Selene – Mythopedia
2022年12月7日 · Selene’s moon chariot—similar to the sun chariot of her brother Helios and the dawn chariot of her sister Eos—was probably her most distinctive and consistent attribute. Depending on the author, the chariot was either silver, snow white, or gold. Selene began appearing in the visual arts around the early fifth century BCE.
Homeric Hymns: 32. To Selene (Full Text) - Mythopedia
to selene (1–20) And next, sweet voiced Muses, daughters of Zeus, well-skilled in song, tell of the long-winged [1] Moon. From her immortal head a radiance is shown from heaven and embraces earth; and great is the beauty that ariseth from her shining light.
Endymion - Mythopedia
2023年9月11日 · Endymion, son of Aethlius and Calyce, was a king of Elis whose remarkable beauty won him the love of Selene, goddess of the moon. In the best-known tradition, the gods caused Endymion to fall into an eternal sleep so that he …
Theia – Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Theia appears to have been associated with heavenly bodies and other forms of light—an association that was supported by her identity as the mother of Helios (sun), Selene (moon), and Eos (dawn). The fifth-century BCE poet Pindar further connected Theia with the light that shines off of gold, as well as with athletic competitions:
Eos - Mythopedia
2022年12月9日 · In the standard tradition, Eos was the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and the sister of Helios and Selene. But other sources called her mother Euryphaessa, Aethra, or Basileia (possibly alternate names for Theia), or even Nyx (the personification of night). Others called her father Pallas or Helios.
Helios - Mythopedia
2022年12月7日 · According to Hesiod, Helios was the son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and thus the brother of Selene and Eos. But other sources named his mother as Euryphaessa, [27] Aethra, [28] or Basileia [29] (possibly alternate names for Theia).
Hyperion – Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Hyperion was so closely associated with heavenly bodies that his children Helios and Selene were thought to embody the sun and the moon, respectively. The historian Diodorus of Sicily, probably inspired by this association, made the rationalizing claim that Hyperion was the first to study and comprehend astronomical phenomena. [1]
Hecate – Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Hecate often appeared on “Magic Papyri,” papyrus texts produced in Egypt between 100 BCE and 400 CE that contained many obscure spells and magical formulas. Within these texts, she was usually identified with Baubo, Brimo, Persephone (or Kore), or Selene. Hecate was also invoked on curse tablets.
Nyx - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Alternative Names and Epithets. Nyx had a handful of epithets and alternative names. Some of these epithets emphasized Nyx’s nocturnal aspect: epithets such as κελαινή (kelainḗ), μέλαινα (mélaina), and ἐρεβεννή (erebennḗ), all of which mean “dark” or “black;” some epithets, such as ἱερά (hierá, “holy”) and ἀμβροσίη (ambrosíē ...
Ampelus – Mythopedia
2023年3月21日 · Annoyed, Selene sent a gadfly to sting the bull, who threw Ampelus and gored him to death. Ampelus’ body was then transformed into the first grapevine, which Dionysus, devastated by his lover’s death, used to make wine for the first time.