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Erichthonius (son of Hephaestus) In Greek mythology, King Erichthonius (/ ərɪkˈθoʊniəs /; Ancient Greek: Ἐριχθόνιος, romanized: Erikhthónios) was a legendary early ruler of ancient Athens. According to some myths, he was autochthonous (born of the soil, or Earth) and adopted or raised by the goddess Athena. Early Greek texts ...
Athena wiped off the semen and threw it on the ground, which impregnated Gaia. Gaia then gave birth to Erichthonius of Athens, whom Athena adopted as her own child. [49] Nonnus describes a similar myth, in which Aphrodite fled from her lustful father Zeus, who was infatuated with her. As Zeus was unable to catch Aphrodite, he gave up and ...
Athena[b] or Athene, [c] often given the epithet Pallas, [d] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft [3] who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [4] Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely ...
Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1]
Ancient Greek religion. Religious practices in ancient Greece encompassed a collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology, in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. The application of the modern concept of "religion" to ancient cultures has been questioned as anachronistic. [1] The ancient Greeks did not have a word for ...
The statue of Athena Parthenos[ N 1 ] (Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity.
Epic, Didactic [1] Lines. 1022. The Theogony (Greek: Θεογονία, Theogonía, [2] i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods " [3]) is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. [4] It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines.
Zeus. Offspring. Athena, Porus. Metis (/ ˈmiːtɪs /; Ancient Greek: Μῆτις, romanized: Mêtis, lit. 'Wisdom', 'Skill', or 'Craft'; Modern Greek: Μέτης), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was one of the Oceanids. [1] She is notable for being the first wife and advisor of Zeus, the King of the Gods. She helped him to free his ...