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Following is the translation by Apostolos Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow, of the hymn to Melinoe: I call upon Melinoë, saffron-cloaked nymph of the earth, whom revered Persephone bore by the mouth of the Kokytos river upon the sacred bed of Kronian Zeus. In the guise of Plouton Zeus tricked Persephone and through wiley plots bedded her;
Goddess of fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds. Θεία (Theía) Theia: Goddess of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos. Θέμις (Thémis) Themis: Goddess of divine law and order. Other Titans Ἄνυτος ...
Asteria, Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and the stars; Hades, god of the underworld, whose domain included night and darkness; Hecate, the goddess of boundaries, crossroads, witchcraft, and ghosts, who was commonly associated with the moon; Nyx, goddess and personification of the night; Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon
In Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion, Mnemosyne (/ n ɪ ˈ m ɒ z ɪ n iː, n ɪ ˈ m ɒ s ɪ n iː /; Ancient Greek: Μνημοσύνη, pronounced [mnɛːmosýːnɛː]) is the goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses by her nephew Zeus.
The Twelve Titans. Oceanus and Tethys,; Hyperion and Theia,; Coeus and Phoebe,; Cronus and Rhea,; Mnemosyne and Themis,; Crius and Iapetus; Children of Cronus. Zeus ...
In Greek mythology, Epiales (Ancient Greek: Ἠπιάλης, romanized: Epiálēs) was the spirit and personification of nightmares. Alternate spellings of the name were Epialos (Ἠπίαλος), Epioles (Ἠπιόλης), Epialtes (Ἐπιάλτης) or Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης).
Melaena's father was one of the local river gods, either Kephisos or Pleistos of northern Boeotia. [3] [4] In another account, she was called the daughter of King Hyamus of Hyampolis and Melanthea (), daughter of Deucalion.
Melpomene by Joseph Fagnani (1869). Melpomene (/ m ɛ l ˈ p ɒ m ɪ n iː /; Ancient Greek: Μελπομένη, romanized: Melpoménē, lit. 'to sing' or 'the one that is melodious') is the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology.