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Psychro Cave (Greek: Σπήλαιο Ψυχρού) is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete.Psychro is associated with the Diktaean Cave (Greek: Δικταῖον Ἄντρον; Diktaion Antron), one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus.
After the Titanomachy, the 10-year war among the immortals, she was pursued by Zeus and they got married. [7] [2] Zeus himself is titled Metieta (Ancient Greek: Μητίετα, lit. 'the wise counsellor'), in the Homeric poems. Metis was both a threat to Zeus and an indispensable aid. [8] He lay with her, but immediately feared the consequences.
Athenians and Sicilians honored Zeus Meilichios (Μειλίχιος; "kindly" or "honeyed") while other cities had Zeus Chthonios ("earthy"), Zeus Katachthonios (Καταχθόνιος; "under-the-earth") and Zeus Plousios ("wealth-bringing"). These deities might be represented as snakes or in human form in visual art, or, for emphasis as both ...
Naxos (/ ˈ n æ k s ɒ s,-s oʊ s /; Greek: Νάξος, pronounced) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades.It was the centre of the archaic Cycladic culture.The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern times was one of the best abrasives available.
In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was believed to be one of the followers of Artemis (Diana for the Romans) who attracted Zeus. Many versions of Callisto's story survive.
In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάλθεια) is the most commonly mentioned nurse of the infant Zeus. She is usually described as a nymph who suckles the child on the milk of a goat, though in later Hellenistic sources she is often depicted as the goat itself.
Zeus, wishing to acquire a sacred plant like his wife Hera had her own lily, threw a lightning bolt on the earth, and thus the red carnation came to be, which in Greek is diosanthos, "flower of Zeus". [46] Midas' daughter: Gold: Midas Midas's unnamed daughter was supposedly turned accidentally into gold by her own father.
In Greek mythology, Echo (/ ˈ ɛ k oʊ /; Greek: Ἠχώ, Ēkhō, "echo", [3] from ἦχος (ēchos), "sound" [4]) was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron. [5] Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and often visited them on Earth. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and came from Mount Olympus in an attempt to catch ...