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Orichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times, but that by Critias's own time, orichalcum ...
In some versions of Hyacinthus's story, Boreas supplants his brother Zephyrus as the wind-god that bore a one-sided love for the beautiful Spartan prince, who preferred Apollo over him. [ 10 ] In other accounts, Boreas was the father of Butes (by another woman) and the lover of the nymph Pitys .
Fresco of Odysseus (Etruscan: Uθuste) and the Cyclops (Etruscan: Cuclu) in the Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia, Italy.. The origins of Orcus may have lain in Etruscan religion.The so-called "Tomb of Orcus", an Etruscan site at Tarquinia, is a misnomer, resulting from its first discoverers mistaking a hairy, bearded giant for Orcus; it actually depicts a Cyclops.
Orichalcum, a metal that was considered second only to gold in value, and was mined in Atlantis in ancient times. Panacea, a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. Water of Lethe, which flows through the river Lethe, and causes those who drink it to experience forgetfulness.
Orichalcum – another distinct metal or alloy mentioned in texts from classical antiquity, later used to refer to brass; Panchaloha; Shakudō – a Japanese billon of gold and copper with a dark blue-purple patina; Shibuichi – another Japanese alloy known for its patina; Thokcha – an alloy of meteoric iron or "thunderbolt iron" commonly ...
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 ...
Kratos coerces the mild-mannered blacksmith god Hephaestus into chaining Prometheus to the rocky crag, despite Hephaestus' objections to this. [1] [11] [14] Hephaestus laments over Prometheus' future suffering, leading Kratos to ridicule him. [18] Kratos equates the rule of law with rule by fear [7] and condemns pity as a pointless waste of ...
Boreas is the god of the north wind and the harshest of the Anemoi. He is mostly known for his abduction of the Athenian princess Orithyia, by whom he became the father of the Boreads. In art, he is usually depicted as a bearded, older man. His Roman equivalent is called Aquilo.