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Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.
This is a list of famous pairs in mythology: Lovers ... Persephone and Hades ; Perseus and Andromeda ... Other siblings. Agamemnon and Menelaus
Nyx and Erebus were also married siblings. The sea god Phorcys fathered many offspring by his sister Ceto. Among the many lovers of Zeus, some were his daughters. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and her brother Zeus, and becomes the consort of her uncle Hades. Some legends indicate that her father impregnated her and begat Dionysus Zagreus.
Articles relating to the goddess Persephone, the queen of the underworld in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 ...
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.
The Naiad nymph Minthe, daughter of the infernal river-god Cocytus, became concubine to Hades, the lord of the Underworld and god of the dead. [9] [10] In jealousy, his wife Persephone intervened and metamorphosed Minthe, in the words of Strabo's account, "into the garden mint, which some call hedyosmos (lit. 'sweet-smelling')".
Their immortality, the most defining marker of their divinity, [1] meant that, after having grown to a certain point, they did not age any further. [11] In place of blood, their veins flowed with ichor , a substance which was a product of their diet, [ 12 ] and conferred upon them their immortality. [ 13 ]
The second kind are made of lead instead, and have the opposite effect; they make people averse to love, and fill their hearts with hatred. [36] This is mostly utilized in the story of Daphne and Apollo, where Eros made Apollo fall in love with the nymph, and Daphne to detest any forms of romance.