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In Greek the word βωμός (bômós) can mean an altar of any religion or, in a broader sense, the area surrounding it; that is to say, the entire sanctuary. [36] In an Eastern Orthodox or a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic church this sanctuary includes both the area behind the iconostasis , and the soleas (the elevated projection in front of ...
Ereshkigal (used as an epithet in a late Greek magical text) [3] Hecate ( / ˈ h ɛ k ə t i / HEK -ə-tee ) [ 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, [ 4 ] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied.
Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, c. 1817. Prometheus brings fire to humanity, it having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone. The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath.
Their appearance indicate the Greek desire for health which was connected with the Greek cult of the body that was essentially a religious activity. [ 63 ] The Erinyes , a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai, inflicting punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny.
Phobos (Ancient Greek: Φόβος, lit. 'flight, fright', [1] pronounced, Latin: Phobus) is the god and personification of fear and panic in Greek mythology. Phobos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the brother of Deimos. He does not have a major role in mythology outside of being his father's attendant. [2]
The altar (illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia (1906–1913)) The description of the altar in Solomon's Temple gives it larger dimensions (2 Chronicles 4:1. Comp. 1 Kings 8:22, 8:64; 9:25), and was made wholly of brass, covering a structure of stone or earth. Because this altar was larger than the one used in the ...
Milton also mentions Moloch in his poem "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity", where he flees from his grisly altars. [62] Similar portrayals of Moloch as in Paradise Lost can be found in Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock 's epic poem Messias (1748–1773), [ 8 ] and in Alfred, Lord Tennyson 's poem The Dawn , where Moloch represents the barbarism ...
Alastor (/ ə ˈ l æ s t ər,-t ɔː r /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλάστωρ, English translation: "avenger" [1]) refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology: [2]. Alastor, an epithet of the Greek God Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically familial bloodshed.