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According to the Orphic Hymns, they were the daughters of Zeus and Eunomia, [5] while Cornutus records other possible names of their mother by Zeus as Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe. [6] Rarely, they were said to be daughters of Dionysus and Coronis [ 7 ] or of Helios and the naiad Aegle [ 8 ] [ 9 ] or of Hera by an unnamed father. [ 10 ]
Niamh (Irish:; from Old Irish Niaṁ) is an Irish feminine given name (meaning "bright" or "radiant"), [2] anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve. [3]In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannán mac Lir and one of the queens of Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth.
Pandion I, a king of Athens. Pandion II, a king of Athens. Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt. Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne. Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus.
t. e. Despoina or Despoena (/ dɛsˈpiːnə /; [1] Greek: Δέσποινα, romanized: Déspoina) was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. [2] Surviving sources refer to her exclusively under the title Despoina ("the Mistress," cognate ...
List of fictional deities. List of goddesses. List of people who have been considered deities; see also Apotheosis, Imperial cult and Sacred king. Names of God, names of deities of monotheistic religions.
A list of 72 angels of the 9 choir orders, with esoteric meaning related to the names of God Selaphiel: Sealtiel, Selatiel Christianity Archangel Patron saint of prayer and worship Seraph (type) [note 1] Seraphim (plural) Christianity, Islam, Judaism (type) Seraphiel [19] Christianity, Judaism Seraph Protector of Metatron, chief of seraphim ...
Deus alternatively Deo/Dios in Romance languages is the name of God. It comes from the Latin which in turn comes from the Greek "Zeus", who in Greek mythology he was the god of the gods. The word "Zeus"which has the same Indo-European root*dyeu-or "day", and means sun or bright. The Romans incorporated the Greek pantheon by giving them their ...
Possible Meanings: House of God, House of (the Canaanite god of) El. Bethlehem / Ephrata. (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.)