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The first part of his name (ocho, ოჭო) is connected to the ancient pagan god Bochi, the second part (pintre, პინტრე) to the Greek god Pan. Born with the legs and horns of a goat, he assists the goddess Dali in herding the animals. Hunters usually made sacrifice in his name since no one could hunt the animals without his help.
Greek name English name Description The Twelve Titans Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus: God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Κρόνος ...
'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 ...
Georgia is a feminine given name originating from the Greek word Γεωργία (Georgía), meaning "agriculture". It shares this origin with the masculine version of the name, George . People
The etymology of Dali's name is unclear. Although many figures in Georgian mythology have origins in figures from the early Georgian Orthodox Church, Dali is not among them. [17] It has been suggested that the name comes from the Georgian word dila, meaning "morning", or the Ossetian word dælimon meaning "demon", but these links are disputed. [17]
It is one of the most usual given names in Greece and Cyprus. The name day is 23 April (St George's Day). The English form of the name is George, the Latinized form is Georgius. It was rarely given in England prior to the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The Greek name is usually anglicized as George.
Argus Panoptes is referenced in the scientific names of at least eight animals, each of which bears a pattern of eye spots: reptiles Cnemaspis argus, Eremias argus, Sibon argus, Sphaerodactylus argus, and the Argus monitor Varanus panoptes; [16] [17] the pheasant Argusianus argus; the fish Cephalopholis argus and the cowry Arestorides argus.
The name Colchis is thought to have derived from the Urartian Qulḫa. [37] In the mid-eighth century BC, Sarduri II, the King of Urartu, inscribed his victory over Qulḫa on a stele; however, the exact location of Qulḫa is disputed. Some scholars argue the name Qulḫa (Colchís) originally referred to a land to the west of Georgia.