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Pliny the Elder described a story of a boy who befriended a dolphin by feeding him bread. [40] [41] The ancient Greeks had numerous stories of people being rescued by dolphins. Arion, a Greek musician, and Dionysus, a Greek god both had such stories told about them. [42] The Romans called dolphins porcus piscus, which translates to pig-fish. [43]
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ ˈɑːrtɪmɪs /; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. [1][2] In later times, she was identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon. [3]
The capture of Cerberus was a popular theme in ancient Greek and Roman art. [124] The earliest depictions date from the beginning of the sixth century BC. One of the two earliest depictions, a Corinthian cup (c. 590–580 BC) from Argos (now lost), [ 125 ] shows a naked Heracles, with quiver on his back and bow in his right hand, striding left ...
Whatever your kitty's temperament may be, we bet at least one of these boy cat names will fit the bill. Amir. Basil. Bast. Claudius (or, to take the obvious freebie pun, Clawdius) Crispin. Dario.
The roots for the binomial name are crassus (thick, fat) and rupestris (living on cliffs or rocks) This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ...
We’ve rounded up some of the most popular, food-inspired and unique boy cat names to give your darling kitty the title he deserves.
Plutus is most commonly the son of Demeter [1] and Iasion, [2] with whom she lay in a thrice-ploughed field. He is alternatively the son of the fortune goddess Tyche. [3]Two ancient depictions of Plutus, one of him as a little boy standing with a cornucopia before Demeter, and another inside the cornucopia being handed to Demeter by a goddess rising out of the earth, perhaps implying that he ...
Catamite. In ancient Greece and Rome, a catamite (Latin: catamītus) was a pubescent boy who was the intimate companion of an older male, usually in a pederastic relationship. [1] It was generally a term of affection and literally means "Ganymede" in Latin, but it was also used as a term of insult when directed toward a grown man. [2]