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  2. Melinoë - Wikipedia

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    Melinoë is the daughter of Persephone and was fathered by Zeus, [6] who tricked her via "wily plots" by taking the form of Hades, indicating that in the hymn Persephone is already married to Hades. This is paralleled with another Orphic myth, the birth of Melinoë's brother Zagreus , who was conceived when Zeus, disguised as a serpent ...

  3. Macaria - Wikipedia

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    Daughter of Hades. A character Macaria (' Μακαρία ', literally 'blessed') is named in the Byzantine encyclopedia Suda. [3] According to the Suda, this Macaria is the daughter of Hades (no mother is mentioned). She is neither explicitly stated to be an immortal goddess nor a mortal woman, or confirmed to live in the Underworld.

  4. Greek underworld - Wikipedia

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    Melinoe is a chthonic nymph, daughter of Persephone, invoked in one of the Orphic Hymns and propitiated as a bringer of nightmares and madness. [82] She may also be the figure named in a few inscriptions from Anatolia, [83] and she appears on a bronze tablet in association with Persephone. [84]

  5. Melinoë (Hades) - Wikipedia

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    Melinoë (. Hades. ) Melinoë is a character in the upcoming video game Hades II. She is the game's protagonist, being the sister of Hades protagonist Zagreus and daughter of its antagonist, Hades. She is a witch, and is able to use magic techniques as well as weapons in combat, tasked with saving her father by killing the Titan Chronos.

  6. Persephone - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Zagreus - Wikipedia

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    Zagreus is the protagonist of the 2020 video game Hades. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] [ 93 ] In the game, Zagreus is the son of Hades and is attempting to escape the underworld to find his mother Persephone , who disappeared before his time, and learn why she left.

  8. Nymph - Wikipedia

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    daughter of Oceanus and lover of Hades [44] • Melinoe: Orphic nymph, daughter of Persephone and "Zeus disguised as Pluto". [45] Her name is a possible epithet of Hecate. • Minthe Cocytus River probably a daughter of Cocytus, lover of Hades and rival of Persephone [46] [47] Other nymphs: Lampades: torch bearers in the retinue of Hecate [48]

  9. Melaina - Wikipedia

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    Melaina. In Greek mythology, Melaena or Melena / mɪˈliːnə / (Ancient Greek: Μέλαινα, romanized: Mélaina, feminine Ancient Greek: μέλᾱς, romanized: mélās "black, dark"), [1] Melane / ˈmɛləniː / (Koinē Greek: Μελανή, romanized: Melanḗ) or Melanis[2] was a Corycian nymph, or member of the prophetic Thriae, of the ...