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In Greek mythology, Hegemone (Ancient Greek: Ἡγεμόνη means "mastery" [1] derived from hegemon "leader, ruler, queen" [2]) was a Greek goddess of plants, specifically making them bloom and bear fruit. According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces. Auxo represented the spring, and Hegemone autumn. [3]
The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. Tartarus: Τάρταρος (Tártaros) The god of the deepest, darkest part of the underworld, the Tartarean pit (which is also referred to as Tartarus itself). Uranus: Οὐρανός (Ouranós) The god of the heavens (Father Sky); father of the Titans.
In Greek mythology, the Charites (/ ˈ k ær ɪ t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χάριτες) [a] or Graces were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility. [1] Hesiod names three – Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming") [2] [1] – and names Aglaea as the youngest and the ...
In Greek mythology, ... Charis of spring and Hegemone was the Charis of ... Olympus and letting back the clouds surrounding the mountain if one of the gods left.
Trophonius (/ t r ə ˈ f oʊ n i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τροφώνιος Trophōnios) was a Greek hero or daimon or god—it was never certain which one—with a rich mythological tradition and an oracular cult at Lebadaea (Λιβαδειά; Levadia or Livadeia) in Boeotia, Greece.
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
Umay, the goddess of nature, love and fertility in Turkic mythology. Also known as Yer Ana. İye, deities or spirits or natural assets. Baianai, the god of the forest, animals, and hunt in Turkic mythology. Ukulan, the god of water in Turkic mythology