2023年3月8日 · Iris was one of the divine messengers of Greek mythology, and was most commonly imagined delivering messages to gods as well as mortals. Over time, the Greeks increasingly came to think of Iris as the loyal servant of Hera , perpetually sitting at the feet of the powerful queen of the gods.

2022年12月8日 · Built around 280 BCE, the walls of the Temple of Isis at Philae bear scenes from Isis's storied mythology. markgoddard / iStock The Murder of Osiris. One of the best-preserved tales from Egyptian mythology was the murder of Osiris and Isis’s ensuing quest to retrieve his body. The story began during a period of prosperity and peace.

2023年2月7日 · Iris Carrying to Water of the River Styx to Olympus for the Gods to Swear By by Guy Head (1793) The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO Public Domain. An oath sworn by the Styx was unbreakable. If the oath was broken, a terrible penalty was exacted:

2023年3月23日 · Pausanias (ca. 110–ca. 180 BCE): There are a few references to the Harpies and their mythology in the Description of Greece. Apollodorus (first century BCE/first few centuries CE): The Library, a mythological handbook incorrectly attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, describes the genealogy and some of the mythology of the Harpies. Roman

2023年9月7日 · Mythology The Golden Apple: Eris and the Trojan War. Though Eris had a limited mythology, she did play a central role in one popular myth: that of the golden apple and the Judgment of Paris. In this tradition, it was Eris who set in motion the events that led to the Trojan War. It all began when the mortal hero Peleus married the goddess Thetis.

2023年4月17日 · Other important epithets related to Hermes’ mythology included Atlantiadēs, meaning “descendant of Atlas” (Hermes’ mother, Maia, was the daughter of the Titan Atlas), and Cyllēnios, meaning “Cyllenian” or “of Mount Cyllene” (Mount Cyllene was an important cult center of Hermes, sometimes said to have been his birthplace).

2022年11月29日 · Other Mythology Lugh was one of the most prominent Celtic deities , appearing in Britain and the European mainland as Lugus, or in Wales as Llew Llaw Gyffes. Though he was primarily associated with skill and rulership, he was in …

2023年1月27日 · Iris as Ambassador in the Realm of Hypnos by Giulio Carpioni (1655–1660) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Public Domain. Another later source, the satirist Lucian, wrote that Hypnos ruled over the faraway island of dreams. Iconography. In ancient art, Hypnos was generally depicted as a winged boy or young man.

2023年4月7日 · Iris Approaching Athena and Hera, attributed to Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (ca. 1780) MiA (Minneapolis) Public Domain. In one famous episode, Hera attempted to deceive Zeus, who had forbidden the gods from interfering in the conflict.

2023年5月15日 · Oedipus, son of Laius and Jocasta, was a Theban hero and king, destined to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. He was also famous for defeating the Sphinx.