The Gods of the GreeksReconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts. |
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... vase - painting . Later on we find mention of two trinities of Sirens . One of these is thought to correspond to the Sirens of Homer . Their individual names have been passed down in various forms : Thelxiepeia , Thelxinoe or Thelxiope ...
... vase - painting . Later on we find mention of two trinities of Sirens . One of these is thought to correspond to the Sirens of Homer . Their individual names have been passed down in various forms : Thelxiepeia , Thelxinoe or Thelxiope ...
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... vase - painting . The serpent that could be seen behind the shield of the famous statue of Athene Parthenos , a work of the sculptor Pheidias , was said to have been the serpent that emerged from the basket , and later took refuge with ...
... vase - painting . The serpent that could be seen behind the shield of the famous statue of Athene Parthenos , a work of the sculptor Pheidias , was said to have been the serpent that emerged from the basket , and later took refuge with ...
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... art of metamorphosis this younger god apparently did not possess . Triton was half fish , half human in shape , and ... vase - painting from Italy shows a trio of such dancers . The tales concerning Triton can be summarised as follows ...
... art of metamorphosis this younger god apparently did not possess . Triton was half fish , half human in shape , and ... vase - painting from Italy shows a trio of such dancers . The tales concerning Triton can be summarised as follows ...
Contents
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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According Adonis already amongst ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child cows Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter deities Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes Eros father female Gaia gave giant goddess gods golden Gorgons Greek Hades hand Harpies Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto Maia maiden male mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon mortal mother Mount Muses mythology Nereids Nereus Night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus original Orion Orpheus Ouranos Pallas Athene Persephone Phaethon phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus Rhea sacred Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister Skylla sons spring stories concerning surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans told took Underworld vase vase-painting wife winged women word worshipped Zeus Zeus's