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There are several characters in Greek mythology by the name Coronis ( Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, -ίδος "crow" or "raven" [1] ). These include: Coronis, one of the Hyades. Corone, a daughter of King Coronaeus of Phocis who fled from Poseidon and was changed into a crow by Athena. [2]
In Greek mythology, Uranus ( / ˈjʊərənəs / YOOR-ə-nəs, also / jʊˈreɪnəs / yoo-RAY-nəs ), [3] sometimes written Ouranos ( Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. ' sky ', [uːranós] ), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. According to Hesiod, Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia (Earth), with ...
Lucina (mythology) In ancient Roman religion, Lucina was a title or epithet given to the goddess Juno, [1] and sometimes to Diana, [2] in their roles as goddesses of childbirth who safeguarded the lives of women in labor. The title lucina (from the Latin lux, lucis, "light") links both Juno and Diana to the light of the Moon, the cycles of ...
In Greek mythology, Proteus ( / ˈproʊtiəs, ˈproʊt.juːs / PROH-tee-əs, PROHT-yooss; [1] Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, romanized : Prōteús) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea" ( hálios gérôn ). [2] Some who ascribe a specific ...
Beginning date. 1563. Completion date. 1566. The Fountain of Neptune ( Italian: Fontana di Nettuno) is a monumental civic fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore, in Bologna, Italy [1] The fountain is a model example of Mannerist taste of the Italian courtly elite in the mid-sixteenth century.
Hippocampus (mythology) The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, 'horse', and κάμπος, 'sea monster' [1] ), often called a sea-horse [2] in English, [citation needed] is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, [3] Etruscan, Pictish, Roman ...
Greek and Roman gods. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Artemis, Ares, Venus. Cartoon Poseidon. Vector clip art illustration with simple gradients. All in a single layer. Illustration of Roman god of sea Neptune or Poseidon of Greek mythology holding a trident set inside shield crest on isolated white background.