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Maia (mythology)
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; ), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. Family Maia is the daughter of AtlasHesiod, ''Theogony'' 938 and Pleione the Oceanid, and is the oldest of the seven Pleiades.Apollodorus3.10.1/ref> They were born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, and are sometimes called mountain nymphs, ''oreads''; Simonides of Ceos sang of "mountain Maia" ''(Maiados oureias)'' "of the lovely black eyes." Because they were daughters of Atlas, they were also called the Atlantides. Mythology Birth of Hermes According to the ''Homeric Hymn to Hermes'', Zeus, in the dead of night, secretly made love to Maia, who avoided the company of the gods, in a cave of Cyllene. She became pregnant with Hermes. After giving birth to the baby, Maia wrapped him in blankets and went to sleep. The rapidly maturing infant Hermes crawled away to Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-figure Pottery
Red-figure pottery () is a style of Pottery of ancient Greece, ancient Greek pottery in which the background of the pottery is painted black while the figures and details are left in the natural red or orange color of the clay. It developed in Athens around 520 BC and remained in use until the late 3rd century AD. It replaced the previously dominant style of black-figure pottery within a few decades. Its modern name is based on the figural depictions in red color on a black background, in contrast to the preceding black-figure style with black figures on a red background. The most important areas of production, apart from Attica, were in Magna Graecia, Southern Italy. The style was also adopted in other parts of Greece. Etruria became an important center of production outside the Ancient Greece, Greek World. Attic red-figure vases were exported throughout Greece and beyond. For a long time, they dominated the market for fine ceramics. Few centers of pottery production could compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleis
''Callidula'' is a genus of moths of the family Callidulidae. Species *'' Callidula arctata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula aruana'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula atata'' (Swinhoe, 1909) *'' Callidula aureola'' (Swinhoe, 1905) *'' Callidula biplagiata'' (Butler, 1887) *'' Callidula dichroa'' (Boisduval, 1832) *'' Callidula erycinoides'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula evander'' (Stoll, 780 *'' Callidula fasciata'' (Butler, 1877) *'' Callidula hypoleuca'' Butler, 1887 *'' Callidula jucunda'' Felder, 1874 *'' Callidula kobesi'' Holloway, 1998 *'' Callidula lata'' (Pagenstecher, 1887) *'' Callidula lunigera'' Butler, 1879 *'' Callidula miokensis'' (Pagenstecher, 1884) *'' Callidula nenia'' Druce, 1888 *'' Callidula nigresce'' (Butler, 1887) *'' Callidula oceanitis'' (Joicey & Talbot, 1916) *'' Callidula petavius'' (Stoll, 1781) *'' Callidula plagalis'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Callidula plioxantha'' (Kirsch, 1877) *'' Callidula posticalis'' (Guérin-Méneville, 831 __NOTOC__ Year 831 (Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyas
Hyas (, ; ), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia. His name means rain from ''hyô, hyetos.'' Family Hyas was the son of the Titan Atlas and either of the Oceanids, Pleione or Aethra, thus brother to the Pleiades and Hyades.Hesiod, ''Astronomy'' fr. 2 from Scholiast on Aratus, 254; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'192 ''De astronomia'2.21.4/ref> In one account, Hyas instead was called the father of the Hyades by Boeotia. Mythology Death Hyas was a notable archer who was killed by his intended prey. Some stories have him dying after attempting to rob a lion of its cubs. ''While his .e. Hyasbeard was fresh, stags trembled in terror before him, and the hare was welcome prey. But when years matured his manhood, he breavely closed with the shaggy lioness and the boar. He sought the lair and brood of the whelped lioness and was bloody prey to the Libyan beast.''Some have H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardie (mythology)
