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  2. Seneca mythology - Wikipedia

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    Some important figures in Seneca mythology are: Eagentci (Awëha:'i—Fertile Earth [2]), whose name translates as "ancient-bodied one", is the Earth-mother, or First Mother. Her Huron name is Atahensic. Djieien was a man-sized spider who survived most attacks because its heart was buried underground. He appears in the tale "Hagowanen and ...

  3. Medea (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    While Euripides' Medea shares similarities with Seneca’s version, they are also different in significant ways. Seneca's Medea was written after Euripides', and arguably his heroine shows a dramatic awareness of having to grow into her (traditional) role. [7] Seneca opens his play with Medea herself expressing her hatred of Jason and Creon.

  4. Hé-no - Wikipedia

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    Hé-no as drawn by Jesse Cornplanter, a Seneca artist, 1908. Hé-no is a thunder spirit of the Iroquois and Seneca people. He is also known as Heno, Hino, Hinu or Hinun. [1]Hé-no lives in the cloud of the far west, [2] and has rainbow as his wife, and is accompanied by the eagles Keneu and Oshadagea. [1]

  5. Oedipus (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    The character of Oedipus in Seneca's play is fearful, "guilt-ridden and open from the beginning to the notion that he may be implicated in the great Theban plague; whereas Sophocles' Oedipus is proud and imperious." [2] Seneca's play has a considerably more violent tone.

  6. Phaedra (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    During his life, Seneca (4–5 B.C.E.–65 C.E.) was famous for his writings on Stoic philosophy and rhetoric and became "one of the most influential men in Rome" when his student, Nero, was named emperor in 54 C.E. [5] Phaedra is thought to be one of Seneca's earlier works, most likely written before 54 C.E. [3] Historians generally agree that ...

  7. Gaasyendietha - Wikipedia

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    Gaasyendietha, also known as the meteor dragon according to Seneca mythology, is a giant serpent that dwells in the deep areas of rivers and lakes of Canada, especially Lake Ontario. This serpent could fly on a trail of fire, and it could also spew fire, which has led to it being viewed as analogous to European dragons. [1] [2] [3]

  8. Hercules (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    Hercules or Hercules Furens (The Mad Hercules) is a fabula crepidata of c. 1344 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Characters. Hercules, ...

  9. Thyestes (Seneca) - Wikipedia

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    Thyestes is a first century AD fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of approximately 1112 lines of verse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, which tells the story of Thyestes, who unwittingly ate his own children who were slaughtered and served at a banquet by his brother Atreus. [1]