WebA katabasis or catabasis (Ancient Greek: κατάβασις, from κατὰ "down" and βαίνω "go") is a journey to the underworld.Its original sense is usually associated with Greek mythology and Classical mythology more broadly, where the protagonist visits the Greek underworld, also known as Hades.The term is also used in a broad sense of any journey to the realm of …

WebAeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini created c. 1618-19. Housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, the sculpture depicts a scene from the Aeneid, where the hero Aeneas leads his family from burning Troy.. The life-sized group shows three generations of Aeneas' family. The young man is Aeneas, who carries …

WebCassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced , also Κασάνδρα, and sometimes referred to as Alexandra) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a …

WebRăzboiul troian este un conflict militar celebru al Antichității, care i-a avut ca protagoniști pe eroii ahei și inamicii acestora, locuitorii orașului Troia din Asia Minor.Conform mitologiei grecești, neînțelegerea ar fi izbucnit după ce Paris, prințul Troiei, ar fi răpit-o pe Elena, soția lui Menelau, regele Spartei.Deși neconfirmată istoric, legenda Războiului Troian este ...

WebAd astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: "sic itur ad astra" ('thus one journeys to the stars') and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" ('desire to pursue the high[/hard to reach] stars on wings'). Another origin is Seneca the Younger, who wrote in Hercules: "non est ad astra mollis e terris via" …

WebIn Greek mythology, Neoptolemus (/ ˌ n iː ə p ˈ t ɒ l ɪ m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Νεοπτόλεμος, romanized: Neoptólemos, lit. 'new warrior'), also called Pyrrhus (/ ˈ p ɪ r ə s /; Πύρρος, Pýrrhos, 'red'), was the son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia, and the brother of Oneiros. He became the mythical progenitor of the ruling dynasty of the …

WebThe statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group (Italian: Gruppo del Laocoonte), has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since it was excavated in Rome in 1506 and placed on public display in the Vatican Museums, where it remains. It is very likely the same statue that was praised in the highest terms by the …

WebMythology Background. Nisus and Euryalus are among the refugees who in the aftermath of the Trojan War flee under the leadership of Aeneas, the highest-ranking Trojan to survive. Nisus was the son of Hyrtacus, and was known for his hunting. The family cultivated the huntress-goddess who inhabited Mount Ida. Euryalus, who was younger, has spent his …

WebIn Greek mythology, Andromache (/ æ n ˈ d r ɒ m ə k iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομάχη, Andromákhē [andromákʰɛ:]) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. She was born and raised in the city of Cilician Thebe, over which her father ruled.The name means 'man battler' or 'fighter of men' or 'man fighter' (note that there was also a famous …

WebDescription. Deiphobus was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the Chronography as " above average stature, keen-eyed, somewhat snub-nosed, dark-skinned, flat-faced, brave, good beard". Meanwhile, in the account of Dares the Phrygian, he was illustrated as ". . .looked like his father [i.e. a handsome face].He was the man of forceful …