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Hades. In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Minthe (also spelled Menthe, Mintha or Mentha; Ancient Greek: Μίνθη or Μένθη or Μίντη) is an Underworld Naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was beloved by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and became his mistress. But she was transformed into a mint plant by either ...
Throughout history, the Metamorphoses has been used not only as a compendium of information on Ancient Greek and Roman lore, but also as a vehicle for allegorical exposition, exegesis, commentaries and adaptations. True enough, in the medieval West, Ovid's work was the principal conduit of Greek myths.
Pandion I, a king of Athens. Pandion II, a king of Athens. Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt. Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne. Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus.
A Naiad by John William Waterhouse, 1893; a water nymph approaches the sleeping Hylas. In Greek mythology, the naiads (/ ˈnaɪædz, ˈneɪædz, - ədz /; ‹See Tfd› Greek: ναϊάδες, translit. naïádes), sometimes also hydriads, [1] are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and ...
Lore Olympus is a romance webcomic created by New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe. [2] The comic is a modern retelling of the relationship between the Greek goddess and god Persephone and Hades. It began publishing weekly on the platform Webtoon in March 2018. [3]
It was speculated that Mycene was born in 1765 BC in Phoroneus (later called Argos) to Inachus and Argia (Melia) who were both residing near the upstreams of Cephisus River near Mt. Parnassus. She was the sister of Phoroneus, Aegialeus (Aezeius) and Themisto. Mycene married Arestor who was of the same family as Telchin, the third king of Sicyon ...
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.
Etymology. The Greek word nýmphē has the primary meaning of "young woman; bride, young wife" but is not usually associated with deities in particular. Yet the etymology of the noun nýmphē remains uncertain. The Doric and Aeolic (Homeric) form is nýmphā (νύμφα).