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Greek hero-cults were distinct from the clan-based ancestor worship from which they developed, [3] in that as the polis evolved, they became a civic rather than familial affair, and in many cases none of the worshipers traced their descent back to the hero any longer: no shrine to a hero can be traced unbroken from Mycenaean times.
The northwest heroön at Sagalassos, Turkey. A heroön or heroon (plural heroa) (/ h ɪ ˈ r oʊ. ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: ἡρῷον, romanized: hērôion, pl. ἡρῷα, hērôia), also latinized as heroum, is a shrine dedicated to an ancient Greek or Roman hero and used for the commemoration or cult worship of the hero.
Greek Hero Cults and Ideas of Immortality; H. Homer; O. Oikistes This page was last edited on 24 August 2024, at 08:38 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Achilles' cult was also to be found at other places, e. g. on the island of Astypalaea in the Sporades, [64] in Sparta which had a sanctuary, [65] in Elis and in Achilles' homeland Thessaly, as well as in the Magna Graecia cities of Tarentum, Locri and Croton, [66] accounting for an almost Panhellenic cult to the hero. The cult of Achilles is ...
After the rise of the hero cult, gods and heroes constitute the sacral sphere and are invoked together in oaths and prayers which are addressed to them. [20]: 205 Burkert (2002) notes that "the roster of heroes, again in contrast to the gods, is never given fixed and final form. Great gods are no longer born, but new heroes can always be raised ...
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/ h ər ˌ m æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t ə s / ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰróditos]) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever.
In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (/ ˌ p r ɒ t ɪ s ɪ ˈ l eɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλᾱος, romanized: Prōtesilāos) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the ...
Greek hero cult (9 P) A. Achilles (1 C, 31 P) ... Pages in category "Greek mythological heroes" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.