In Greek mythology, the Hyades (/ˈhaɪ.ə.diːz/; Ancient Greek: Ὑάδες, romanized: Hyádes, popularly "rain-makers" or "the rainy ones"; from ὕω, hýō, 'I...
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her sisters, the Hyades. Later, Lycurgus assaulted the child Dionysus who was crossing his lands on Mount Nysa, escorted by the hyades. Lycurgus pursued...
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Hyades may refer to: Hyades (band) Hyades (mythology) Hyades (star cluster), an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus This disambiguation page...
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Hyades, as it is located much closer to Earth and merely happens to lie along the same line of sight. The five brightest member stars of the Hyades have...
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Prometheus. He had many children, mostly daughters, the Hesperides, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and the nymph Calypso who lived on the island Ogygia. The...
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companions of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Together with their sisters, the Hyades, they were called the Atlantides, Dodonides, or Nysiades, nursemaids and...
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characters in Greek mythology by the name Coronis (Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, -ίδος "crow" or "raven"). These include: Coronis, one of the Hyades. Corone, a daughter...
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In Greek mythology, Calypso (/kəˈlɪpsoʊ/; Greek: Καλυψώ, "she who conceals") was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's...
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named Mount Kyllini. She married the Titan Atlas and gave birth to the Hyades, Hyas and the Pleiades. She was also the protectress of sailing. In some...
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Hesiodic fragment, was one of the Hyades, the nymphs associated with the configuration of stars known as the Hyades. She was the sister of Aesyle (Phaisyle)...
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with Zeus as a deity of springs, making her a water-goddess. One of the Hyades, the rain-bringing nymphs, is Dione, the daughter of Atlas and an Oceanid...
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Io (/ˈaɪ.oʊ/; Ancient Greek: Ἰώ [iːɔ̌ː]) was, in Greek mythology, one of the mortal lovers of Zeus. An Argive princess, she was an ancestor of many kings...
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Greek mythographers, was the traditional place where the rain nymphs, the Hyades, raised the infant god Dionysus, the "God of Nysa." Though the worship of...
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In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάλθεια) is the most-frequently mentioned foster-mother of Zeus. The name Amalthea, in Greek...
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In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his...
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She is sometimes called the wife of Atlas and mother of the Pleiades, Hyades (more usually the offspring of Pleione) and Hyas. Aethra (possibly same...
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In Greek mythology, Echo (/ˈɛkoʊ/; Greek: Ἠχώ, Ēkhō, "echo", from ἦχος (ēchos), "sound") was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved consorting...
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Greek mythology, Aesyle, also called Phaesyle (Ancient Greek: Φαισυλη Phaisylê means 'shining' from phainô) was one of the three or five Hyades, sisters...
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support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In Greek mythology, Perse (Ancient Greek: Πέρση, romanized: Pérsē, lit. 'destroyer') is one...
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter...
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Beroe (Greek myth) (redirect from Beroe (mythology))
In Greek mythology, Beroe (Ancient Greek: Βερόη Beróē) may refer to the following divinities and women: Beroe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water nymph...
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List of rain deities (section African mythology)
Baal Adad Fengxi (mythology) Yu Shi Loong Wang: Chinese dragon (Loong) Kalden[citation needed] Lumo, sky goddess of rain and mist Hyades, nymphs that bring...
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In Greek mythology, Pontus (/ˈpɒntəs/; Greek: Πόντος, translit. Póntos, lit. "Sea") was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, one of the Greek primordial...
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In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water...
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Titans (redirect from Titans (mythology))
In Greek mythology, the Titans (Ancient Greek: οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, hoi Tītânes, singular: ὁ Τῑτᾱ́ν, -ήν, ho Tītân) were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the...
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In Greek mythology, Callirrhoe, Callirhoe, Callirrhoë, or occasionally Kallirroi (/kəˈlɪroʊiː/; Ancient Greek: Καλλιρρόη, romanized: Kallirróē, lit. 'beautiful...
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Nymph (redirect from Nymph (Greek mythology))
nymphs). Nymphs are often featured in classic works of art, literature, mythology, and fiction. Since the Middle Ages, nymphs have been sometimes popularly...
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Pasiphaë (redirect from Pasiphaë (Greek mythology))
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Pasiphaë (/pəˈsɪfiiː/; Greek: Πασιφάη, translit. Pasipháē derived from πάσι (archaic dative plural) "for...
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In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ˈiːθər/; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the...
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Aegina (/iˈdʒaɪnə/; Ancient Greek: Αἴγινα) was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic...
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