Apr 13, 2023 · Some scholars have suggested that the name “Artemis” appears in the first Greek texts, equating the goddess of the hunt with a-te-mi-to or a-te-mi-te in the Linear B script (the …

Apr 11, 2023 · It does not appear in the Linear B tablets, the earliest surviving texts of Greek civilization, written in a syllabic script during the Greek Bronze Age (ca. 1600–1100 BCE). …

Dec 7, 2022 · Diodorus of Sicily (ca. 90–ca. 30 BCE): There are references to Leto’s mythology and children in the Library of History. Strabo (64/63 BCE–ca. 24 CE): There are references to …

Mar 8, 2023 · As a Greek goddess, Nemesis occasionally appears in modern adaptations of Greek mythology. Nemesis is a fairly important supporting character in the TV series Hercules: …

Mar 10, 2023 · Mythology. Like many Titans, Phoebe seldom appeared in Greek texts. Her role in the Titanomachy and its aftermath, for example, is unsung and unknown. Hesiod’s Theogony, …

Aug 29, 2023 · Orion was a mortal hunter of remarkable size and strength, as well as a highly prolific lover. The myths surrounding Orion were often contradictory, though most sources …

Mar 11, 2023 · Through her sister Leto, Asteria was the aunt of the Olympians Apollo and Artemis; like them, she was sometimes associated with celestial bodies (her name is related to …

Feb 27, 2023 · 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 …

Oct 4, 2023 · 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 …

Sep 20, 2023 · Overview. Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus …