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In Greek mythology, Orion (/ ə ˈ r aɪ ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ὠρίων or Ὠαρίων; Latin: Orion) [1] was a giant huntsman whom Zeus (or perhaps Artemis) placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Ancient sources told several different stories about Orion; there are two major versions of his birth and several versions of ...
Aristaeus, god of bee-keeping, cheese-making, herding, olive-growing and hunting; Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the moon; Heracles Kynagidas; Pan, in addition to being a god of the wild and shepherds, was also a hunting god. Persephone, the goddess of life and death, also known for being Hades' wife
The most important divine struggle in Greek mythology was the Gigantomachy, the battle fought between the Giants and the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos. [37] It is primarily for this battle that the Giants are known, and its importance to Greek culture is attested by the frequent depiction of the Gigantomachy in Greek art.
A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed.They occur commonly in polytheistic religions.. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread religion.
[13] [14] Like most of the Olympian gods in the original God of War, Zeus first appeared as a floating translucent head, and was modeled on the typical representation of the god in Greek mythology. [15] God of War II ' s game director Cory Barlog said that for that game, they wanted to maintain Zeus' appearance from literature, but also to add ...
Leon or Lion: killed by Herakles in the war against the gods. Orion (Ὠρίων), a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. Periboea: a Giantess, daughter of the king of the giants. Talos (Τάλως), a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus, and given by Zeus to his lover Europa as her personal protector.
Baltic mythology; Childe of Hale, English giant in Tudor England; Finnic mythologies; Giant animal (mythology) Giants (esotericism) Giant's Causeway; Half-giant; Jörmungandr, giant serpent in Norse mythology; Paleo-Balkan mythology; Processional giant; Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France; Proto-Indo-European mythology
In Greek mythology, Enceladus (Ancient Greek: Ἐγκέλαδος, romanized: Enkélados) was one of the Giants, the offspring of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). Enceladus was the traditional opponent of Athena during the Gigantomachy, the war between the Giants and the gods, and was said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily. [2]