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Diodorus states that Dionysus' birth from Zeus and his older sister Demeter was somewhat of a minority belief, possibly via conflation of Demeter with her daughter, as most sources state that the parents of Dionysus were Zeus and Persephone, and later Zeus and Semele. [90] Dionysus (Bacchus) and Demeter (Ceres), antique fresco in Stabiae, 1st ...
Demeter; according to an Arcadian myth, Demeter was being pursued by her brother Poseidon, and she changed into a horse to escape him. Poseidon, however, transformed himself into a horse and, after cornering Demeter, raped his older sister, resulting in her giving birth to Despoina, a mysterious goddess, and Arion, a divine horse.
The youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Brother and husband of Hera and brother of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia. He had many affairs with goddesses and mortals, such as his sister Demeter and Leto, mortals Leda and Alcmene, and more. [27] His symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, bull, scepter, and scales. Hera: Juno
Zeus also fathered a daughter, Persephone, with his other older sister, Demeter. [11] However, the orphic sources claim that Persephone was instead the daughter of Zeus and his mother Rhea. [12] Nyx and Erebus were also married siblings. The sea god Phorcys fathered many offspring by his sister Ceto. Among the many lovers of Zeus, some were his ...
Despoina or Despoena (/ d ɛ s ˈ p iː n ə /; [1] Greek: Δέσποινα, romanized: Déspoina) was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. [2]
Zeus's fourth wife is his sister Demeter, with whom he has Persephone. [100] Zeus's next consort is the Titan Mnemosyne; as described at the beginning of the Theogony, Zeus lies with Mnemosyne in Piera each night for nine nights, producing the nine Muses. [101]
Keākealanikāne and his half-sisters, Aliʻi Kealiʻiokalani and Kealiʻiokalani [110] [107] [114] Keākealaniwahine and her half-brother Chief Kane-i-Kauaiwilani [115] Haae-a-Mahi and his half-sister Kekelakekeokalani [110] [107] Keawepoepoe and his full sister Kanoena [116] Kīwalaʻō and his half-sister Kekuiapoiwa Liliha [110] [117] [101]
She was one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [1] [2] Along with her sisters, Urania was one of the companions of Persephone when the daughter of Demeter was abducted by Hades. [3] Urania, one of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and the Titaness Mnemosyne. [4]