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In Greek mythology, King Oenomaus (also Oenamaus; Ancient Greek: Οἰνόμαος, Oinómaos) of Pisa, [1] was the father of Hippodamia and the son of Ares. His name Oinomaos denotes a wine man. Family
Pelops and Hippodamia from the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.. Hippodamia (/ ˌ h ɪ p oʊ d ə ˈ m aɪ. ə /, [1] / h ɪ ˌ p ɒ d ə-/; [2] also Hippodamea and Hippodameia; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια "she who masters horses" derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was a Greek mythological figure.
The Jesus bloodline refers to the proposition that a lineal sequence of the historical Jesus has persisted, possibly to the present time. Although absent from the Gospels or historical records, the concept of Jesus having descendants has gained a presence in the public imagination, as seen with Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code and its 2006 movie adaptation of the same name ...
Statues of Sterope and Oenomaus, from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia In Greek mythology , Sterope ( / ˈ s t ɛr ə p iː / ; Ancient Greek : Στερόπη, [sterópɛː] , from στεροπή , steropē , lightning), [ 1 ] also called Asterope (Ἀστερόπη), was one of the seven Pleiades .
In the center stands Zeus watching over Pelops to his right and Oenomaus to his left. Beside them are two female figures, followed by hithe chariots about to be raced on. In the corners of the pediment are male figures, presumably spectators, who are sitting or lying down. [4]
Mensah was born in Chiraa, Ghana, and comes from an academic family.He was born to parents from the Brong Ahafo Region, [2] and moved to Hertfordshire, England, with his father, Peter Osei Mensah, [3] an architect engineer, his mother, a writer, and two younger sisters at a young age.
The second, found in several versions, has Pelops, still unsure of himself, the winged horses and chariot of divine providence he had secured. Oenomaus' charioteer, Myrtilus, a son of Hermes, is persuaded to help Pelops win by promising Myrtilus half of Oenomaus' kingdom and the first night in bed with Hippodamia. The night before the race ...
Marpessa was the daughter of King Evenus [1] of Aetolia (son of Ares either by Demonice or Sterope) and princess Alcippe (daughter of King Oenomaus of Pisa). [2] She attracted the attention of the hero Idas as well as the god Apollo. Marpessa eventually married Idas, by whom she begot Cleopatra, the future wife of the hero Meleager. [3]