Showing posts with label titans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label titans. Show all posts

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Selene.

Selene (Σελήνη) or Mene (Μήνη) was a goddess of the Moon in Greek myths and legends. Her symbols were: crescent, Moon, and chariot.

Hypherion (Ὑπερίων) and Theia (Θεία), or Pallas were Selene's parents. Helios and Eos were her siblings.

Selene was a Titaness.

She identified with other goddesses.

Endymion (Ἐνδυμίωνος) was Selene's consort. They have fifty daughters. Also, Selene was the mother of four Horae, Pandia, Ersa, and Musaeus.




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.




Saturday, November 19, 2022

Gaia.

Gaia (Γαῖα) (Γῆ) was known as a goddess of the Earth in Greek mythology. Her parents were Chaos (χάος) and Nyx (Νύξ). 

Uranus was Gaia's husband. They had many different offspring. Among them were: the Titans, the Cyclopes (Κύκλωπες), the Gigantes (Γίγαντες), and etc. 

The goddess of the Earth, Gaia, met with other characters from legends. 



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.



Friday, September 23, 2022

Muses.

The Muses (μοῦσα) (μοῦσαι) were goddesses of inspiration in Greek mythology. They were inspired different types of arts, such as: literature, poetry, science, creativity, and etc. The Muses were the source of art and knowledge for creative people.

Their parents were Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne, or their mother was Harmonia (Ἁρμονία).

There were nine muses, they were responsible for different types of arts and sciences.



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.





Saturday, April 10, 2021

Pallas.

 Pallas (Πάλλας) was a Titan on Greek mythology. He was a god of battle. His father was a Titan Crius (Κρεῖος). His mother was Titaness Eurybia (Εὐρυβία).

Also, Pallas had brothers, Astraeus (Ἀστραῖος) and Perses (Πέρσης). His wife was Styx (Στύξ). 

Pallas had several children, such as: Zelus (Ζῆλος,), Nike (Νίκη), Bia (Βία), Kratos (Κράτος), and Pallantides (Παλλαντίδαι).

Writers wrote about Pallas myths and legends.

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

Dike.

 Dike (Δίκη,) is a goddess of moral and justice in ancient Greece. She is an Horae. Dike's parents were god Zeus and Titaness Themis. Her mother was a goddess of justice, too. Also, Dike had several siblings, such as: Eunomia, Eirene, Carpo, Thallo, Moirai, Auxo.

Her symbols were balance scale and laurel wreath. 

Dike was very important for human justice. She ruled it.

Dike met with other gods and goddesses: Nyx (Νῠ́ξ,), Dardanus (Δάρδανος), Eusebeia (εὐσέβεια), and etc.

Writers wrote about her myths and legends. There are many different paintings with this goddesses. Sculptors created statues.



Sunday, November 8, 2020

Argonauts.

 The Argonauts (Ἀργοναῦται,) were heroes in Greek legends. Some of them were children of Titans (Τιτᾶνες). They went with Jason for the Golden Fleece. The Argonauts and Jason found it. This happened before the Trojan War.

Athena helped them build their ship 'Argo'. Later Jason and the Argonauts sailed to search for the Golden Fleece. Among them were: Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς,), Orpheus, Peleus, Telamon, and etc.

They met different gods and goddesses, such as: Ares (Ἄρης), Hera, and Medea (Μήδεια,). Jason married Medea.

The Argonauts had many different adventures.

In ancient Greece writers wrote myths and legends about them. There are paintings and statues of these heroes.

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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Pandora's box.

 Pandora (Πανδώρα,) was created by Hephaestus. She was the first human woman. Hephaestus created her under the instructions of Zeus. Her name means "all-giving".

Pandora had relationships with gods and goddesses, such as: Athena, Hermes, and Aphrodite. They gave her different gifts.

Epimetheus became Pandora's husband. He was a titan. His brothers were Prometheus, Atlas, and Menoetius.

One day Pandora knew about box or jar pithos (πίθος) in a house. It was closed. But Pandora was very curious.

She opened this jar. There were death, sickness, and many other evils which appeared in the world. When Pandora closed the box just hope left there.

Pandora's box became an idiom. "Open a Pandora's box" meaning do something negative or problematic.

Many artists painted different paintings about this myth. Sculptors created statues of characters of this legend.

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The ancient Greek goddess Pandora opens a box and frees evil powers. Old mythological plot.

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mythology pandora opening a box

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pandoras box with smoke on a wooden background

Monday, October 22, 2018

Titans.

Titans were a species in Greek mythology. Many gods and goddesses were included in it. For example, Cronus, who is the father of Zeus.

Goddess Themis was among the Titans, too. Writers in Ancient Greece created a lot of myths and legends about these species.

There are many paintings and statues of these gods and goddesses.