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Eris ( / ˈɪərɪs, ˈɛrɪs /; Greek: Ἔρις Éris, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means the same. Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia, [ 3] though she is also described as opposing Nike, counterpart of the Roman Victoria.
The Apple of Discord ( Ancient Greek: μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος) was a golden apple dropped by Eris, the goddess of strife, at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis in the Greek myth of the Judgement of Paris. It sparked a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. [ 1]
For ease of reference, the cantica names are abbreviated to Inf., Purg., and Par. Roman numerals are used to identify cantos and Arabic numerals to identify lines. This means that Inf. X, 123 refers to line 123 in Canto X (or 10) of the Inferno and Par. XXV, 27 refers to line 27 in Canto XXV (or 25) of the Paradiso. The line numbers refer to ...
Circe ( / ˈsɜːrsiː /; Ancient Greek: Κίρκη : Kírkē) is an enchantress and a minor goddess in ancient Greek mythology and religion. [ 1] In most accounts, Circe is described as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Through the use of these and a ...
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BCE) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
11. Athanasiou. “Immortal” is what this Greek last name means. 12. Gialamas. You’ll be shocked to know that this name means “sea.”. 13. Tsolakidis. “Son of Tsolak” is the meaning of ...
In Greek mythology, dreams were sometimes personified as Oneiros ( Ancient Greek: Ὄνειρος, lit. 'dream') or Oneiroi ( Ὄνειροι, 'dreams'). [ 1] In the Iliad of Homer, Zeus sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod 's Theogony, the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), and brothers of Hypnos (Sleep).
Ostracinda or Ostrakinda ( Ancient Greek: ὀστρακίνδα) was an ancient Greek game for boys, [1] similar to modern Tag (game). [2] Two sides stand opposite divided by a line drawn on the ground. A boy throws up a shell or a dish, white on one side, and colored black (with pitch) on the other. As he throws the shell, he calls νὺξ ...