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Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.
Dinah; raped by a Canaanite prince and avenged by her brothers. Lot; raped by his daughters while under effect of alcohol, Genesis 19:30-38. Tamar; raped by her half-brother Amnon and avenged by her brother Absalom.
Nyx and Erebus were also married siblings. The sea god Phorcys fathered many offspring by his sister Ceto. Among the many lovers of Zeus, some were his daughters. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and her brother Zeus, and becomes the consort of her uncle Hades. Some legends indicate that her father impregnated her and begat Dionysus Zagreus.
This is a list of famous pairs in mythology: Lovers ... Persephone and Hades ; Perseus and Andromeda ... Other siblings. Agamemnon and Menelaus
According to Hesiod's Theogony, he attains his power by overthrowing his father and the other Titans in a ten-year war known as the Titanomachy. [168] Through his innumerable sexual exploits with mortal women, he was the father of various heroes and progenitors of well-known family lines. [169]
Pages in category "Children of Persephone" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Erinyes; M.
Articles relating to the goddess Persephone, the queen of the underworld in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 ...
The ancient type was known at the time through descriptions in classical literature, and at least one extant example had been displayed in the sculpture garden of Lorenzo de' Medici since 1488. [43] In the 1st century AD, Pliny had described two marble versions of a Cupid (Eros), one at Thespiae and a nude at Parium , where it was the stained ...