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Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( / pərˈsɛfəniː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized : Persephónē ), also called Kore ( / ˈkɔːriː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized : Kórē, lit. 'the maiden') or Cora, is the ...
Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities ...
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn; in Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Heracles, the Argonautica and the Iliad. They were a group of female warriors and hunters who were known for their physical ...
In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness , the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his lameness would have been the result of ...
Tartarus. Uranus. v. t. e. In Greek mythology, Nyx ( / nɪks / NIX; [ 2] Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") [ 3] is the goddess and personification of the night. [ 4] In Hesiod 's Theogony, she is the offspring of Chaos, and the mother of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Erebus (Darkness). By herself, she produces a brood of children which ...
Classical mythology. Classical mythology, also known as Greco-Roman mythology or Greek and Roman mythology, is the collective body and study of myths from the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans. Mythology, along with philosophy and political thought, is one of the major survivals of classical antiquity throughout later Western culture. [ 1]
Greek underworld. Elysium ( / ɪˈlɪzi.əm, ɪˈlɪʒəm / [ 1] ), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields ( Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
Silver decadrachm of Arethusa, minted in Syracuse, Sicily (405–400 BCE). In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ θj uː z ə /; Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.