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May 6, 2024 · The Farnese Atlas, the oldest surviving depiction of the celestial spheres. In Greek mythology, Atlas ( / ˈætləs /; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlas) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest Greek heroes: Heracles ( Hercules in Roman mythology ...
- Atlas
Frontispiece of the 1595 Atlas of Mercator. An atlas is a...
- Hyades
Additionally, Thyone and Prodice were supposed to be...
- Menoetius
Menoetius or Menoetes (/ m ə ˈ n iː ʃ i ə s /; Greek:...
- Celestial Spheres
Early ideas of spheres and circles. In Greek antiquity the...
- Iapetus
In Greek mythology, Iapetus (/ aɪ ˈ æ p ɪ t ə s /;...
- Titanomachy
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy (/ ˌ t aɪ t ə ˈ n ɒ m ə...
- Hyas
1 include Dione or ; 2 includes Thyone and Prodice or ; 3...
- Atlas
1 day ago · t. e. In Greek mythology, Prometheus ( / prəˈmiːθiəs /; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning "forethought") [1] is one of the Titans and a god of fire. [2] Prometheus is best known for defying the Olympian gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge, and ...
1 day ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.
- Paired torches, dogs, serpents, keys, knives, and lions.
May 6, 2024 · Menoetius: God of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by Zeus. Μῆτις (Mē̂tis) Metis: Goddess of good counsel, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness, and wisdom. Mother of Athena. Πάλλας (Pállas) Pallas: God of warcraft. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy. Πέρσης (Pérsēs) Perses: Son of ...
May 7, 2024 · Hephaestus (UK: / h ɪ ˈ f iː s t ə s / hif-EE-stəs, US: / h ɪ ˈ f ɛ s t ə s / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.
2 days ago · t. e. French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.
1 day ago · Pluto ( minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most- massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
