Persephone - Persephone The daughter of Zeus and Demeter, Persephone ("she who destroys the light") (also Kore, "maiden;" Roman equivalent: Proserpina) became the goddess of the underworld when Hades abducted her from the Earth and brought her into the underworld. She was innocently playing with some nymphs (or Leucippe) or Oceanids) in a field in Enna when he came; the nymphs were changed into the Sirens for not having interfered. Life came to a stand still as the depressed Demeter (goddess of the Earth) searched for her lost daughter; Helios, the sun, who sees everything, finally told her what had happened. Finally, Zeus could not put up with the dying earth and forced Hades to return Persephone. But before she was released, Hades tricked her into eating six.
Kerykes - era. They popularized the cult and allowed many more to be initiated into the great secrets of Demeter and Persephone. Starting about 300 BCE, the state took over control of the Mysteries, specifically controlled by two familes: the Eumolpidae and the Kerykes. This led to a vast increase in the number of initiates. The only requirements for membership were a lack of "blood guilt", meaning having never committed murder, and not being a barbarian (able to speak Greek). Men, women and even slaves were allowed to be initiated..
Virgo - this constellation is especially rich in galaxies. Some examples are M49 (elliptical), M58 (spiral), M59 (elliptical), M60 (elliptical), M61 (spiral), M84 (elliptical), M86 (elliptical), M87 (elliptical and a famous radiosource), and M90 (spiral). A noted galaxy that is not part of the cluster is M104, an elliptical galaxy also called the Sombrero Galaxy. It is located about 10° due west of Spica. Mythology Who exactly Virgo is supposed to represent is uncertain; in history, it has been associated with nearly every prominent goddess, including Ishtar, Isis, Demeter, Cybele, Athena, and so forth. According to one version, the constellation depicts Astraea, the virgin daughter of the god Zeus and the goddess Themis. Astraea was known as the goddess of justice, hence the scales of justice Libra nearby, and supposedly ruled the world.
Iambe - made Demeter smile or laugh when the latter was mourning the loss of her daughter, Persephone. She was a daughter of Echo and Pan. She was the first priestess of Demeter..
Iacchus - be an epithet for Dionysus (in Eleusis, a son of Zeus and Demeter) or a separate deity, a son of Persephone or Demeter..
Igor Stravinsky - to rank with other famous composers' partners such as Alice Elgar, Ursula Vaughan Williams and Peter Pears. When Stravinsky met her she was married to the painter and stage designer Serge Sudeikin, but he soon began an affair with her which led to her leaving her husband. From then until the death of his wife in 1939, Stravinsky led a deft double-life, spending some of his time with his first family and the rest with Vera. Katherine Stravinsky soon learned of the relationship and accepted it as inevitable and permanent. After her death Stravinsky and Vera were married in New York, where they had gone from France to escape the war, in 1940 (Stravinsky was not welcome in the Third Reich). For the remainder of his life Vera Stravinsky provided an.
Ilithyia - have been found at caves in Amnisos and Inatos. In Amnisos, a stalagmite in one cave was probably an icon of Ilithyia. While the record of her worship on mainland Greece is spotty at best, kourotrophos (small, terracotta figures) depicted an immortal nurse who took care of divine infants. Two women, Eileithyiai, attended to Zeus while he gave birth to Athena in some artwork. Pausanias mentioned shrines to Ilithyia in Athens, Tenea and Argos, with an extremely important shrine in Aigion. Ilithyia, along with Artemis and Persephone, is often shown carrying torches to bring children out of darkness and into light. Alternative: Eilithia, Eilythia, Ilithia, Eileithyia, Eileithyiai, Eleuthia (Cretan dialect).
Hades - and Hera as well as two younger brothers Poseidon and Zeus. Cronus fearing that his children would grow to depose him reportedly devoured them upon birth with the exception of Zeus and according to some accounts Hera. Upon reaching adulthood Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. After their release the six younger gods along with allies they managed to gather challenged their parents and uncles for power in Titanomachy, a devine war. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods. Following their victory Hades and his two younger brothers Poseidon and Zeus drew lots for realms to rule. Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the seas, and Hades received the underworld, the unseen realm to which the dead go upon.
