Zeus - Mythopedia
2023年9月21日 · Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the household. The numerous other gods of the Greek pantheon were all subordinate to Zeus, and ...
Jupiter - Mythopedia
2023年8月31日 · Jupiter (or Iuppiter) was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, a god of the sky and weather as well as a champion of world order, the state, and the Roman Empire. In mythology and art, Jupiter was largely identical with his Greek counterpart Zeus, though the two gods had separate cults. Jupiter, like the Greek Zeus, was represented as a ...
Nemesis – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · One well-known story, however, told of how Zeus, the ruler of the Olympian gods, fell in love with Nemesis. Nemesis tried to escape Zeus’ advances by changing into various animals to escape. Finally, Nemesis changed herself into a goose (or a swan); Zeus did the same, caught up with Nemesis, and raped her.
Helen of Troy - Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Overview. The woman who came to be known as Helen of Troy was actually born Helen of Sparta. She was the daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Leda, a mortal woman and the wife of the Spartan king Tyndareus. Helen’s siblings included the heroic twins Castor and Polydeuces (also known as the Dioscuri) and the murderous Clytemnestra.
Europa – Mythopedia
2023年2月15日 · Europa was a Phoenician princess, the daughter of either Phoenix or Agenor. Zeus fell in love with her and, in the form of a flying bull, carried her off to the island of Crete. There, Europa bore Zeus Minos and Rhadamanthys as well as (in later accounts) Sarpedon before marrying the Cretan king Asterius. Europa was given marvelous gifts by ...
Rhea - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Rhea, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, was a Greek Titan and the mother of the Olympians. Along with the other Titans, Rhea was imprisoned in Tartarus by her tyrannical father; she was eventually liberated by her brother Cronus, whom she married. Rhea gave birth to the Olympian deities and, through her cunning, helped them overthrow Cronus and ...
Danae - Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Danae, daughter of Acrisius, was a princess of Argos who was imprisoned by her own father. After Zeus seduced her as a shower of gold dust, she gave birth to the hero Perseus. Acrisius locked Danae and her child in a chest and threw it into the sea, but they were ultimately rescued by a fisherman in Seriphos.
Heracles - Mythopedia
2023年7月14日 · Heracles, the son of Zeus and Alcmene (a mortal woman), was a Greek hero and demigod. Because he was the product of one of Zeus’ many affairs, Heracles was hated and hounded by Zeus’ jealous wife Hera. Hera ensured that Heracles’ life was filled with hardship and tragedy. Of all Heracles’ heroic deeds, the most important were the Twelve ...
Echo – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · The story of Echo that is best known today actually comes from a relatively late source: Ovid’s Latin epic poem the Metamorphoses, published around 8 CE. According to Ovid, Echo was a mountain nymph who became embroiled in the marital jealousies of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods.
Cronus - Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Cronus, the second ruler of the Greek cosmos, was a Titan known primarily for his cruelty and for usurping his father Uranus. He fathered the first of the Olympian deities, including Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. Insatiably cruel and hungry for power, Cronus was ultimately deposed by his son Zeus, who ushered in the era of ...