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In Greek mythology, the name Clonius (/ ˈ k l oʊ n i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κλονίος, Kloníos) may refer to: . Clonius, one of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War, son of either Alegenor, [1] or of Alector and Acteis, [2] or of Lacritus and Cleobule, [3] and in the latter case brother of Leitus; he came from Boeotia [4] and commanded nine ships. [3]
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos The Void
Poseidon took pity of Harpe and Harpasus and transformed them into birds of the same names; Leto and Artemis implored Apollo to save Clinis, Ortygius and Artemiche, who were not guilty of the impious act, which the god did, changing the rest of the family into birds as well: Clinis into a hypaietos ("under-eagle"), Lycius into a white raven ...
Walter Burkert believed that Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of birth and that her name is pure Greek. [9] However, the relation with the Greek prefix ἐλεύθ is uncertain, because the prefix appears in some pre-Greek toponyms like Ἐλευθέρνα ( Eleutherna ); therefore it is possible that the name is pre-Greek. [ 10 ]
In Greek mythology, Coronis (/ k ɒ ˈ r ə ʊ n ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, romanized: Korōnís) is a Thessalian princess and a lover of the god Apollo.She was the daughter of Phlegyas, [1] king of the Lapiths, and Cleophema.
An extensive Greek and Latin medical literature covered obstetrics and infant care, and the 2nd century Greek gynecologist Soranus of Ephesus advised midwives not to be superstitious. But childbirth in antiquity remained a life-threatening experience for both the woman and her newborn, with infant mortality as high as 30 or 40 percent. [ 3 ]
Nona was one of the Parcae, the three personifications of destiny in Roman mythology (the Moirai in Greek mythology and in Germanic mythology, the Norns), and the Roman goddess of pregnancy. The Roman equivalent of the Greek Clotho, she spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Nona, whose name means "ninth", was called upon by ...
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286 ...