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In Greek mythology, Cinyras ( / ˈsɪnɪrəs /; [1] Ancient Greek: Κινύρας – Kinyras) was a famous hero and king of Cyprus. Accounts vary significantly as to his genealogy and provide a variety of stories concerning him; in many sources he is associated with the cult of Aphrodite on Cyprus, and Adonis, a consort of Aphrodite, is ...
Pygmalion (mythology) In Greek mythology, Pygmalion ( / pɪɡˈmeɪliən /; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmalíōn, gen .: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus. He is most familiar from Ovid 's narrative poem Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.
Cyprus occupies an important role in Greek mythology, being the birthplace of Aphrodite and Adonis, and home to King Cinyras, Teucer and Pygmalion. Literary evidence suggests an early Phoenician presence at Kition, which was under Tyrian rule at the beginning of the 10th century BC.
Cinyras. Myths / Mortals / Cinyras. Cinyras was a king of Cyprus in Greek mythology. According to a myth, Cinyras offered a corselet to Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, when he found out that the Greeks were getting ready to sail to Troy. He also said that he would send fifty ships in aid of the Greeks, but did not keep his promise.
Pygmalion and Galatea. Nationality/Culture. Greek/Roman. Pronunciation. pig-MAY-lee-uhn and gal-uh-TEE-uh. Alternate Names. None. Appears In. Ovid's Metamorphoses. Myth Overview. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a king of the island of Cyprus and a sculptor who may have been a human son of the sea god Poseidon (pronounced poh-SYE-dun). He ...
In Greek mythology, the island of Cyprus is known as the land of the goddess of love, Aphrodite. The island has been inhabited for at least 12,000 years. Settlers were attracted by its fertile land and traders by its abundant resources of timber and copper – the word copper actually comes from the name Cyprus.
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Cyprus ( Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros) or the Theme of Cyprus ( Greek: θέμα Κύπρου, théma Kýprou) was a Byzantine province located in the island of Cyprus, established in 965 after the reconquest of Cyprus by the Byzantine navy. Prior to this the island had been a Byzantine- Arab condominium for three centuries, except occasional ...
