WebMost specialists believe that the Phoenician alphabet was adopted for Greek during the early 8th century BC, perhaps in Euboea. The earliest known fragmentary Greek inscriptions date from this time, 770–750 BC, and they match Phoenician letter forms of c. 800–750 BC. The oldest substantial texts known to date are the Dipylon inscription and the text on the …

WebRoman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans.One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, Roman mythology may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period. Roman …

WebThe hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, "horse" and κάμπος, "sea monster"), often called a sea-horse in English, [citation needed] is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek …

WebGalatea (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ t iː ə /; Greek: Γαλάτεια; "she who is milk-white") is a name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life in Greek mythology.In modern English, the name usually alludes to that story.. Galatea is also the name of Polyphemus's object of desire in Theocritus's Idylls VI and XI and is …

WebIn Greek mythology, Cyrene (/ s aɪ ˈ r iː n i / sy-REE-nee) or Kyrene (/ k aɪ ˈ r iː n i / ky-REE-nee; Ancient Greek: Κῡρήνη, romanized: Kyrēnē, lit. 'sovereign queen'), was a Thessalian princess, and later, the queen and ruler of the North African city of Cyrene.According to the myth, the city was founded and named after her by Apollo.

WebHindu mythology is the body of myths and literature attributed to, and espoused by, the adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedic literature, epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Puranas, and regional literature like the Tamil Periya Puranam and Divya Prabandham, and the Mangal Kavya of Bengal.

WebGreek mythology and tragedy. Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea; Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris; Ajax, by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about Ajax the Great; Arts and entertainment Fictional characters. Ajax Duckman, in the animated television series …

WebXenia (Greek: ξενία) is an ancient Greek concept of hospitality.It is almost always translated as 'guest-friendship' or 'ritualized friendship'. It is an institutionalized relationship rooted in generosity, gift exchange, and reciprocity. Historically, hospitality towards foreigners and guests (Hellenes not of your polis) was understood as a moral obligation.

WebThe word αἰθήρ (aithḗr) in Homeric Greek means "pure, fresh air" or "clear sky". In Greek mythology, it was thought to be the pure essence that the gods breathed, filling the space where they lived, analogous to the air breathed by mortals. It is also personified as a deity, Aether, the son of Erebus and Nyx in traditional Greek mythology. Aether is related to …

WebAfter 1100 BC, Greeks began to bury their dead in individual graves rather than group tombs. Athens, however, was a major exception; the Athenians normally cremated their dead and placed their ashes in an urn. During the early Archaic period, Greek cemeteries became larger, but grave goods decreased.This greater simplicity in burial coincided with …