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  2. Ceryneian Hind - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian hind (Ancient Greek: Κερυνῖτις ἔλαφος Kerynitis elaphos, Latin: Elaphus Cerynitis), was a creature that lived in Ceryneia, [1] Greece and took the form of an enormous female deer, larger than a bull, [1] with golden antlers [2] like a stag, [3] hooves of bronze or brass, [4] and a "dappled hide", [5] that "excelled in swiftness of foot", [6 ...

  3. Deer in mythology - Wikipedia

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    A gilded wooden figurine of a deer from the Pazyryk burials, 5th century BC. Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds, or as magical disguise or enchantment/curse for princesses and princes in many folk and fairy tales.

  4. Category:Mythological deer - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Mythological deer" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... This list may not reflect ...

  5. Cyparissus - Wikipedia

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    Cyparissus (c. 1625) by Jacopo Vignali: the boy mourns his pet deer (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg) Cyparissus, fresco in Pompeii, 1st century. In Greek mythology, Cyparissus or Kyparissos (Ancient Greek: Κυπάρισσος, romanized: Kupárissos, lit. 'cypress') was a boy beloved by Apollo or in some versions by other deities.

  6. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Rods and Staffs from Greek Mythology. Circe's staff, a staff with which the sorceress Circe could transform others into animals. (Greek mythology) Thyrsus, a staff tipped with a pine cone and entwined with ivy leaves, carried by Dionysus and his followers. (Greek mythology) Caduceus (also Kerykeion), the staff carried by Hermes or Mercury. It ...

  7. Iphigenia - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Iphigenia appears as the Greek fleet gathers in Aulis to prepare for war against Troy. Here, Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks, hunts and then kills a deer in a grove sacred to the goddess Artemis. [6] Artemis punishes Agamemnon by acting upon the winds, so that Agamemnon's fleet cannot sail to Troy.

  8. Depictions of the sacrifice of Iphigenia - Wikipedia

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    Iphigenia in Aulis is a play written by a Greek playwright Euripides. It revolves around Agamemnon's decision to sacrifice his daughter's life for Artemis. It is written through the eyes of Agamemnon. [8] [9] [10] Death is a main theme in this play because of the Iphigenia's circumstance, but also because the Trojan war is on the cusp.

  9. Animals in ancient Greece and Rome - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek word griphos referred to a type of fishing basket. [24] Poseidon, or Neptune in Roman mythology carried a trident that is used for spearfishing. [25] People would hunt and trap tuna through seine fishing. [26] Traps such as the almadraba might have been used in ancient Rome. [27]