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In Greek mythology, Coronis (/ k ɒ ˈ r ə ʊ n ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, romanized: Korōnís) is a Thessalian princess and a lover of the god Apollo. She was the daughter of Phlegyas , [ 1 ] king of the Lapiths , and Cleophema.
Coronis, who was in one version the mother of the Graces by Dionysus. [4] She may be the same with the above character. Coronis, daughter of Phlegyas, king of the Lapiths, was one of Apollo's lovers and mother of Asclepius. Coronis, one of the sacrificial victims of Minotaur. A coronis may also be: A vessel with raised ends, like a crescent. [5]
Ischys had an affair with the Thessalian princess Coronis, one of Apollo's lovers, who was at that time pregnant with the god's child. When a (then white) raven told Apollo of the affair between Ischys and Coronis, he became so angry that his intense glare scorched the raven black.
Coronis was killed by Artemis for being unfaithful to Apollo and was laid out on a funeral pyre to be consumed, but Apollo rescued the child by cutting him from Coronis' womb. [ 9 ] According to Delphian tradition, Asclepius was born in the temple of Apollo, with Lachesis acting as a midwife and Apollo relieving the pains of Coronis.
The Delphic maxims are a set of moral precepts that were inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been ...
He begged Apollo to let him grieve for the deer forever, and Apollo granted his wish by turning him into a cypress tree, which to this day remains a symbol of sadness and mourning. Roman tradition replaced Apollo with a local Roman woodland god, Silvanus, keeping the other details the same. Daphne ("laurel") Laurel: Peneus/Ladon or Gaia or Zeus
6. “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” 7. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” 8. “In the face of pain there are no heroes.”
Bacchus advised him to wash the magic off in the river Pactolus. Later Midas was called upon to decide whether Pan or Apollo played the most beautiful music, but doubting that Apollo was the best he was given donkey ears. XI: 92-194 [154] Minerva: Virgin goddess of the war, art, wisdom, and science, daughter of Jupiter, and protector of Athens.