2023年2月27日 · Diana was also associated with the underworld and liminal zones—the boundaries separating the living from the dead and the wild from the civilized. Though she was a Roman goddess, much of Diana’s mythology and personality originated elsewhere. Diana was heavily based on Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and nature.

2023年4月13日 · In others still, Orion fell in love with Eos, the goddess of dawn, and Artemis killed him out of jealousy. Diana Mourning the Death of Orion by Etienne Delaune (1547–1548). Rijksmuseum Public Domain. A more nuanced variant had Apollo inciting the clash between Artemis and Orion.

2022年12月9日 · As the fierce goddess of warfare, Minerva would also wield a spear and don a Roman general’s armor, complete with a soldier’s helm and a small shield. Most depictions of the goddess portrayed her in this latter attire. Family. In her Hellenic form, Minerva was the daughter of Jupiter, the king of the gods, and Metis, a giant or Titan.

2023年7月19日 · Camilla was an Italian heroine and warrior, the daughter of the Volscian king Metabus. Dedicated to the goddess Diana as an infant, Camilla grew up in the woods as a virgin huntress and later allied with Turnus in his war against Aeneas. She was killed in battle by an Etruscan fighter named Arruns.

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2023年10月4日 · Callisto was a princess or nymph from Arcadia and a companion of the goddess Artemis. After being seduced by Zeus, she bore him a son named Arcas; but she was soon transformed into a bear by either Artemis, Hera, or Zeus. In her new form, Callisto was either shot down by Artemis or made into a constellation.

2022年11月29日 · The Roman Gods had great influence in every sphere of society. From entreating divine inspiration at the highest levels of government to performing rituals honoring tutelary deities who assisted with the practical needs of everyday life, worship was a foundation of Roman existence.

2022年11月29日 · Vesta, the Virgin Goddess. A story told in Ovid’s Fasti concerned Vesta’s virginal purity and those who would claim it. One night, Vesta attended a dinner party hosted by Cybele, a mother goddess. All the gods and goddesses were there, as was Silenus, a wizened teacher and tutor to Bacchus who was also a lush. Everyone had a lovely time ...

2023年8月23日 · Ceres was identified with the Greek goddess Demeter, the Olympian goddess of agriculture. Nearly all of Ceres’ mythology and iconography—and even much of her worship—was based on that of Demeter. Attic red-figure cup by the Aberdeen Painter (ca. 470–460 BCE) showing Demeter (right) with Triptolemus (left)

2023年9月11日 · Endymion, son of Aethlius and Calyce, was a king of Elis whose remarkable beauty won him the love of Selene, goddess of the moon. In the best-known tradition, the gods caused Endymion to fall into an eternal sleep so that he …