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In Greek and Roman mythology, Meliboea (/ ˌ m ɛ l ɪ ˈ b iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Μελίβοια, romanized: Melíboia, lit. 'honey cattle') is a young woman from Ephesus who wished to marry her lover Alexis against her parents' wishes. The couple was only able to be united through divine intervention.
Ephesus (/ ˈ ɛ f ɪ s ə s /; [1] [2] Ancient Greek: Ἔφεσος, romanized: Éphesos; Turkish: Efes; may ultimately derive from Hittite: 𒀀𒉺𒊭, romanized: Apaša) was a city in Ancient Greece [3] [4] on the coast of Ionia, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.
Soranus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: Σωρανός ὁ Ἑφέσιος; fl. 1st/2nd century AD) was a Greek physician. He was born in Ephesus but practiced in Alexandria and subsequently in Rome , and was one of the chief representatives of the Methodic school of medicine.
Biblical scholars are divided as to whether Chapter 16, Paul's letter of recommendation for Phoebe, was intended for Rome, with whose Christian community he was not acquainted, or with the more familiar community at Ephesus. [2] I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon (servant) of the church in Cenchreae.
Eusebius held the women as examples of the right living [8] and refers to them as “great lights” or “mighty luminaries” [9] People would travel long distances to consult them. [ 10 ] A later Greek Menaon , [ 11 ] an annual calendar equivalent to a Catholic missal , which preserves the memory of martyrs and saints , claims that two of ...
The Artemis of Ephesus. The Ephesus Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Efes Müzesi) is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near the Ancient Greek city of İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site. Its best-known exhibit is the ancient statue of the Greek Goddess Artemis retrieved from the temple of the goddess in ...
Priscilla illustration from the Women of the Bible, Harold Copping. Priscilla was a woman of Jewish heritage and one of the earliest known Christian converts who lived in Rome. Her name is a Roman diminutive for Prisca which was her formal name. She is often thought to have been the first example of a female preacher or teacher in early church ...
Jezebel #1 – Queen of ancient Israel. I Kings, II Kings [86] [87] Jezebel #2 – false prophetess. Revelation [88] Joanna – One of the women who went to prepare Jesus' body for burial. Luke [89] Jochebed – Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Exodus, Numbers [90] [91] Judith – Hittite wife of Esau. Genesis [92]