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Opora (mythology)
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Opora ( grc, Ὀπώρα, Opṓra, autumn, fruit) is a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, especially wine harvest, and the season of autumn. She is a fairly obscure goddess, although she features in a little-known myth centered around her romance with the stellar god Sirius, the Dog Star. A close equivalent in Roman mythology is found in the fertility goddess Pomona. Etymology The ancient Greek noun Opora referred to the part of the year between the rising of the stars Sirius and Arcturus, that is the end of July, all August and part of September at the end of summer; later it was used for late summer and autumn. In extension of its use for fruit-time it could refer to fruit itself, and figuratively to summer-bloom. The word apparently derives from the base of meaning "late, after" and meaning "hour, time". Robert Beekes suggests the Proto-Indo-European roots ''*h1opi'' meaning 'at, on' and ''*h1os-r/n-'' meaning 'harve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirius (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, Sirius . is the god and personification of the star Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, also known as the Dog Star, the most prominent star in the constellation Canis Major (the Greater Dog). In ancient texts, Sirius is portrayed as the scorching bringer of the summer heatwaves, who intensifies the Sun's own heat. Etymology The ancient Greek word and proper noun has been connected to the verb (''seíō''), meaning to 'sparkle, to gleam' and has thus an Indo-European etymology; Furnée on the other hand compared it to the word (''tírios''), the Cretan word for summer, which, if correct, would mean that the word is pre-Greek instead. From this name an ancient phrase was derived, ' (literally "sirian passion", meaning burning passion). Description Sirius's divine parentage is not made entirely clear in ancient texts; in the ''Theogony'' the poet Hesiod names Eos (the dawn goddess) and her husband Astraeus (a star god) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
