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An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer 's Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library) In Greek mythology, Orion (/ əˈraɪən /; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [1] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources told several different ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 September 2024. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains ...
The Pleiades (/ ˈpliːədiːz, ˈpleɪ -, ˈplaɪ -/; [1] Greek: Πλειάδες, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pleːádes]), were the seven sister- nymphs, companions of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. [2] Together with their sisters, the Hyades, they were called the Atlantides, Dodonides, or Nysiades, nursemaids and teachers of the infant ...
When the hunter Orion began to relentlessly pursue the Pleiades nymphs, Zeus turned them initially into doves in order to save them, and eventually into stars. Polyphonte: Strix: Ares and Hermes Polyphonte, who was made by Aphrodite to mate with a bear, had two exceedingly unlawful sons, Agrius and Oreius. Hermes was sent to kill or maim the ...
The hunter Orion married a lovely woman called Side and when she was punished by Hera, he walked to Chios over the Aegean, and Oenopion welcomed him with a banquet. Merope was beloved by Orion but he did not have the approval of Oenopion. Orion got drunk and slept with or assaulted Merope. [3]
Actaeon (/ ækˈtiːən /; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn), [1] in Greek mythology, was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a famous Theban hero. Through his mother he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus. Like Achilles, in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron.
Explore the legends and stories of the hunters in various mythologies, from Greek to Norse, from Egyptian to Hindu, and more.
Merope (Pleiad) In Greek mythology, Merope / ˈmɛrəpiː / [1] (Greek: Μερόπη) is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and is the protector of sailors. [2] Their transformation into the star cluster known as the Pleiades is the subject of various myths.