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The ancient Greek noun σίδη translates to "pomegranate", [1] and refers to both the tree and its fruit. [2] Robert Beekes and Furnée suggest that all of its variant spellings–such as σίβδη (síbdē), ξίμβα (xímba), and σίβδα (síbda)–point to a Pre-Greek origin of the word, [3] [4] and Witczak suggests specifically a western Anatolian one.
In Greek mythology, Side (Ancient Greek: Σίδη, romanized: Sídē, lit. 'pomegranate' [1]) or Sida (Ancient Greek: Σίδα, romanized: Sída) was the name of the following figures: Sida, eponym of the city of Sidon in Phoenicia. She was the wife of Belus, king of Egypt and mother of Aegyptus and Danaus. [2]
The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft) tall.. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have originated from Afghanistan and Iran before being introduced and exported to other parts of Asia, Africa, and Eur
Ascalaphus is the son of the stygian river god, Acheron, and the nymph, Orphne, and who was the custodian of Hades' orchard in the Underworld.He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds in the Underworld.
In Greek myth, pomegranates allude to blood and violence and life coming from death as well. [7] In Ancient Greece, pomegranates are most prominent in the myth of Persephone, who consumed pomegranate seeds which required her to spend some time in the underworld and on land during specific seasons of the year. This cycle is attributed to the ...
Hieros gamos of Hera (shown with Iris) and Zeus, 1900 drawing of a fresco at Pompeii.. Hieros gamos, (from Ancient Greek: ἱερός, romanized: hieros, lit. 'holy, sacred' and γάμος gamos 'marriage') or hierogamy (Ancient Greek: ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία 'holy marriage') is a sacred marriage that takes place between gods, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual ...
Depiction of the original sin by Jan Brueghel de Oude and Peter Paul Rubens. In Abrahamic religions, forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat.
The Thesmophoria (Ancient Greek: Θεσμοφόρια) was an ancient Greek religious festival, held in honor of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone.It was held annually, mostly around the time that seeds were sown in late autumn – though in some places it was associated with the harvest instead – and celebrated human and agricultural fertility.