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The eudaemon, eudaimon, or eudemon (Ancient Greek: εὐδαίμων) in Greek mythology was a type of daemon or genius (deity), which in turn was a kind of spirit. [1] A eudaemon was regarded as a good spirit or angel, and the evil cacodaemon was its opposing spirit. [2]
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... (1 C, 9 P) M. Metamorphoses into plants in Greek mythology (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category ...
According to the "New History" of Ptolemy Hephaestion (according to Photius) and Eustathius, the plant mentioned by Homer grew from the blood of the Giant Picolous killed on Circe's island, by Helios, father and ally of Circe, when the Giant tried to attack Circe. In this description the flower had a black root, for the colour of the blood of ...
The story may have started from goose barnacles growing on driftwood. Fern flower: A magic plant in Baltic mythology thought to only bloom one night, sought by lovers. Lotus tree: A plant in Greek mythology bearing a fruit that causes pleasant drowsiness. Moly: A magic herb in Greek mythology with a black root and white blossoms.
The Greek Myths by Robert Graves (1955) Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece by Gustav Schwab (1837) Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece by W. H. D. Rouse (1934) Bulfinch's Mythology (originally published as three volumes) by Thomas Bulfinch (1855) Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942) Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin (2003)
Metamorphoses into trees, shrubs, vines, fruit, flowers, grass and other types of flora in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Plants in mythology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 ...
The stories in the book include those of Linus and Coroebus, [7] Theiodamas, king of the Dryopes [8] and the voyage of the Argonauts. [ 9 ] The second book continues the first's dialectic structure and may have been set a symposium at Alexandria , where Callimachus worked as a librarian and scholar . [ 6 ]