A cardie is a shortened form of the word for a cardigan, a type of sweater. Cardie may refer to: *Cardie, listed by Servius as one of the Hyades in Greek mythology *Cardie, a fictional character in 2016 comedy film '' Folk Hero & Funny Guy'' *Cardie Primary School, in Foix Foix ( , ; ; ) is a commune, the former capital of the County of Foix. It is the capital of the department of Ariège as it is the seat of the prefecture of that department. Foix is located in the Occitanie region of southwestern France ..., France * Claire Cardie (1982–2019), American computer scientist See also * Cardi, a surname * Kardi (other) * McCardie, a surname {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pytho (mythology)
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Pytho may refer to: * Delphi or Pytho, a sacred precinct that served as the seat of the oracle Pythia * Pytho, listed by Servius as one of the Hyades in Greek mythology * ''Pytho'' (beetle), a genus of dead-log beetles See also * Python (mythology) In Greek mythology, Python (; '' gen''. Πύθωνος) was the serpent, sometimes represented as a medieval-style dragon, living at the center of the Earth, believed by the ancient Greeks to be at Delphi. Mythology Python, sometimes written P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyxo
Polyxo (; Ancient Greek: Πολυξώ ''Poluxṓ'') is the name of several figures in Greek mythology: *Polyxo, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. *Polyxo, one of the Hyades.''Hyginus, ''De'' ''Astronomica'' 2.21'' *Polyxo, a Naiad of the river Nile, presumably one of the daughters of the river-god Nilus. She was one of the wives of King Danaus of Libya and bore him twelve daughters: Autonoe, Theano, Electra, Cleopatra, Eurydice, Glaucippe, Anthelea, Cleodora, Euippe, Erato, Stygne, and Bryce. They married twelve sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and Caliadne, Polyxo's sister, and murdered them on their wedding night. According to Hippostratus, Danaus had all of his progeny by a single woman, Europe, also daughter of Nilus. In some accounts, he married Melia, daughter of his uncle Agenor, king of Tyre. *Polyxo, mother of Antiope and possibly Nycteis by Nycteus. *Polyxo, mother of Actorion. She came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaeo
322 Phaeo is an asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 27 November 1891, by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory in southern France. The presumably metallic X-type asteroid is the principal body of the Phaeo family and has a rotation period of 17.6 hours. It was named for the Greek mythological figure Phaeo, one of the Hyades or nymph A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...s. Several other asteroids were named for other of the Hyades – 193 Ambrosia, 158 Koronis, 217 Eudora, and 308 Polyxo.Lutz D. Schmadel, ''Dictionary of Minor Planet Names'', p. 42. Springer, . References External links Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) query form) Dictionary of Minor Plane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosia (Hyades)
In Greek mythology, Ambrosia was one of the Hyades. Mythology Dionysus was entrusted as a child to Ambrosia and her sisters, the Hyades. Later, Lycurgus assaulted the child Dionysus who was crossing his lands on Mount Nysa, escorted by the hyades. Lycurgus pursued and killed Ambrosia during this assault while her other sisters escaped and took refuge with Thetis. As she died, she turned into a vine, trapping the murderer in her branches until the god returned. According to another version, Ambrosia was one of the fifteen daughters of Atlas and Pleione and one of five sisters (the Hyades, in Latin Sicule).Hyginus, ''De astronomia'2.21.4with Musaeus as the authority At the death of their only brother, Hyas, killed by a lion (or a boar), they cried so much that, according to myths, they either turned into stars or were transformed by the moved gods, thus becoming the constellation Hyades while their brother Hyas was transformed into the constellation Aquarius. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudora (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Eudora or Eudore (Ancient Greek: Εὐδώρη means 'she of good gifts') was a name given to three nymphs: * Eudora, one of 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. * Eudora, the Nereid. She was one of the 50 sea-nymph daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. * Eudora, called "long-robed" in a Hesiodic fragment, was one of the Hyades, the nymphs associated with the configuration of stars known as the Hyades.Hyginus, ''De astronomia'2.21.1 ''Fabulae'192 Scholium on Aratus' ''Phenomena'' = Hesiod fr. 227a Mostpp. 300, 301= Hesiod fr. 291 MW. Notes References * Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
