In mythology, the Greek underworld is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that makes 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 is transported to the underworld. In early mythology (e.g., Homer's Iliad and Odyssey) the dead …

Sep 23, 2022 · Tartarus. Origin: Greek; Meaning: Original god of the Underworld; Variations/Synonyms: Tartaros; Description: He’s one of the primordial gods. He wasn’t just the god of the darkest, deepest part of the Underworld but was the pit itself. Thanatos. Origin: Greek; Meaning: God of death (non-violent death)

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, singular: Γίγας, Gígas), were a race of great strength and aggression, though not necessarily of great size.They were known for the Gigantomachy (or Gigantomachia), their battle with the Olympian gods. According to Hesiod, the Giants were the offspring of Gaia (Earth), born from …

TARTARUS (Tartaros) The Protogenos of the great stormy pit which lay beneath the roots of the earth. He was the anti-heaven: just as the dome of heaven arched high above the earth, Tartarus arched beneath her. The Titans were imprisoned in his depths. TETHYS The Protogenos of the flow of fresh-water. She was an aspect of all-nourishing Mother ...

Wrath of the Titans is a 2012 action fantasy film and a sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans.The film stars Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph Fiennes, and Liam Neeson, with Jonathan Liebesman directing a screenplay by Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson from a story by them and Greg Berlanti.

Demeter’s Role Demeter's Name Demeter’s name consists of two parts, the second of which (-meter) is almost invariably linked with the meaning “mother,” which conveniently fits with Demeter’s role as a mother-goddess.However, there are still debates over the meaning of the first part (De-), which most scholars associate with “Ge,” i.e., Gaea (making Demeter “Mother …

Menoetius was killed by Zeus with a flash of lightning in the Titanomachy, and banished to Tartarus. His name means "doomed might", deriving from the Ancient Greek words menos ("might, power") and oitos ("doom, pain"). Hesiod described Menoetius as hubristic, meaning exceedingly prideful and impetuous to the very end. From what his name ...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (/ ˈ m ɔɪ r aɪ,-r iː /, also spelled Moirae or Mœræ; Ancient Greek: Μοῖραι, "lots, destinies, apportioners"), often known in English as the Fates (Latin: Fata), were the personifications of destiny; their Roman equivalent was the Parcae (euphemistically the "sparing ones"), and ...

In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (⚕; Ancient Greek: Ράβδος του Ασκληπιού, Rábdos tou Asklipioú, sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine.Theories have been proposed about the Greek origin of the symbol ...

Gaea (also spelled as Gaia or Ge) is the Greek primordial goddess of the Earth. She is the first being to have sprung forth from the void of Chaos. Gaea is the main antagonist of The Heroes of Olympus series, being directly responsible for some of the major events in the series, such as the Second Giant War. Her current husband is the protogenos Tartarus, whom she conceived the …