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A mountain near Pylos was named after Minthe, where one of the few temples of Hades in Greece was situated: Near Pylus, towards the east, is a mountain named after Minthe, who, according to myth, became the concubine of Hades, was trampled under foot by Core, and was transformed into garden-mint, the plant which some call Hedyosmos.
Syrinx was a beautiful wood nymph who had many times attracted the attention of satyrs, and fled their advances in turn. She worshipped Artemis, the goddess of wilderness, and, like her, had vowed to remain a virgin for all of time.
Minthe was a Naiad nymph of the Underworld who became a mistress of Hades, the god of the dead, that was turned into mint, either by his wife Persephone (out of anger), Persephone's mother Demeter (avenging her daughter) or alternatively Persephone tore her into pieces, and it was Hades who turned his dead lover into mint.
Theodelinda also spelled Theudelinde (c. 570–628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards by marriage to two consecutive Lombard rulers, Autari and then Agilulf, and regent of Lombardia during the minority of her son Adaloald, and co-regent when he reached majority, from 616 to 626.
Some of the popular presentation products used across the globe are offered by Apple, Google and Microsoft. Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides are effective tools to develop slides, both Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint allows groups to work together online to update each account as it is edited. Content such as text, images, links ...
Rhodanthe's name means "rose flower", a composite word made up by the Greek words ῥόδον meaning "rose", [3] and ἄνθος meaning "flower, blossom". [4] Rhodon is the origin the English word rose, and seems to have been borrowed into the Greek language from the East. [5]
In Greek mythology, Cyllene (/ s aɪ ˈ l iː n iː /; Ancient Greek: Κυλλήνη, romanized: Kullḗnē pronounced [kyllɛ̌ːnɛ]), also spelled Kyllene (/ k aɪ ˈ l iː n iː /), is the Naiad [1] or Oread nymph [citation needed] and the personification of Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, the region in Greece where the god of travelers and shepherds Hermes was born and brought up.
'the diviner'), also known as Dihya, was a Berber warrior-queen of the Aurès [1] and a religious and military leader who lived during the seventh century AD. Her legacy has been retold through the oral tradition since her lifetime. There are various written accounts of her from precolonial and postcolonial perspectives.