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Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, the Moon and young girls. Both she and Apollo are archery gods. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she is often depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a silver hunting bow and a quiver of arrows.
During the Apaturia the front hair of young girls and young boys (koureion) were offered to the goddess. [65] Laphria, the mistress of the animals (Pre-Greek name) in many cults, especially in central Greece, Phocis and Patras. [141] "Laphria" was the name of the festival.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians. In Greek mythology, the new-born Hestia, along with four of her ...
A list of 55 of the most popular Greek baby names for boys and girls with meanings from a baby naming consultant. ... with parents searching for lesser-used names from Greek mythology, such as ...
Athena[ b ] or Athene, [ c ] often given the epithet Pallas, [ d ] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft [ 3 ] who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [ 4 ] Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she ...
[6] [8] Early modern scholars of classical mythology attempted to argue that Aphrodite's name was of Greek or Indo-European origin, but these efforts have now been mostly abandoned. [8] Aphrodite's name is generally accepted to be of non-Greek (probably Semitic) origin, but its exact derivation cannot be determined with confidence. [8] [9]
Daphne. Daphne (/ ˈdæfni /; DAFF-nee; Greek: Δάφνη, Dáphnē, lit. ' laurel '), [1] a figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but the general narrative, found in ...
Hecate. Paired torches, dogs, serpents, keys, knives, and lions. Hecate[a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light ...