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Caelus. Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈsiːləs /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial"). The deity's name usually appears in masculine grammatical form when he is conceived of as a male generative force.
t. e. In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ ˈiːθər /; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) [1] pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). [2] In Orphic cosmogony Aether was the ...
Marcus Caelius Rufus (died 48 BC) was an orator and politician in the late Roman Republic. He was born into a wealthy equestrian family from Interamnia Praetuttiorum, on the central east coast of Italy. He is best known for his prosecution of Gaius Antonius Hybrida in 59 BC. He was also known for his trial for public violence (de vi publica) in ...
They Are Billions is a post-apocalyptic steampunk real-time strategy survival video game developed and published by Numantian Games. Available on Microsoft Windows, it was released onto Steam 's Early Access program with a survival mode in December 2017. The game was released with a campaign titled "New Empire" on June 18, 2019. [1]
The Greek equivalent is Gaea, mother of titans, consort of Caelus (Uranus). Terminus, the rustic god of boundaries. Tiberinus, river god; deity of the Tiber river. Tibertus, god of the river Anio, a tributary of the Tiber. Tranquillitas, goddess of peace and tranquility. Trivia, goddess of crossroads and magic, equated with Hecate.
Terra reclining with the Seasons, accompanied by Aion - Uranus within a zodiac wheel (mosaic from Sentinum, AD 200–250, Glyptothek). In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Tellus Mater or Terra Mater[a] ("Mother Earth") is the personification of the Earth. Although Tellus and Terra are hardly distinguishable during the Imperial era, [2 ...
The Baroque-era restoration of the arms gives Jupiter a baton-like scepter in his raised hand. Among Jupiter's most ancient epithets is Lucetius, interpreted as referring to light (lux, lucis), specifically sunlight, by ancient and some modern scholars such as Wissowa. [6] The Carmen Saliare, however, indicates that it refers to lightning. [7]
In Greek mythology, Uranus (/ ˈjʊərənəs / YOOR-ə-nəs, also / jʊˈreɪnəs / yoo-RAY-nəs), [3] sometimes written Ouranos (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. ' sky ', [uːranós]), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. According to Hesiod, Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia (Earth), with whom he ...