Satyrs and Silens – Mythopedia
2023年3月24日 · Satyrs and silens were hybrid creatures, half-human and half-beast. Along with the Maenads, they belonged to the entourage (or thiasos) of Dionysus, the Olympian god of wine and intoxication. They were usually regarded as woodland creatures (similar to Maenads, nymphs, and Centaurs). Nymphs and Satyr by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1873).
Cyclops (Play) – Mythopedia
2023年7月6日 · The Cyclops is a burlesque adaptation of the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus, best known from Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey. In the play, Odysseus must escape the clutches of Polyphemus, who has imprisoned the hero and his men and begins devouring them. Odysseus seeks to enlist the help of the satyrs, who form the chorus of the play ...
Marsyas – Mythopedia
2023年3月23日 · Marsyas was one of the satyrs (sometimes called silens), wild woodland creatures associated with the god Dionysus. He was known for his skill at playing the panpipes, an instrument invented—and then discarded—by the goddess Athena. Marsyas grew so confident in his musical abilities that he challenged Apollo, the god of music and inspiration ...
Nymphs – Mythopedia
2023年1月6日 · It was also common for nymphs to become lovers of gods—whether willingly or not. The image of lustful satyrs or silens pursuing nymphs through the woods was a common one in ancient literature as well as art. One myth tells of how the rustic god Pan, who had the horns and lower body of a goat, tried to win over the nymph Syrinx.
Pan – Mythopedia
2023年5月20日 · Pan was typically shown nude, often with a large erect penis (similar to satyrs and silens). He was invariably depicted partaking in his favorite activities: dancing, playing music, and hunting. He was also frequently shown consorting with other rustic or nature deities, especially Dionysus, but sometimes Aphrodite or Eros as well.
Faunus – Mythopedia
2023年7月19日 · Faunus (“Kindly One”) was a Roman god associated with forests and woodlands, where he acted as a protector of flocks. He was typically represented as part-human and part-goat. By the beginning of the second century BCE, Faunus was increasingly conflated with the similar-looking Greek god Pan. Faunus, like Pan, was a wild, playful, and ...
Oreads – Mythopedia
2023年7月26日 · The Oreads’ origins are obscure. A fragment attributed to Hesiod lists them among the descendants of Dorus, one of the earliest inhabitants of mythical Greece, and calls them the sisters of the satyrs and Curetes. Other early poets—Homer, for example—appear to have regarded the mountain nymphs (like all nymphs) as daughters of Zeus.
Greek Titans - Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Overview. The Titans were immortal deities who ruled the cosmos before the Olympians. The original twelve Titans—the children of the primordial gods Gaia (earth) and Uranus (heaven)—assumed power by overthrowing their tyrannical father, only to become tyrants themselves. Cronus, the youngest Titan, became king after usurping Uranus.
Dryads and Hamadryads – Mythopedia
2023年1月9日 · Dryads and Hamadryads were nymphs —minor female divinities who represented various aspects of nature. Originally, Dryads and Hamadryads formed two different categories of nymphs connected with oak trees (both terms come from the ancient Greek word for “oak tree”). While Dryads simply lived near trees, Hamadryads actually lived inside ...
Hyperion – Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Hyperion was the son of Gaia, the incarnation of the earth, and Uranus, the embodiment of the heavens. His siblings included the other Titans— Coeus, Crius, Iapetus, Mnemosyne, Oceanus, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Thea, Themis, and Cronus—as well as more monstrous brethren, such as the one-eyed Cyclopes and the hundred-handed Hecatoncheires.