Hera (/ˈhɛrə, ˈhɪərə/; Greek: Ἥρα, translit. Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of women, marriage, family and childbirth in ancient Greek religion and mythology, one of the twelve Olympiansand the sister and wife of Zeus. She is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Hera rules over Mount Olympus as queen of the gods. A matronly figure, Hera served as both the patroness and protectress of married women, presiding over weddings and blessing marital unions. One of Hera's defining characteristics is her jealous and vengeful nature against Zeus' numerous lovers and illegitimate offspring, as well as the mortals who cross her.
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Hera is commonly seen with the animals she considers sacred, including the cow, lion and the peacock. Portrayed as majestic and solemn, often enthroned, and crowned with the polos (a high cylindrical crown worn by several of the Great Goddesses), Hera may hold a pomegranate in her hand, emblem of fertile blood and death and a substitute for the narcotic capsule of the opium poppy.[1]
Her Roman counterpart is Juno.[2]
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In Greek mythology, Leto /ˈliːtoʊ/ (Greek: Λητώ Lētṓ; Λατώ, Lātṓ in Doric Greek) is the daughter of the TitansCoeus and Phoebe, the sister of Asteria. She is the mother of Apollo and Artemis.[1]
In the Olympian scheme, Zeus is the father of her twins,[2] Apollo and Artemis, which Leto conceived after her hidden beauty accidentally caught the eye of Zeus. Classical Greek myths record little about Leto other than her pregnancy and search for a place where she could give birth to Apollo and Artemis, since Hera in her jealousy caused all lands to shun her. She eventually found an island that was not attached to the ocean floor, therefore it was not considered land and she could give birth.[3] Once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim[4] and benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played.
In Roman mythology, Leto's Roman equivalent is Latona, a Latinization of her name, influenced by EtruscanLetun.[5]
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 Leto with the infants Apollo and Artemis, by Francesco Pozzi (1824) |
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Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, culture hero, and trickster figure in Greek mythology | |
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| Siblings | Atlas, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Anchiale |
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiəs/; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning "forethought")[1] is a Titan god of fire.[2] Prometheus is credited with the creation of humanity from clay, and of defying the gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity as civilization. Prometheus is known for his intelligence and for being a champion of humankind,[3] and is also generally seen as the author of the human arts and sciences.[citation needed][4] He is sometimes presented as the father of Deucalion, the hero of the flood story.[5][6][7]
The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft of fire and giving it to humans is a popular subject of both ancient and modern culture. Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, sentenced Prometheus to eternal torment for his transgression. Prometheus was bound to a rock, and an eagle—the emblem of Zeus—was sent to eat his liver (in ancient Greece, the liver was often thought to be the seat of human emotions).[8]His liver would then grow back overnight, only to be eaten again the next day in an ongoing cycle.[8]Prometheus was eventually freed by the hero Heracles.[9] In yet more symbolism, the struggle of Prometheus is located by some at Mount Elbrus or at Mount Kazbek, two volcanic promontories in the Caucasus Mountains beyond which for the ancient Greeks lay the realm of the barbarii.[10]
In another myth, Prometheus establishes the form of animal sacrifice practiced in ancient Greek religion.[citation needed] Evidence of a cult to Prometheus himself is not widespread. He was a focus of religious activity mainly at Athens, where he was linked to Athena and Hephaestus, who were the Greek deities of creative skills and technology.[11][12]
In the Western classical tradition, Prometheus became a figure who represented human striving (particularly the quest for scientific knowledge) and the risk of overreaching or unintended consequences. In particular, he was regarded in the Romantic era as embodying the lone genius whose efforts to improve human existence could also result in tragedy: Mary Shelley, for instance, gave The Modern Prometheus as the subtitle to her novel Frankenstein (1818).
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In Greek mythology, the name Orchomenus (/ɔːrˈkɒmɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός) may refer to:
- Orchomenus, an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon[1] either by the naiad Cyllene,[2] Nonacris[3] or by unknown woman. He was the founder and eponym of Orchomenus (Arcadia), as well as founder of Methydrium.[4] One account called him father of Arcas.[5] Orchomenus and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Orchomenus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god.[6]
- Orchomenus, a king, the father of Elara.[7]
- Orchomenus, son of Zeus and the Danaid Isonoe (Isione[8]). He was the husband of Hermippe and legal father of Minyas whose biological father was Poseidon.[9] In some accounts, Orchomenus was regarded as the son of Zeus and Hermippe instead.[10]
- Orchomenus, a son of Minyas and Phanosyra, thus grandson of the above[9] (note though that there were multiple versions of Minyas' parentage). He succeeded to Minyas' power and had his domain, the Boeotian Orchomenus, named after himself. He received Hyettus who had fled Argos over the murder of Molurus, and assigned to him a tract of land.[11] According to one source, Orchomenus died without issue, and his kingdom was handed over to Presbon, a son of Phrixus;[12] in an alternate version though, he was father of Aspledon, Amphidocus and Clymenus,[13] of whom the latter was his successor. He may be the Orchomenus who is given as father of Chloris, the consort of Ampycus.[14]
- Orchomenus, son of Eteocles and brother of Minyas, in a rare genealogy; essentially the same as the above.[15]
- Orchomenus, a son of Athamas and Themisto and brother of Sphincius according to Hyginus.[16]
- Orchomenus, one of the sons of Thyestes by a naiad whose flesh was served to their own father by Atreus.[17] His two brothers were Aglaus and Calaeus.[18]
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