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The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek [5] and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). [6] She was born a mortal woman and eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite, goddess of love. [7]
A Roman sculpture depicts a butterfly exiting the mouth of a dead man, representing the Roman belief that the soul leaves through the mouth. [24] Indeed, the ancient Greek word for "butterfly" is ψυχή (psȳchē), which primarily means "soul" or "mind". [25] According to Mircea Eliade, some of the Nagas of Manipur claim ancestry from a ...
The ancient Greek word griphos referred to a type of fishing basket. [24] Poseidon, or Neptune in Roman mythology carried a trident that is used for spearfishing. [25] People would hunt and trap tuna through seine fishing. [26] Traps such as the almadraba might have been used in ancient Rome. [27]
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, ... In mythology and folklore. ... the ancient Greek word for "butterfly" is ψυχή ...
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). [2] The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (/ ˈ s aɪ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Ψυχή, lit.
Polites is the name of two characters in Greek mythology of the Trojan War, and a genus of butterflies. Polites (friend of Odysseus) is a Greek warrior in the Iliad. [1] Polites (prince of Troy) is a Trojan killed by Neoptolemus. [2]
Triptolemus' first introduction to Demeter is during Demeter's search for her daughter following the abduction of Persephone.While Demeter, in the guise of an old woman [8] named Doso, [9] was searching for her daughter Persephone (Kore), who had been abducted by Hades (Pluto), [10] she received a hospitable welcome from Celeus, the King of Eleusis.
Tmolus (mythology), several figures in Greek mythology. Mount Tmolus, Greek mountain range named for the mythical figure; Tmolus, a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae; Tmolus (town) or Aureliopolis in Lydia, a city in the Roman province of Lydia situated on Mount Tmolus