Interpretatio graeca (Latin for 'Greek translation'), or "interpretation by means of Greek [models]", refers to the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify...

whose myths were assimilated to Flora in mythological narratives (interpretatio graeca). The Hellenized Flora was married to Favonius, the wind god also...

equate them definitively with those of later Norse mythology. Interpretatio graeca Interpretatio romana "Saturday". Online Etymological Dictionary. Retrieved...

religion Mystery religions, initiatory cults of the Greco-Roman world Interpretatio graeca, the translation or interpretation of Greek and Roman deities in...

wear a victor's crown (Greek στέφανος, stéphanos). According to the Interpretātiō Graecǎ, he is Zelos (Ζῆλος, Zêlos (latinized as Zēlus), literally "Zeal"...

common ground between their major gods and those of the Greeks (interpretatio graeca), adapting Greek myths and iconography for Latin literature and Roman...

Consus together in region X of Heaven, possibly following an old interpretatio graeca of Consus or reflecting an Etruscan idea of a chthonic Neptune apparent...

Martyrs Christian martyrs Damnatio ad bestias Hellenistic religion Interpretatio graeca Hindu terrorism Hindutva Violence against Christians in India Martyrdom...

Egyptians connected with the onset of the Nile flooding. Under the interpretatio graeca, she was conflated with Hera and Juno. The exact pronunciation of...

as resembling a man with a donkey's head. The Greek practice of interpretatio graeca, ascribing the gods of another people's pantheon to corresponding...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...

equivalent of the twelve Olympians Family tree of the Greek gods Interpretatio graeca, including a table of mythological equivalents List of Greek mythological...

with whom Greeks associated the Phoenician and Punic Melqart, by interpretatio graeca. Strabo notes that the two bronze pillars within the temple, each...

ancient Egyptian religion, as well as Dionysus or Heracles in the interpretatio graeca. The identification with Heracles may be related to the fact that...

after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca. It is one of the best preserved shrines in Egypt. The temple was...

with Hermes/Mercury and the Caduceus". Despite a long tradition of interpretatio graeca (the tendency of the ancient Greeks to identify foreign deities with...

Roman names but adopting the Greek stories told about them (see interpretatio graeca) and importing other myths for which they had no counterpart. For...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...

tolerance (except in the case of the Zealots), since thanks to the interpretatio graeca exported by the Macedonians, it was possible to identify Caelus (Roman...

Diary Holder is named after one of the Dii Consentes. Di indigetes Interpretatio graeca § Greco-Roman equivalents Proto-Indo-European mythology Twelve Olympians...

associated with Aphrodite as the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias through interpretatio graeca, show the goddess riding on a sea-goat. Brody describes her thus:...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...

Phoenicians and, later, Hebrews, they identified the Semitic El, by interpretatio graeca, with Cronus. The association was recorded c. 100 AD by Philo of...

mean Golden Rule Greek words for love Hemitheos Hero cult Hubris Interpretatio graeca Katabasis Know thyself Metamorphosis Metempsychosis Nympholepsy Paradoxography...

"tradition", viewed as central to Roman identity. Through interpretatio graeca and interpretatio romana, the religions of other peoples incorporated into...

inscriptions from Cyprus, though it is not certain if this example of interpretatio graeca was recognized outside this island. The etymology of Resheph's name...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...

the conquests of Alexander the Great, a period of syncretism or interpretatio graeca saw many traditional Greek deities identified with foreign counterparts...

topics Glossary of ancient Roman religion Roman mythology Ancient Greek religion Etruscan religion Gallo-Roman religion Interpretatio Graeca Decline v t e...