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Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
For unexplained reasons, Heracles struck a deal with a mortal man, Harold Campion, whereby the two would exchange places (Earth for Olympus) Heracles used the mirror of Circe to conceal his identity and adventured under the name Champion. [16] He cast a love spell on Diana and accompanied her for a time, until Diana discovered his true identity ...
Eurynome (/ j ʊ ˈ r ɪ n ə m iː /; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυνόμη, romanized: Eurynómē) was a deity of ancient Greek religion worshipped at a sanctuary near the confluence of rivers called the Neda and the Lymax in classical Peloponnesus. She was represented by a statue of what we would call a mermaid.
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy (/ ˌ t aɪ t ə ˈ n ɒ m ə k i /; Ancient Greek: Τιτανομαχία, romanized: Titanomakhía, lit. 'Titan-battle', Latin: Titanomachia) was a ten-year [1] series of battles fought in Ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans (the older generation of gods, based on Mount Othrys) fighting against the Olympians (the younger generations, who ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Phoebe (/ ˈ f iː b i / FEE-bee; Ancient Greek: Φοίβη, romanized: Phoíbē, lit. 'bright') is one of the first generation of Titans, who were one set of sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaia, the sky and the earth. [1] With her brother and consort Coeus she had two daughters, Leto and Asteria.
Nemea – A town in classical Greece home to the Nemean Lion, whose defeat was the first of Hercules' Twelve Labours. New Olympia – The city the heroes are summoned to, which the Greek gods moved to from Mount Olympus to stay safe from Cronus and train and protect the heroes. It is located in Canada.
The myth goes that Eos fell in love with and abducted Tithonus, a handsome prince from Troy, either the brother or the son of King Laomedon (the father of Priam). [76] She went with a request to Zeus, asking him to make Tithonus immortal for her sake. Zeus agreed and granted her wish, but Eos foolishly forgot to ask for eternal youth as well ...
Olympus and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, [3] in a week [4] or in the course of 50 days [5] while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion. [6]