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Rupert Furneaux also linked "White gods" to the ancient city of Tiahuanaco. [7]Colonel A. Braghine in his 1940 book The Shadow of Atlantis claimed that the Carib people have reports and legends of a white bearded man whom they called Tamu or Zune who had come from the East, taught the people agriculture and later disappeared in an "easterly direction". [8]
Leukothea, Goddess of Sailors. In Greek mythology, Leucothea (/ lj uː ˈ k oʊ θ i ə /; Ancient Greek: Λευκοθέα, romanized: Leukothéa, lit. 'white goddess'), sometimes also called Leucothoe (Ancient Greek: Λευκοθόη, romanized: Leukothóē), was one of the aspects under which an ancient sea goddess was recognized, in this case as a transformed nymph.
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Name Image Greek Myth Details Dazhbog: Apollo: Dazhbog is a sun god. His name, meaning "god of giving", may suggest that he was also a god of abundance. [13] He appears in the Primary Chronicle, where he is described as the son of Svarog, in The Tale of Igor's Campaign, [14] as well as in folk songs and proper names.
In Greek mythology, Ino (/ ˈ aɪ n oʊ / EYE-noh; Ancient Greek: Ἰνώ [1]) was a Theban princess who later became a queen of Boeotia.After her death and transfiguration, she was worshiped as a goddess under her epithet Leucothea, the "white goddess."
Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the culture, arts, and literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in the themes. [4]: 43
'divine', also rendered Thea or Thia), also called Euryphaessa (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυφάεσσα, "wide-shining"), is one of the twelve Titans, the children of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus in Greek mythology. She is the Greek goddess of sight and vision, and by extension the goddess who endowed gold, silver, and gems with ...