Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The most influential version of the abduction myth is that of Ovid (d. 17 or 18 AD), who tells the story in both the Metamorphoses (Book 5) and the Fasti (Book 4). [32] Another major retelling, also in Latin, is the long unfinished poem De raptu Proserpinae ("On the Abduction of Proserpina") by Claudian (d. 404 AD).
Quintus Ennius (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkᶣiːnt̪ʊs̺ ˈɛnːiʊs̺]; c. 239 – c. 169 BC) was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. He is often considered the father of Roman poetry .
The choice of incident to depict the story is commonly cited as well: Pluto's hands encircle the waist of Proserpina just as she throws her arms out in an attempt to escape. [4] Bernini's own son and biographer, Domenico, called it "an amazing contrast of tenderness and cruelty".
In Greek mythology, Pluto or Plouto (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώ) was the mother of Tantalus, usually by Zeus, though the scholion to line 5 of Euripides' play Orestes, names Tmolos as the father. [1] According to Hyginus, Pluto's father was Himas, [2] while other sources give her father as Cronus. [3]
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome.
Lucius Ennius, an eques in the time of Tiberius, who forbade his prosecution on a charge of treason, after he allegedly melted a silver statue of the emperor. [ 3 ] Ennia Thrasylla , wife of Quintus Naevius Sutorius Macro , Praetorian Prefect under Tiberius and his successor, Caligula , with whom Ennia had an affair.
Pluto TV is reprising its summer movie event with a rotating batch of more than 200 films coming to the streaming service — all for the low price of free. The titles include installments of fan ...
In a common version of the myth, Proserpina (Greek Persephone) was abducted by the ruler of the underworld and driven underground in his chariot to become his bride and queen. [9] Some scholars think that the Roman Dis pater ("Rich Father") is a Latin translation of the Greek Plouton ( Pluto ) and that his cult was established among the Romans ...