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Myths and Hymns (originally known as Saturn Returns) is a song cycle by composer Adam Guettel, based on Greek myth and lyrics found in an antique hymnal. [1]Myths and Hymns was first performed Off-Broadway, under the title Saturn Returns, at the Public Theater on March 31, 1998 and closed on April 26, 1998 after 16 performances.
Unlike actual Greek mythology, her father is not Zeus and instead a mortal man, Persephone is her chosen name, and her mother Demeter originally named her Kore. Persephone is a playable goddess in SMITE. In the Megami Tensei series Persephone is a recurring character and summon-able demon. She was first introduced in Shin Megami Tensei: Nine.
A coin featuring the profile of Hera on one face and Zeus on the other, c. 210 AC. Roman conquerors of the Hellenic East allowed the incorporation of existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture.
Ialémos (Ancient Greek: Ἰάλεμος, meaning "funeral song"), is a song of lamentation in ancient Greece, a minor deity personifying this song in Greek mythology, and an epithet of Linus. He was the son of Apollo and Calliope , and the inventor of the song Ialemus , which was a kind of dirge , or at any rate a song of a very serious and ...
The name of musician Aidoneus, is a reference to the origin of Hades' name, the earliest attested form being Aḯdēs (Ἀΐδης), which later branched into popular poetic variations, such as Aïdōneús (Ἀϊδωνεύς). One of his songs, "Persephone in the Garden", is sung from the perspective of Hades.
A skolion (from Ancient Greek: σκόλιον) (pl. skolia), also scolion (pl. scolia), was a song sung by invited guests at banquets in ancient Greece. Often extolling the virtues of the gods or heroic men, skolia were improvised to suit the occasion and accompanied by a lyre , which was handed about from singer to singer as the time for each ...
Completing many songs within that event unlocks the true final boss song on Encore Extra Stage called 鳳, based on the Chinese mythology's Male Phoenix, although many players unofficially call it Hou. Sonic Unleashed has Sonic battle the Dark Gaia Phoenix, a bird possessed by the game's main antagonist, Dark Gaia. In the 360 and PS3 versions ...
It is a spare and meditative acoustic folk song in which the first person-narrator offers a paean to Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory in Greek mythology who gave birth to the nine Muses (the inspirational goddesses of literature, science and the arts).