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Xenia (Greek) Jupiter and Mercurius in the House of Philemon and Baucis (1630–33) by the workshop of Rubens: Zeus and Hermes, testing a village's practice of hospitality, were received only by Baucis and Philemon, who were rewarded while their neighbors were punished. Xenia ( Greek: ξενία) is an ancient Greek concept of hospitality.
Hospitium ( [hɔs̠ˈpɪt̪iʊ̃]; Greek: ξενία, xenia, προξενία) is the ancient Greco-Roman concept of hospitality as a divine right of the guest and a divine duty of the host. Similar or broadly equivalent customs were and are also known in other cultures, though not always by that name. Among the Greeks and Romans, hospitium was ...
Hellenism ( Greek: Ἑλληνισμός) [ a] in a religious context refers to the modern pluralistic religion practiced in Greece and around the world by several communities derived from the beliefs, mythology and rituals from antiquity through and up to today. It is a system of thought and spirituality with a shared culture and values, and ...
Xena. Xena is a fictional character from the Xena: Warrior Princess franchise, portrayed by New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless and co-created by Robert Tapert and John Schulian. She first appeared as a villain in the 1995–1999 television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys before joining forces with Hercules.
e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia ( / ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians . In Greek mythology, the new-born Hestia, along with four of ...
It is unclear whether she originated from a character trait of the Greek goddess Athena or has always existed as an independent deity. [9] Her origin story in Greek mythology is also slightly ambiguous, with the Theogony claiming Nike to be the daughter of Styx and Pallas [10] while the Homeric Hymns describe Ares, the god of war, as being Nike ...
Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, a direct-to-video animated movie, was released in January 1998. The film features the voices of actors from both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess – including Lucy Lawless, Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and Renee O'Connor.
Antinous of Ithaca. In the Epic Cycle, Antinous (also Antinoüs; Latin: Antinous) or Antinoös ( Ancient Greek: Ἀντίνοος, romanized : Antínoös means "opposite in character, resisting"), was the Ithacan son of Eupeithes, best known for his role in Homer 's Odyssey .