SalmoneusIn Greek mythology, Salmoneus (; Ancient Greek: Σαλμωνεύς, romanized: Salmōneús, lit.'man from Salmone') was 'the wicked' eponymous king and founder of Salmone in Pisatis. FamilySalmoneus was formerly a Thessalian prince as son of King Aeolus of Aeolia. His mother was identified as (1) Enarete, daughter of Deimachus, or (2) Iphis, daughter of Peneus, or (3) Laodice, daughter of Aloeus.
Laertes (father of Odysseus)In Greek mythology, Laertes (; Ancient Greek: Λαέρτης, romanized: Laértēs, lit.'gatherer of the people' or 'one who is of the people'; Greek pronunciation:; also spelled Laërtes) was the king of the Cephallenians, an ethnic group who lived both on the Ionian Islands and on the mainland. He presumably inherited the kingdom from his father Arcesius and grandfather Cephalus.
Ancient Corinth37°54′19″N22°52′49″E / 37.9053455°N 22.8801924°E / 37.9053455; 22.8801924Corinth ( ; Ancient Greek: ΚόρινθοςKórinthos; Doric Greek: ϘόρινθοςQórinthos; Latin: Corinthus) was a city-state (polis) on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to mainland Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
Greek underworldIn Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades (Ancient Greek: ᾍδης, romanized: Háidēs) is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that make up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence (psyche) is separated from the corpse and transported to the underworld.
Aegina (mythology)Aegina (; Ancient Greek: Αἴγινα) was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic Gulf between Attica and the Peloponnesos. The archaic Temple of Aphaea, the "Invisible Goddess", on the island was later subsumed by the cult of Athena. Aphaia (Ἀφαῖα) may be read as an attribute of Aegina that provides an epithet, or as a doublet of the goddess.
AsopusAsopus or Asopos (; Ancient Greek: Ἀ̄σωπός, romanized: Āsōpos or Asôpos) is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers.
HomerHomer (; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος, Hómēros; possibly born c. 8th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history.
Corinth (modern city)Corinth ( KORR-inth; Greek: Κόρινθος, romanized: Kórinthos, Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkorinθos]) is a city in the Peloponnese in Greece. The successor to the ancient city of Corinth, it is the capital of the Corinthia regional unit and the seat of the municipality of Corinth, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has a population of 38,485 according to the 2021 census, of whom 30,816 live within the city limits of Corinth.
ZeusGreek god of the sky and king of the godsCultAltar of Zeus AgoraiosDodonaHeroon at NemeaHomariumIthomaeaLykaiaOlympic GamesSanctuary of Zeus PolieusStheniaTemple of Olympian Zeus, AgrigentoTemple of Olympian Zeus, AthensTemple of Zeus, CyreneTemple of Zeus, OlympiaIconographyArtemision BronzeGroup of Zeus and GanymedeStatue of Zeus at OlympiaZanes of OlympiaZeus of OtricoliEpithetsAgamemnonApemiusApesantiusApomyiusArbiusAreiusAsbamaeusAtabyriusGeorgosMeilichiosZeus (, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) is the supreme deity of the Greek pantheon.
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.
EternityEternity, also sempiternity or forever, or perpetuity, is time with no end, i.e. infinite. In the context of human life, eternity and death are co-existing realities.
ClassicismClassicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for a classical period, classical antiquity in the Western tradition, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate.
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