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3 days ago · Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis ( / ˈɑːrtɪmɪs /; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. [1] [2] In later times, she was identified ...
3 days ago · Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sunand light, poetry, and more. One of the most important and complex of the Greek gods, he is the son of Zeusand Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
5 days ago · At the play's end, Orestes is acquitted, and the Furies are changed into the Eumenides (“Kindly”). (more) Furies, in Greco-Roman mythology, the chthonic goddesses of vengeance. They were probably personified curses, but possibly they were originally conceived of as ghosts of the murdered. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, they were the ...
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1 day ago · In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. One of her defining characteristics in myth is her jealous and vengeful nature in dealing with any who offended her, especially Zeus's numerous adulterous lovers and illegitimate offspring.
4 days ago · Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters. The name Poseidon means either “husband of the earth” or “lord of the earth.”. Traditionally, he was a son of Cronus (the ...
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5 days ago · Archimedes (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse) was the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. He is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder. He is known for his formulation of a hydrostatic principle ...
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2 hours ago · The Influence of Greek Culture on Egyptian Religion: Cleopatra’s Religion. Under Ptolemaic rule, Greek gods and goddesses were often equated with their Egyptian counterparts. For example, the Greek god Zeus was identified with the Egyptian god Amun-Ra, while the goddess Aphrodite was linked to Isis.
