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Nemesis promised to the goddess that Aura would have her punishment, and that the punishment would be to lose the virginity she took such pride in. Nemesis then contacted Eros, the god of love, and he struck Dionysus with one of his arrows. Dionysus fell madly in love with Aura, and when she rebuffed his advances, he got her drunk, tied her up ...
The Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (first century BC), the Latin poet Statius (first century AD), the Greek mythographer Apollodorus (first or second century AD), and the Roman mythographer Hyginus, author of the Fabulae (second century AD?), all gave accounts of the story of the Seven against Thebes. Each of these accounts is more or less ...
Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a supervillain in Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964) and later joined the Avengers as a superhero in The Avengers #16 (May 1965).
Archers in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Apollo (6 C, 42 P) Artemis (7 C, 21 P) E. Eros (3 C ...
The word archenemy originated around the mid-16th century, from the words arch-[3] (from Greek ἄρχω archo meaning 'to lead') and enemy. [1]An archenemy may also be referred to as an archrival, [4] archfoe, [5] archvillain, [6] or archnemesis, [7] but an archenemy may also be distinguished from an archnemesis, with the latter being an enemy whom the hero cannot defeat (or who defeats the ...
According to Hesiod, Alecto was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera.These three Furies had snakes for hair and blood dripped from their eyes, while their wings were those of bats. [2]
Argus or Argos Panoptes (Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Πανόπτης, "All-seeing Argos") is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Known for his perpetual vigilance, he served the goddess Hera as a watchman. His most famous task was guarding Io, a priestess of Hera, whom Zeus had transformed into a heifer.
Arche (mythology) 7 languages. ... Archē (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχή) in ancient Greek religion was the muse of origins and beginnings. [1] She was one of the 4 ...