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Roman. Atlas. In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈætləs /; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest Greek heroes: Heracles (Hercules in Roman mythology) and Perseus. According to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod ...
Maia is the daughter of Atlas [3][4] and Pleione the Oceanid, and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades. [5] They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, [4] and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, oreads; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" (Maiados oureias) "of the lovely black eyes." [5] Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were ...
Pau. Rhesus (Ancient Greek: Ῥῆσος / Rhẽsos, Latin; Rhesus) was a river in Bithynia, [11] Troad, Anatolia (modern-day Hisarlik, Çanakkale, Turkey). [12] Per the Barrington Atlas, the Rhesus is likely Karaath Çay, a tributary of the Biga Çayı (known to antiquity as the Granicus). [13] The Rhesus is alternately called the Rhedas, and ...
A Greek dryad depicted in a painting. In religion, a nature deity is a deity in charge of forces of nature, such as water, biological processes, or weather.These deities can also govern natural features such as mountains, trees, or volcanoes.
t. e. In Greek mythology, the Hesperides (/ hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz /; Ancient Greek: Ἑσπερίδες, Greek pronunciation: [hesperídes]) are the nymphs of evening and golden light of sunsets, who were the "Daughters of the Evening" or "Nymphs of the West". They were also called the Atlantides (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντίδες, romanized ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
The Acheron (/ ˈækərən / or / ˈækərɒn /; Ancient Greek: ἈχέρωνAcheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: ΑχέρονταςAcherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and has a drainage area of 705 km 2 (272 sq mi). [ 1 ] The river's source is located near the village ...
Orpheus. Pirithous. Psyche. Theseus. v. t. e. In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων, English translation: "flaming") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: "fire-flaming") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.