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6 giorni fa · In Arcadia, a major Arcadian deity known as Despoina ("Mistress") was said to be the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. According to Pausanias, a Thelpusian tradition said that during Demeter's search for Persephone, Poseidon pursued her.
6 giorni fa · At Thelpousa Demeter-Erinys gives birth to the horse Arion and to an unnamable daughter who has the shape of a mare. In some neighbour cults the daughter was called Despoina (mistress), which is another name of Persephone . [10]
1 giorno fa · Hera is the daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the sibling of Hestia, Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cronus was fated to be overthrown by one of his children; to prevent this, he swallowed all of his newborn children whole until Rhea tricked him into swallowing a stone instead of her youngest child, Zeus.
26 giu 2024 · The story goes like this: one day, Demeter’s beautiful daughter Persephone was out picking flowers with her friends. Suddenly, the earth opened up, and out popped Hades, the god of the underworld. Hades had fallen in love with Persephone and was determined to make her his bride.
19 giu 2024 · Persephone, in Greek religion, daughter of Zeus, the chief god, and Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; she was the wife of Hades, king of the underworld. In the Homeric “Hymn to Demeter,” the story is told of how Persephone was gathering flowers in the Vale of Nysa when she was seized by Hades and removed to the underworld.
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1 giorno fa · Khione is the Greek goddess of snow and winter. She is the daughter of Boreas, the god of the North Wind, and Oreithyia, an Athenian princess. Khione’s role in Greek myths includes controlling snow and winter, symbolizing change and the power of nature. Important stories include her talks with Poseidon, her involvement with the Argonauts, and ...
13 giu 2024 · Hecate’s depiction in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter is perhaps her most well-known literary appearance. In the hymn, Hecate and the sun god, Hyperion, hear Persephone’s cries when Hades abducts her. After Demeter had searched for her daughter for nine days, Hecate came to her on the tenth with a torch in her hands.
