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  2. Persephone - Wikipedia

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    Zeus also turned himself into a serpent and raped Rhea, which resulted in the birth of Persephone. [56] Afterwards, Rhea became Demeter. [57] Persephone was born so deformed that Rhea ran away from her frightened, and did not breastfeed Persephone. [56] Zeus then mates with Persephone, who gives birth to Dionysus.

  3. Rhea (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Rhea gave birth to Zeus in a cavern on the island of Crete and gave Cronus a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, ... The child, Persephone, was born so deformed that ...

  4. Pasiphaë - Wikipedia

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    Pasiphaë climbed into the structure, allowing the bull to mate with her. Pasiphaë fell pregnant and gave birth to a half-human half-bull creature that fed solely on human flesh. The child was named Asterius, after the previous king, but was commonly called the Minotaur ("the bull of Minos"). [18] [19] [20]

  5. Arion (horse) - Wikipedia

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    The second-century geographer Pausanias, by way of explaining why at Thelpusa in Arcadia, they call Demeter "Fury", gives a more complete account of the birth of Arion. [17] According to this account, when Demeter was wandering in search of her daughter Persephone (who had been abducted by Hades ), Demeter was pursued by Poseidon, "who lusted ...

  6. Greek primordial deities - Wikipedia

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    Gaia and Uranus in turn gave birth to the Titans, and the Cyclopes. The Titans Cronus and Rhea then gave birth to the generation of the Olympians: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera and Demeter. They overthrow the Titans, with the reign of Zeus marking the end of the period of warfare and usurpation among the gods.

  7. Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ...

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    Persephone is the most uninhibited character in “Hadestown.” When they had the announcement for your casting, you said something about how, as a sober person, you appreciated the chance to ...

  8. Twelve Olympians - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...