#Triton is son of the sea God & his wife #Amphitrite, he dwelt in a golden palace in the bottom of the sea, or according to Homer, at #Aegae. Later writers describe him as riding over the sea on #seahorses or other #monsters. Sometimes #Tritons are mentioned in in the plural. They are conceived as …
#Poseidon, in #ancient #Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), #earthquakes, and #horses. He is distinguished from #Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek #divinity of the waters” Poseidon Identified with #Neptunus by the Romans, was the god of the #Mediterranean Sea. He was the son of #Cronos and …
#Nike : Called #Victoria by the #Romans, Goddess of #Victory, is described as a daughter of Pallas and Styx (Early #Greek #God of #battles) and as a sister of #Zelus (zeal) #Cratos (strength), and #Bia (force). Athletes who wanted to win worshipped her. Even today, she has some significance to athletes. If you look carefully …
“Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters” Poseidon Identified with Neptunus by the Romans, was the god of the Mlediterranean Sea. He was the son of Cronos and Rhea, …
Nike: Called Victoria by the Romans, Goddess of Victory, is described as a daughter of Pallas and Styx (Early Greek God of battles) and as a sister of Zelus (zeal) Cratos (strength), and Bia (force). Nike’s name means Victory, and the Roman equivalent of Nike was Victoria Nike had a celebrated temple on the …
Haracles or Hercules: According to Homer, Heracles was the son of Zeus by Alcmene, the wife of Amphitrycn, of Thebes Boeotia On the day on which Heracle was born, Zeus boasted of becoming the father of a hero destined to rule over the race of Perseus, who was the grand father of both of Amphitryon …
Helios is Sun-god in ancient Greeks religion & mythology, He is also called Sol by the Romans and Mithra by the ancient Persians, was the son of Hyperion and Thea and a brother of Selene (the Moon) and Eos (Dawn). He is also called latinized as Helius. He is generally given the epithets Hyperion or …
Hecate: A mysterious divinity, probably a moon goddess (or as some think, an earth goddess) commonly represented as a daughter of Persaeus or Perses, and hence called Perseis. She was one of the Titans, and the only one of this race, who retained her power under the rule of Zeus. The extensive power possessed by …
Dioscuroi Sons of Zeus, the well-known heroes Castor and Polux, called by the Greeks Polydeuces. Castor and Pollux are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri. According to Homer, they were the sons of Leda and Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon, and consequently brothers of Helen. Castor was famous for his …
Dionysus The Ancient Greek God Dionysus, also called Bacchus in Rome & Liber Pater, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy, is another Important Indo Greek divinity” Dionysus, the god of wine, was the son of Zeus and Semele, the daughter of Cadmus …