2023年9月18日 · But Hyacinthus was killed prematurely when Apollo accidentally struck him with a discus; in his grief, Apollo turned the blood that flowed from the boy’s body into the hyacinth flower. Though Hyacinthus is best known from the myth in which he was accidentally killed by Apollo, he probably existed as a local Laconian god or hero long before ...

2022年12月8日 · Mythology Origins and Early Life. Before Ajax was born, his father, Telamon, was visited by the great Heracles. Standing on his famous lion skin, Heracles prayed that Telamon’s son would grow up to be as strong as that lion sk

2023年4月11日 · Mythology Origins. The mythology of Apollo began with his remarkable birth from the union of Zeus and Leto (the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe). Leto became pregnant by Zeus with twins while he was married to Hera. When Hera discovered this, she did everything in her power to try to prevent Leto from giving birth.

2023年9月19日 · Hermaphroditus was a deity who was half-male and half-female. Originally a male child of Hermes and Aphrodite, Hermaphroditus was loved by the nymph Salmacis, who prayed that she and her beloved would become one—a single being with the traits of both sexes.

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2023年3月8日 · Mythology The daughter of a Greek river god (or a king, in some accounts), Daphne was a beautiful nymph who loved to hunt. She was very chaste and, in the fashion of virgin goddesses like Artemis, actively avoided the joys of love.

2022年11月29日 · Mythology. Kagutsuchi’s birth is one of the most well-known stories of Japanese mythology. The Birth of Fire. Then [Izanagi], drawing the ten-grasp sabre that was augustly girded on him, cut off the head of his child [Kagutsuchi]. -Kojiki, …

TO APHRODITE (1–6) Muse, tell me the deeds of golden Aphrodite the Cyprian, who stirs up sweet passion in the gods and subdues the tribes of mortal men and birds that fly in air and all the many creatures that the dry land rears, and all the sea: …

Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it. It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals.

2023年5月20日 · A 2009 monster movie, titled simply Hydra, was also inspired by the many-headed serpent of Greek mythology. Moreover, the name “Hydra” was given to a villainous organization in the Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe; the organization’s name is evocative of its wide reach and numerous members, and its motto is an allusion to the ...