Heracleidae - other countries. This conquest of Peloponnesus by the Dorians, commonly called the "Return of the Heraclidae," is represented as the recovery by the descendants of Heracles of the rightful inheritance of their hero ancestor and his sons. The Dorians followed the custom of other Greek tribes in claiming as ancestor for their ruling families one of the legendary heroes, but the traditions must not on that account be regarded as entirely mythical. They represent a joint invasion of Peloponnesus by Aetolians and Dorians, the latter having been driven southward from their original northern home under pressure from the Thessalians. It is noticeable that there is no mention of these Heraclidae or their invasion in Homer or Hesiod. Herodotus (vi. 52) speaks of poets who had celebrated their deeds, but these were.
Hecate - haunted three-way crossroads, where each of her heads faced different directions. She appeared when the "ebony moon" (new moon) shined. In some versions of the myth, Hecate rescued Persephone from the underworld. Indeed, in the earliest records of her, Hecate bears little resemblance to the night-walking crone. Medea was said to be a priestess, or avatar, of Hecate. External Links Hekate: Guardian at the Gate.
Helen - as her husband, King Tyndareus. To the former she gave birth to Helen and Polydeuces, and to the latter, Clytemnestra and Castor. In some versions she laid two eggs from which the children hatched. Two Athenians, Theseus and Pirithous, pledged to marry daughters of Zeus. Theseus chose Helen, and he and Pirithous kidnapped her and decided to hold onto her until she was old enough to marry. Pirithous chose Persephone. They left Helen with Theseus' mother, Aethra and travelled to the underworld, domain of Persephone and her husband, Hades. Hades pretended to offer them hospitality and set a feast; as soon as the pair sat down, snakes coiled around their feet and held them there. When it was time for Helen to marry, many Greek kings and princes came to seek.
Gaia (mythology) - and the Etruscan lands. Some anthropologists and members of certain religions believe the same divine spirit appeared under many names. These names are said to include Demeter (Roman Ceres) the "mother", Persephone the "daughter" or Hecate the "crone." She could be identified as Rhea. In Anatolia (modern Turkey) she was Cybele. The Greeks never forgot that her ancient home was Crete, where she had always been worshipped as Potnia Theron, the "Mistress of the Animals" or simply Potnia. The coming of the Olympian gods with immigrants into the Aegean during the 2nd millennium BCE, and the sometimes violent struggle to supplant Gaia, inform Greek mythology with its characteristic tension. Echoes of Gaia's power lingered into the mythology of classical Greece, where her roles were divided among Zeus' consort Hera, Apollo's twin.
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Guinevere - his stronghold at Glastonbury. The story states that Arthur spent a year searching for her, found her, and had assembled an army to storm Melwas' fort when Saint Gildas negotiated a peaceful resolution and restored Guinevere to Arthur. The Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym alludes to this story in two different poems. The medievalist R.S. Loomis suggested that this tale of her abduction seems "to show that she had inherited the role of a Celtic Persephone". Geoffrey of Monmouth tells a slightly different version of Guinevere's abduction, adding that she was descended from a noble Roman family and was the ward of Cador, Duke of Cornwall. Arthur left her in the care of his nephew Mordred while he crossed over to Europe to go to war with the (fictitious) Procurator of.
