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The name of the deified form of Romulus. XIV: 828-863 [213] Romulus: The founder of Rome. Son of Ilia and Mars. He took the name Quirinus upon his deification. XIV: 799–846, XV: 560 [214] Saturnus: Roman god of agriculture and harvest. Brother and husband of Ops and father of Jupiter and his siblings.
A. Abaris (Caucasian) Achelous; Achilles; Acis and Galatea; Acmon; Acoetes (Bacchic myth) Aconteus; Actaeon; Adonis; Aeacus; Aeëtes; Aegeus; Aeneas; Aesacus; Aeson ...
Throughout history, the Metamorphoses has been used not only as a compendium of information on Ancient Greek and Roman lore, but also as a vehicle for allegorical exposition, exegesis, commentaries and adaptations. True enough, in the medieval West, Ovid's work was the principal conduit of Greek myths.
Metamorphoses into bodies of water in Greek mythology (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Metamorphoses in Greek mythology" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
In book 10 of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory alabaster.Post-classical sources name her Galatea.. According to Ovid, when Pygmalion saw the Propoetides of Cyprus practicing prostitution, he began "detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women". [1]
The three brothers' names are found nowhere earlier than Ovid, and are perhaps Ovidian inventions. [9] Tripp calls these three figures "literary, not mythical concepts". [10] However, Griffin suggests that this division of dream forms between Morpheus and his brothers, possibly including their names, may have been of Hellenistic origin. [11]
Acis and Galatea (/ ˈ eɪ s ɪ s /, / ɡ æ l ə ˈ t iː. ə / [1] [2]) are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses.The episode tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the Nereid (sea-nymph) Galatea; when the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis, Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit.
One example of these scholars is Tripp, who calls the three figures "literary, not mythical concepts". [7] However, there is not a consensus around the origins of the figures. For example, Griffin suggests that the names of the deities and the division of dream forms between Phobetor and his brothers may have been of Hellenistic origin. [8]