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Ancient Greek literature. Ancient Greek literature is literature written in the Ancient Greek language from the earliest texts until the time of the Byzantine Empire. The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, set in an idealized archaic ...
In Greek mythology, Proteus ( / ˈproʊtiəs, ˈproʊt.juːs / PROH-tee-əs, PROHT-yooss; [ 1] Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, romanized : Prōteús) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea" ( hálios gérôn ). [ 2] Some who ascribe a specific ...
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library. [2]The word Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized: Moûsai) perhaps came from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men-(the basic meaning of which is 'put in mind' in verb formations with transitive function and 'have in mind' in those with intransitive function), [3] or from root *men ...
History of fishing. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
Olethros. In Ancient Greek mythology, Olethros / ˈɒlɪˌθrɒs / ( Greek: ὄλεθρος) was the personification of havoc and probably one of the Makhai. [citation needed] Olethros translates roughly in ancient Greek to "destruction", but often with a positive connotation, as in the destruction required for and preceding renewal.
In Greek mythology, the Argo ( / ˈɑːrɡoʊ / AR-goh; Ancient Greek: Ἀργώ, romanized : Argṓ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The Argo carried the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece from Iolcos to Colchis.
Pandion I, a king of Athens. Pandion II, a king of Athens. Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt. Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne. Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus.
Uranus. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion, Ananke ( / əˈnæŋkiː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνάγκη ), from the common noun ἀνάγκη ("force, constraint, necessity"), is the Orphic personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. One of the Greek primordial deities, the births ...