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For later Greek poets the very ancient pre-Homeric association of the asphodel flower with a positive form of afterlife as well as the enlarged role of Elysium as it became the destination of more than just a few lucky heroes, altered the character of the meadows. Greek poets who wrote after Homer's time describe them as untouched, lovely, soft ...
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, Ancient Greek: ἅρπυια, romanized: hárpyia, [1] [2] pronounced; Latin: harpȳia [3]) is a half-human and half-bird mythical creature, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. [4] They feature in Homeric poems. [5]
Wumpus world is a simple world use in artificial intelligence for which to represent knowledge and to reason. Wumpus world was introduced by Michael Genesereth, and is discussed in the Russell-Norvig Artificial Intelligence book 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach'. [1] Wumpus World is loosely inspired by the 1972 video game Hunt the ...
The Mares of Diomedes (Ancient Greek: Διομήδους ἵπποι, romanized: Diomēdous hippoi), also called the Mares of Thrace, were a herd of man-eating horses in Greek mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to Diomedes of Thrace (not to be confused with Diomedes , son of Tydeus ), king of Thrace , son of Ares ...
Daphne (/ ˈ d æ f n i /; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. ' laurel '), [1] a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater.
According to the Ancient Greek myths regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, the god Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the Earth, launched two eagles from the two ends of the world, and the eagles, starting simultaneously and flying at equal speed, crossed their paths above the area of Delphi, and so was the place where Zeus ...
In Greek mythology, Thespius (/ ˈ θ ɛ s p i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θέσπιος Théspios) or Thestius (/ ˈ θ ɛ s tʃ ə s, ˈ θ ɛ s t i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θέστιος) [1] was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. His life account is considered part of Greek mythology.
'Bull-hitcher'), was a hero of Eleusis in Greek mythology, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and is worshipped as the inventor and patron of agriculture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Triptolemus is credited with being the first to sow seed for cultivation [ 3 ] after being taught by Demeter and is credited for the use of oxen and the plough. [ 4 ]