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Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.
When Hades abducted Persephone, they failed to save the girl. In her rage, Persephone's mother Demeter turned them into winged creatures. White raven: A black one Apollo Clinis' son Lycius, now a raven with a white plumage, informed Apollo that his pregnant lover Coronis had been unfaithful to him. In rage, Apollo turned the white raven into a ...
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
According to another myth, Persephone herself changed him into an eagle owl by sprinkling him with water of the river Phlegethon. [3] Ovid mentions: "So he became the vilest bird; a messenger of grief; the lazy owl; sad omen to mankind." [4] As an owl, he became the familiar bird of Hades, god of the underworld.
Articles relating to the goddess Persephone, the queen of the underworld in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
whom revered Persephone bore by the mouth of the Kokytos river upon the sacred bed of Kronian Zeus. In the guise of Plouton Zeus tricked Persephone and through wiley plots bedded her; a two-bodied specter sprang forth from Persephone's fury. This specter drives mortals to madness with her airy apparitions as she appears in weird shapes and ...
Hecate (/ ˈ h ɛ k ə t i / HEK-ə-tee; [4] Ancient Greek: Ἑκάτη) [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [5] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied.