WebThe ancient Greek tribes (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλήνων ἔθνη) were groups of Greek-speaking populations living in Greece, Cyprus, and the various Greek colonies.They were primarily divided by geographic, dialectal, political, and cultural criteria, as well as distinct traditions in mythology and religion.Some groups were of mixed origin, forming a syncretic culture …

WebSaturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology.He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn's mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace. After the Roman conquest of Greece, he was …

WebIron Age (pre-Great Migrations) populations of Europe known from Greco-Roman historiography, notably Herodotus, Pliny, Ptolemy and Tacitus: . Aegean: the Greek tribes, Pelasgians, and Anatolians.; Balkans: the Illyrians (List of ancient tribes in Illyria), Dacians, and Thracians.; Italian peninsula: the Camunni, Rhaetians, Lepontii, Adriatic Veneti, …

WebChild sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children in order to please or appease a deity, supernatural beings, or sacred social order, tribal, group or national loyalties in order to achieve a desired result. As such, it is a form of human sacrifice.Child sacrifice is thought to be an extreme extension of the idea that the more important the object of sacrifice, the …

WebEtymology. According to folk etymology, Deucalion's name comes from δεῦκος, deukos, a variant of γλεῦκος, gleucos, i.e. "sweet new wine, must, sweetness" and from ἁλιεύς, haliéus, i.e. "sailor, seaman, fisher". His wife Pyrrha's name derives from the adjective πυρρός, -ά, -όν, pyrrhós, -á, -ón, i.e. "flame-colored, orange".. Family. Of Deucalion's …

WebGreeks did not always clearly distinguish the Minyans from the Pelasgian cultures that had preceded them. Greek mythographers gave the Minyans an eponymous founder, Minyas, perhaps as legendary as Pelasgus (the founding father of the Pelasgians), which was a broader category of pre-Greek Aegean peoples. These Minyans were associated with …

WebThe Sabines (/ ˈ s eɪ b aɪ n z /; Latin: Sabini; Italian: Sabini, all exonyms) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome.. The Sabines divided into two populations just after the founding of Rome, which is described by Roman legend. …

WebReligion in Greece is dominated by Christianity, in particular the Greek Orthodox Church, which is within the larger communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church.It represented 90% of the total population in 2015 and is constitutionally recognized as the "prevailing religion" of Greece.Religions with smaller numbers of followers include Islam (comprising 2% of the …

WebThe Sea Peoples are a hypothesized seafaring confederation that attacked ancient Egypt and other regions in the East Mediterranean prior to and during the Late Bronze Age collapse (1200–900 BCE). Following the creation of the concept in the 19th century, the Sea Peoples' incursions became one of the most famous chapters of Egyptian history, given …

WebGreece is a parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the President of Greece is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government within a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament.Between the restoration of democracy in 1974 and the Greek …