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Athena counseling Diomedes shortly before he enters the battle. Schlossbrücke, Berlin. Diomedes (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˈ m iː d iː z / [1]) or Diomede (/ ˈ d aɪ ə m iː d /; [1] Ancient Greek: Διομήδης, romanized: Diomēdēs, lit. 'god-like cunning" or "advised by Zeus') is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the ...
Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, and sexual pleasure. Wife of Hephaestus, and lover of Ares. Apollo, god of the sun, light, knowledge, healing, plague and darkness, the arts, music, poetry, prophecy, archery. Son of Zeus and Leto, twin of Artemis. Ares, god of war. Lover of Aphrodite. Driven from the field of battle by Diomedes (aided by ...
Aphrodite [b] Heracles: Dionysus [d] Pan: Rhode: Peitho: Hermaphroditus: Eros [a] Harmonia: Deimos: Anteros: Himeros: Phobos: Key: The names of the generally accepted ...
Aegiale was married to Diomedes, who, on his return from Troy, found her living in adultery with Cometes. [4] According to some sources, Aegiale had multiple lovers, including a certain Hippolytus. [5]
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
Diomede (/ ˌ d aɪ. ə ˈ m iː d iː /; Ancient Greek: Διομήδη Diomēdē) is the name of four women in Greek mythology: . Diomede, daughter of Xuthus.She married Deioneus, king of Phocis, and was the mother of Cephalus, Actor, Aenetus, Phylacus and Asterodia.
In Cyprus and Athens, an aspect of Aphrodite with male genitals and in some cases a beard, called Aphroditos, was worshipped. Macrobius (c. 400s AD) wrote in his Saturnalia , at 3.8.2: There's also a statue of Venus on Cyprus, that's bearded, shaped and dressed like a woman, with scepter and male genitals, and they conceive her as both male and ...
Due to being a daughter of Dione by some traditions, Aphrodite was sometimes called "Dionaea" (Διωναίη Diōnaíē) and even "Dione". [2] Following the deciphering of Linear B by Ventris and Chadwick in the 1950s, a goddess named Di-u-ja was found in the tablets. This was considered to be a female counterpart of Zeus and identified with ...