Cybele - Mythopedia
2023年9月27日 · Cybele (known as “Cybebe” in Lydian) was a major mother goddess of Phrygia, in Anatolia. She was a goddess of fertility first and foremost, but was also associated with nature, healing, prophecy, mountains, and the protection of cities. Cybele was often honored alongside her handsome consort Attis.
Rhea and Cybele - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Rhea was a Greek Titan and mother of the Olympian gods. After her husband Cronus consumed their first five children, she saved her sixth baby, Zeus, by giving Cronus a stone to swallow instead.
Corybantes - Mythopedia
2023年9月28日 · The Corybantes were rustic deities often confused or identified with the Curetes. Like the Curetes, the Corybantes protected Zeus while he was still an infant by loudly dancing around him to conceal his cries from his father Cronus. They were also associated with the cults of Dionysus and Cybele.
Atalanta – Mythopedia
2023年7月7日 · Atalanta was a female hero renowned for her speed and strength. She distinguished herself in many heroic exploits, including the Calydonian boar hunt.
Vesta – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Vesta was the virginal Roman goddess of hearth and home, family life and child-rearing. A popular and uncontroversial deity, her enormous power over domestic tranquility ensured all prayers began and ended with devotions to her.
Marsyas - Mythopedia
2023年3月23日 · Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia. A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest. Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris.
Dactyls – Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · The Dactyls were gods or culture heroes of obscure origins. They were smiths and magicians whose number, depending on the source, varied between five and more than fifty. They were connected with Mount Ida in either Crete or Phrygia and were often associated with Rhea, Cybele, or with similar divine guilds such as the Corybantes.
Cumae - Mythopedia
2023年9月21日 · Cumae was a colony on the Campanian mainland, founded by Greek settlers around 740 BCE. The city had a rich and important history; it eventually entered myth as the site of a temple of Apollo and the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl, a famous prophetess.
Curetes - Mythopedia
2023年7月19日 · The Curetes were rustic deities of the island of Crete, connected with nature, initiation, and culture. They were best known for protecting the infant Zeus from his murderous father Cronus by dancing around him and clashing their arms to hide the sound of his cries.
Homeric Hymns: 2. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
II. TO DEMETER (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers over a soft …