PrometheusGreek mythological figure
TitansIn Greek mythology, the Titans (Ancient Greek: Τιτᾶνες, romanized: Tītânes; sing., Τιτάν, Tītā́n) were the deities who preceded the Olympians. According to the Theogony of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial deities Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth).
IapetusIn Greek mythology, Iapetus or Iapetos (; ; Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός, romanized: Iapetós), also Japetus or Japetos, was one of the Titans, the son of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth) and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources. Iapetus was linked to Japheth (Hebrew: יֶפֶת), one of the sons of Noah and a progenitor of mankind in biblical accounts.
Protagoras (dialogue)Protagoras ( ; Ancient Greek: Πρωταγόρας) is a dialogue by Plato. The traditional subtitle (which may or may not be Plato's) is "or the Sophists". The main argument is between Socrates and the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated sophist and philosopher. The discussion takes place at the home of Callias, who is host to Protagoras while he is in town.
Greek mythologyBody of myths originating in ancient GreeceGreek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives of deities, and heroes and the significance of the ancient Greeks' cult and ritual practices.
PyrrhaIn Greek mythology, Pyrrha (; Ancient Greek: Πύῤῥα, romanized: Púrrha, lit.'fiery') is the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora, or of Prometheus. EtymologyIn Latin, the word pyrrhus means red from the Greek adjective πυρρός, purrhos, meaning "flame coloured", or simply "red", referring in particular to people with red hair, as Pyrrha is described by both Horace and Ovid. FamilyPyrrha was the wife of Deucalion.
PandoraIn Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman, created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hesiod related it, each deity cooperated by giving her unique gifts. Her other name—inscribed against her figure on a white-groundkylix in the British Museum—is Anesidora.
HephaestusGreek god of blacksmiths
Pandora's boxPandora's box is an artefact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. Hesiod related that curiosity led her to open a container left in the care of her husband, thus releasing various deadly evils upon mankind, such as brutal toil and terrible illnesses. Later depictions of the story have been varied, with some literary and artistic treatments focusing more on the contents than on Pandora herself.
HesiodHesiod ( or ; Ancient Greek: ἩσίοδοςHēsíodos; fl. c. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety.
AthenaAthena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretised with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the gorgoneion.
PlatoAncient Greek philosopher (c. 428-347 BC)Plato ( ; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων, Plátōn; c. 428–347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens who is most commonly considered the foundational thinker of the Western philosophical tradition.
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