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In Greek mythology, Dion (/ ˈ d aɪ ɒ n, ən /; Ancient Greek: Δίων) was a King in Laconia and husband of Amphithea, the daughter of Pronax. [1] By his wife, he became the father of Orphe, Lyco , and Carya .
The Greek goddess of love sometimes takes the name Dione: this may identify her with Aphrodite, though Homer calls Dione the mother of Aphrodite. Károly Kerényi notes in this context that the name Dione resembles the Latin name Diana, and is a feminine form of the name Zeus (cf Latin deus, god), hence meaning "goddess of the bright sky". [3]
The Archaeological Park of Dion is the most important archaeological site at Mount Olympus in Greece, located in Dion (Greek: Δίον). In the area comprised by the Archaeological Park of Dion, sanctuaries were found from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The park displays the importance of ancient Dion in the history of Pieria.
In Greek mythology, Carya was a Laconian princess as the daughter of the King Dion. ... Dionysus also paid a visit to Dion's house and was received with equal ...
Dionysus in Greek mythology is a god of foreign origin, and while Mount Nysa is a mythological location, it is invariably set far away to the east or to the south. The Homeric Hymn 1 to Dionysus places it "far from Phoenicia, near to the Egyptian stream". [245]
Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus; Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician; Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosopher; Dion of Naples, an ancient Greek mathematician cited by Augustine of Hippo along with Adrastus of Cyzicus
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione (/ d aɪ ˈ oʊ n iː /; Ancient Greek: Διώνη, romanized: Diṓnē, lit. 'she-Zeus') is an oracular goddess, a Titaness [1] primarily known from Book V of Homer's Iliad, where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite.
The Apollonian and the Dionysian are philosophical and literary concepts represented by a duality between the figures of Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology.Its popularization is widely attributed to the work The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche, though the terms had already been in use prior to this, [1] such as in the writings of poet Friedrich Hölderlin, historian Johann ...