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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 daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
Empusa or Empousa ( / ɛmˈpjuːsə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἔμπουσα; plural: Ἔμπουσαι Empousai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. [2] In Late Antiquity, the empousae have been described as a category of phantoms or ...
Muses. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized : Moûsai, Greek: Μούσες, romanized : Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric songs, and myths that were related orally for ...
Greece played a crucial role in the transmission of classical knowledge to the Islamic world. Its rich historiographical tradition preserved Ancient Greek knowledge upon which Islamic art, architecture, literature, philosophy and technological achievements were built. Ibn Khaldun once noted; The sciences of only one nation, the Greeks, have ...
Electra, also spelt Elektra ( / əˈlɛktrə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized : Ēléktrā, lit. ' amber '; [ɛː.lék.traː] ), is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. [2] She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides. She is also the central figure in ...
Melinoë is the protagonist of the video game Hades II, developed and published by Supergiant Games. [19] [20] [21] In the game, Melinoë is the Princess of the Underworld and sister of Zagreus, the protagonist of the first game. She seeks to defeat Chronos with help from Hecate, the Olympian gods, and other figures from 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 of deities ...
Atalanta (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə /; Greek: Ἀταλάντη, translit. Atalántē, lit. "equal in weight") is a heroine in Greek mythology.. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; and the other from Boeotia, who is the daughter of King ...