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In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione (/ d aɪ ˈ oʊ n iː /; Greek: Διώνη, translit. Diṓnē) is an oracular goddess, a Titaness primarily known from Book V of Homer's Iliad, where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite.
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Dione is an oracular goddess, a Titaness primarily known from Book V of Homer's Iliad, where she tends to the wounds suffered by her daughter Aphrodite.
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Who is Dione in Homer's Iliad?
Dione, in Greek mythology, a consort and, at Dodona in Epirus, a cult partner of Zeus, the king of the gods. Since the partner and wife of Zeus was normally the goddess Hera, it has been conjectured that Dione is an older figure than Hera. Dione was variously described.
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Dione (Διώνη), in Greek Mythology, was the goddess of the nymphs. She was loved by Zeus, who, in some versions, was Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality. According to Hesiod his parents were Oceanus and Tethys, which integrate the Oceanides; when this version is applied...
Dione was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology, most probably a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and thus, an Oceanid. According to some sources, she was the first wife of Zeus, with whom she had a daughter, the goddess Aphrodite.
Dione was the ancient Greek Titan-goddess of the oracle of Dodona in Thesprotia, and the mother of Aphrodite by Zeus. Her name is simply the feminine form of Zeus (Dios). The three elderly prophetesses of Dodona, known collectively as the Peleiades, were probably her priestesses.
