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In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was believed to be one of the followers of Artemis (Diana for the Romans) who attracted Zeus. Many versions of Callisto's story survive.
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.
After the Titanomachy, the 10-year war among the immortals, she was pursued by Zeus and they got married. [7] [2] Zeus himself is titled Metieta (Ancient Greek: Μητίετα, lit. 'the wise counsellor'), in the Homeric poems. Metis was both a threat to Zeus and an indispensable aid. [8] He lay with her, but immediately feared the consequences.
Athenians and Sicilians honored Zeus Meilichios (Μειλίχιος; "kindly" or "honeyed") while other cities had Zeus Chthonios ("earthy"), Zeus Katachthonios (Καταχθόνιος; "under-the-earth") and Zeus Plousios ("wealth-bringing"). These deities might be represented as snakes or in human form in visual art, or, for emphasis as both ...
Naxos (/ ˈ n æ k s ɒ s,-s oʊ s /; Greek: Νάξος, pronounced) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades.It was the centre of the archaic Cycladic culture.The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best abrasives available.
In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάλθεια) is the most commonly mentioned nurse of the infant Zeus. She is usually described as a nymph who suckles the child on the milk of a goat, though in later Hellenistic sources she is often depicted as the goat itself.
Psychro Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Ψυχρού) is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete.Psychro is associated with the Diktaean Cave (Greek: Δικταῖον Ἄντρον; Diktaion Antron), one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus.
In the Olympian scheme, the king of gods Zeus is the father of her twins, [2] Apollo and Artemis, whom Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera, the wife ...