fell in love with the beautiful Atalanta.
