Showing posts with label Uranus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uranus. Show all posts

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Erinyes.

Erinyes (Ἐρινύες) (Ἐρινύς) were goddesses of revenge in Greek myths and legends. Uranus (Οὐρανός) and Gaia (Γαῖα) (Gaîa) or Nyx (Νύξ) (Nýx) were their parents.

There were three Erinyes: Alecto (Ἀληκτώ) (Alēktṓ), Megaera (Μέγαιρα) (Mégaira), and Tisiphone (Τισιφόνη) (Tisiphónē).

These goddesses persecuted Orestes (Ὀρέστης) (Orestēs) after he killed his mother Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) (Klytaimnḗstrā).





Saturday, December 24, 2022

Chaos.

Chaos (χάος) is an original state of the world. There are myths and legends about this condition.

Eros, Gaia, Erebus (Ἔρεβος), Tartarus (Τάρταρος), Nyx, Uranus are gods and goddesses who had relation to Chaos.



Sunday, December 11, 2022

Giants.

The Giants or Gigantes (Γίγαντες) (Γίγας) were deities in Ancient Greece. Uranus was their father; Gaia was their mother.

Giants had relations with other characters, Hecatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες,) and Titans.

The Gigantes participated in the Gagantomachy, the battle with the Olympian gods. Hercules and the Cyclops were in this battle, too.

There were many Giants.




Thursday, November 10, 2022

Uranus.

Uranus (Οὐρανός ) was a god of the sky in Ancient Greece. His father was Chaos (χάος). His mother was Hemera (Ἡμέρα).  

Uranus was the first ruler of the world in Greek mythology. He lived in the sky. Uranus had a wife Gaia (Γαῖα).

He had many different children. The Titans, the Giants, the Cyclops, the Meliae, and etc.




Monday, October 17, 2022

Tethys.

Tethys (Τηθύς) was a Titaness in Greek myths and legends. Her parents were Uranus (Οὐρανός) and Gaia (Γαῖα). Also, Tethys had many siblings among gods, goddesses, and other characters.

Oceanus (Ὠκεανός) was her consort. They have many different children.



Sunday, September 11, 2022

Mnemosyne.

Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was the goddess of memory in Ancient Greece. She was a Titaness.

Uranus (Οὐρανός) and Gaia (Γαῖα) were Mnemosyne's parents. Also, she had several siblings. Among them were Titans, Cyclopes, and other creatures, gods, and goddesses.

Mnemosyne was Zeus's wife. They had nine children, Muses: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Erato (love poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy).

There are myths and legends about this goddess.

Artists and sculptors created paintings and sculptures about Mnemosyne, goddess of memory.