Family Tree of the Greek Gods - \\ \\ +--------+-----------+ \\ \\ \\ Selene Eos Helios +-+--------+-----------------+----------+---------------------+-----------------+---------------+ +-------------------------\\-----------------------------\\---------\\--------------------------------++ +--------+--+------+------------+ \\ \\ \\ \\ Echidna (Gorgon) Ladon (Graeae) (Hesperides) Scylla (Siren) Pothos \\ \\ Metis \\ (50 Nereid) Atlas Epimetheus Prometheus Menoetius \\ \\ +-----------+-----+ +-------+-------+ +--+--+-------+ ++------+--------+---------+ ... \\ \\ +------+--+ +-------+-------++----+-------+-------+ \\ \\ Amphitrite Thetis ... Medusa Sthenno Euryale Deino Enyo Pemphredo Aegle Arethusa Erytheia Hesperia \\ \\ Maia Asteria Leto Hestia Demeter Hera Hades Poseidon Zeus \\ \\ \\ +++++++++++ \\ \\ +----+-------------+ +-----+----+ +------+-------------------------------------------------------+ +-+-+ +------+--------+--+--------+ +---------+----+ (Muse) Hermes +--+---------------------------------------+ +--------------------+-------+------+-----+--------+----------+----------+-------+--------+------+---------+---------+ Ares Eileithyia Hephaistos Hebe ++------------------+ Aegina \\--------------\\ Melete Mneme Aoede Clio Melpomene Terpsichore Thalia Euterpe Erato Urania Polyhymnia Calliope +---+--------------------------+ +------------+------\\-------+ +----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ ,-+--------------------------------+---------------------+ +-+-+---+ Athene / Aeacus +----+--+ Persephone Ersa (Horae) (Moirae) Astraea +---+ ..... Pandia Artemis Apollo +----+--+---+-----+-------+-------+ +---+-----+--------+ +-----+-----------------------------------+ Auxo Carpo Thallo.
Eleusinian mysteries - mysteries were initiation ceremonies for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis. These myths and mysteries later spread to Rome. The rites and cultic worships and beliefs were kept secret, and initiation rites united the worshipper with god including promises of divine power and rewards in life after death. Eleusis was a small town located about 30 km NW of Athens. It was an agricultural town, producing wheat and barley. The Mysteries were based on a legend revolving around Demeter. Her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Hades, the god of death and the underworld. Since Demeter was the goddess of life, agriculture and fertility, and she neglected her duties while searching for her daughter, the earth froze and the people starved--the first winter. During this time, Demeter taught the.
Enter the Matrix - guru, and is a deep-thinking, philosophical assassin. The Game takes place in the same universe at roughly the same time as the events in The Matrix Reloaded. A character may walk out of a scene in the film, only to walk into a scene in the game. The game features martial arts, firefights, driving, a simulation of bullet-time, agents morphing into people, running on walls, a 'hacking system' that allows the player to hack into the game (or his/her character) exploring and unlocking secrets weapons maps and skills and includes appearances by Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, and a chance to pilot the hovercraft. The player learns that Neo is not the only target of Persephone's prediliction toward trading kisses for esoteric information; Niobe and Ghost are both put into positions where they.
Eros (god) - do so one night and she lit a lamp, recognizing him instantly. A drop of hot lamp oil fell on Eros' chest and he awoke, then fled. When Psyche told her two, jealous, elder sisters what had happened; they rejoiced secretly and each separately walked to the top of the mountain and did as Psyche described her entry to the cave, hoping Eros would pick them instead. Zephyrus did not pick them and they fell to their deaths at the base of the mountain. Psyche searched for her lover across much of Greece, finally stumbling into a temple to Demeter, where the floor was covered with piles of mixed grains. She started sorting the grains into organized piles and, when she finished, Demeter spoke to her, telling her that the best.
Eurydice - attacked him and then killed himself. When Creon's wife, Eurydice, was informed of their death she, too, takes her own life. See also Epigonoi In Greek mythology another woman named Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus. While fleeing from Aristaeus, she was bitten by a serpent and died. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept and gave him advice. Orpheus went down to the lower world and by his music softened the heart of Hades and Persephone (the only person to ever do so), who allowed Eurydice to return with him to earth. But the condition was attached that he should walk in front of her and not look back until he had reached the upper world. In his anxiety he.
Eumolpidae - era. They popularized the cult and allowed many more to be initiated into the great secrets of Demeter and Persephone. The Eumolpidae were descendants of Eumolpus, one of the first priests of Demeter at Eleusis, through his second son, Herald-Keryx. Through Eumolpus, they were related to either Poseidon or Hermes. Starting about 300 BCE, the state took over control of the Mysteries, specifically controlled by two familes: the Eumolpidae and the Kerykes. This led to a vast increase in the number of initiates. The only requirements for membership were a lack of "blood guilt", meaning having never committed murder, and not being a barbarian (able to speak Greek). Men, women and even slaves were allowed to be initiated..
