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In Greek mythology, Ione (Ancient Greek: Ἰόνη) was one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] [2]
In Greek mythology, Iole (/ ˈ aɪ. ə l i /; Ancient Greek: Ἰόλη) was the daughter of King Eurytus of Oechalia. [1] According to the brief epitome in the Bibliotheca, Eurytus had a beautiful young daughter named Iole who was eligible for marriage. Iole was claimed by Heracles for a bride, but Eurytus refused her hand in marriage. Iole was ...
A love deity or lust deity is a deity in mythology associated with romance, sex, love, lust, or sexuality. Love deities are common in mythology and are found in many polytheistic religions. Female sex goddesses are often associated with beauty and other traditionally feminine attributes.
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...
The term comes from Greek mythology, named after Eros, the son of Aphrodite, a.k.a., the goddess of attraction, love, and sexual desire, Beaulieu says. ... k.a., the goddess of attraction, love ...
The earlier Greek form of the name was *Ἰάϝων "Iáwōn", which, with the loss of the digamma, later became Ἰάων Iáōn, [11] or plural Iáones, as seen in epic poetry. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In addition, Dionysius Periegetes , Dionysius the Voyager, of Alexandria, in his Description of the Known World ver. 416 [ clarification needed ...
Ione (mythology), one of the Nereids in Greek mythology; See also. Iona (disambiguation) Lone (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 11 ...
In Greek mythology, Psyche was the deification of the human soul. She was portrayed in ancient mosaics as a goddess with butterfly wings (because psyche was also the Ancient Greek word for "butterfly"). The Greek word psyche literally means "soul, spirit, breath, life, or animating force".