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

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

today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts (see interpretatio graeca), integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices...

wear a victor's crown (Greek στέφανος, stephanos). According to the interpretatio graeca, he is Zelus, daimon of conquest and glory. For the broad historical...

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

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...

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

Zeus, while Aesop's Fables state she was crafted by Prometheus. In interpretatio graeca she was equated with Veritas, the Roman goddess of truth. In the...

Martyrs Christian martyrs Damnatio ad bestias Hellenistic religion Interpretatio graeca Martyrdom of Polycarp New-martyr Scillitan Martyrs Persecution of...

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

(fourth century BC) 'On the Incredible' (Festa, N. (ed.) (1902) Mythographi Graeca III, 2, Lipsiae, p. 89 John of Antioch fr.15.3 FHG (5.548) Haraxes of Pergamum...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

and the whip with a gospel and a flaming sword. According to the interpretatio graeca he is also associated with the rider of the white horse, which represents...

originally Tyrian colonists, customarily sent Melqart (Heracles in Interpretatio graeca) a tenth of all that was paid into the public revenue. The Torah...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

Sibylline Books Apuleius The Golden Ass Concepts and practices Festivals Interpretatio graeca Imperial cult Charity Palladium Theology of victory Pomerium Temples...

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...