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The English name Lesbos (pronounced / ˈ l ɛ z b ɒ s /, also US: / ˈ l ɛ z b ə s,-b oʊ s /) is from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos). The name appears in Late Bronze Age Hittite texts as Lazpa (Hittite: 𒆷𒊍𒉺 Lāzpa). The earliest reference to Lesbos in Greek texts comes from the Homeric poems, where it is described as 'well ...
- Greek Mythology Locations: Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus was widely known as the home of the Greek deities. With its sheer majesty, breath-taking beauty and rugged remoteness, it’s not hard to see why the ancient Greeks believed that their beloved gods and goddesses dwelled there.
- The Palace of King Minos. One of the most captivating Greek myths is the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. To provide a little background, Minos, the King of Crete, was the son of Zeus and Europa.
- Troy. The ancient city of Troy was located in the region of Asian Minor, which is in present-day Turkey. This was the backdrop of the Trojan War, which is one of the most famous battles in Greek mythology.
- The Underworld. Hidden in the earth’s crust is a deep, dark abyss. According to Greek mythology, it was the kingdom of Hades, the god of the Underworld.
Dec 7, 2015 · Amman Citadel has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic period i.e. somewhere between 10,000 to 2,000 BCE. It was fortified during the Bronze Age i.e sometime around 1800 BCE. It has been known by names like Rabath Amman and Philadelphia. Today, it is like an open-air museum, within the fortified walls.
Mar 24, 2022 · Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is one of the 12 Olympians and was born from the sea foam created when the Titan Cronus severed Uranus’ genitals and threw them into the sea. This goddess is known as the unwilling wife of the god Hephaestus, the lover of Ares, and the divine spark that started the ...
BnF Museum (Cabinet des médailles), Paris. Poseidon ( / pəˈsaɪdən, pɒ -, poʊ -/; [1] Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. [2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
Jul 27, 2020 · The Daughter of Triton. The most widely remembered individual named Pallas was a nymph. Pallas was most often described as the daughter of the sea god Triton, and thus a granddaughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite. A few other legends, however, described her as a daughter of other river or sea gods.
Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
