Thanatos – Mythopedia
2023年1月6日 · Family. Thanatos was the son of Nyx, the primordial goddess of the night. In the most familiar account, known from Hesiod’s Theogony, Thanatos was one of several children of Nyx born without a father, who collectively represented various dark and evil forces. Thanatos’ siblings thus included Momos (“Blame”), Eris (“Strife”), and the ...
Hypnos - Mythopedia
2023年1月27日 · Overview. Gentle Hypnos, child of Nyx, was a Greek deity who personified sleep. He was most often imagined as a benevolent god, bringing peaceful sleep to all living things. But there was a darker side to Hypnos: the god of sleep was also associated with death. Indeed, Thanatos —the personification of death—was his twin brother.
Alcestis (Play) – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Thanatos, the divine personification of death, enters and explains that he has come to claim Alcestis. Apollo fails to convince Thanatos to spare the poor woman, but before he departs, Apollo hints that Heracles will ultimately take Alcestis from Thanatos by force. As Apollo and Thanatos exit, the Chorus, made up of men from Pherae, arrives on ...
Alcestis (daughter of Pelias) – Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Alcestis, the daughter of Pelias, was a Greek princess known for her beauty as well as her virtue. She was married to Admetus, the king of Pherae in the northern Greek region of Thessaly. Alcestis proved herself a paragon of matrimonial devotion when it came time for Admetus to die. The god Apollo, who loved Admetus, devised a way for him to ...
Nyx - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Nyx, the personification of night, was generally regarded as one of the mysterious primordial gods. Along with her brother-consort Erebus, she inhabited the dark recesses of the Underworld. An immensely powerful being, she was respected and feared even by Zeus. In the common tradition, Nyx was a child of Chaos, the first entity of creation.
Nemesis – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Nemesis was a goddess and personified moral agent, the spirit of “retribution.”. She represented the punishments suffered by those who committed injustice, those who violated the established laws, or those guilty of hybris against the gods. But Nemesis could also represent more destructive anger and vengeance.
Moirae (Fates) - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · The Moirae, also known as the “Fates,” were the goddesses who personified the Greek concept of μοῖρα (moîra, “fate” or “allotment”). Their main function was to determine the lifespan of every mortal—when they would be born and when they would die. They were usually called the daughters of either Nyx (“Night”) or of Zeus ...
Admetus – Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Admetus was the son of Pheres and the king of the Thessalian city of Pherae. A just and honorable man, he treated Apollo well when the god was forced to serve him as a slave for one year. Apollo rewarded Admetus’ good treatment many times over, helping Admetus prosper and win the hand of the beautiful Alcestis.
Eris - Mythopedia
2023年9月7日 · Eris was the vicious personification of strife, a goddess who delighted in conflict, rivalry, and bloodshed. She was commonly regarded as a daughter of Nyx, “Night” personified, and was a devoted crony (or even sister) of the war god Ares. Though she had no consort, she gave birth on her own to numerous malicious forces, including Ponos ...
Greek Underworld Gods - Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · These included Hades’ queen, Persephone; Charon, the ferryman of the dead; the Erinyes, who mercilessly punished sinners; and the Moirae, who ensured that every mortal lived out his life according to his fate. In ancient Greek religion, the Underworld gods were classed among the “chthonic” gods. Unlike the Olympians, who were associated ...