21 résultats pour "underworld"
- Proserpina Roman Queen of the Underworld (2) and the consort or wife of Dis, the Roman god of the underworld.
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underworld (1) Greek The black abyss known
as Hades and the dwelling place of the dead.
Earth. By the middle of the third century b.c., Dis Pater and Proserpina had also become the rulers of the realm of dead spirits. Together they became an official part of the Roman religious ceremonies. Beginning in 249 b.c., Romans held games known as the Ludi Tarentini or Tarentine Games, to recognize, honor, and appease these two gods. Much of the mythology of Dis Pater and Proserpina had by this time taken on the stories of the Greek gods Hades (or Pluto) and Persephone, who ruled over a rea...
- underworld (1)
- Roman underworld
- Dis (Dis Pater, Dispater) Roman The richest of the ancient Roman gods; a god or king of the Underworld (2), the realm of the dead.
- Underworld (Les nuits de Chicago)
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Greek Mythology.
world in search of her; as a result, fertility left the earth. Zeus commanded Hades to release Persephone, but Hades had cunningly given her a pomegranate seed toeat. Having consumed food from the underworld, Persephone was obliged to return below the earth for part of each year. Her return from the underworld each yearmeant the revival of nature and the beginning of spring. This myth was told especially in connection with the Eleusinian Mysteries, sacred rituals observed in the Greektown of Ele...
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Greek Mythology
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Temple of Apollo at Didyma
The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey (about 300 bc).
A1 The Creation of the Gods According to Greek myths about creation, the god Chaos (Greek for “Gaping Void”) was the foundation of all things. From Chaos came Gaea (“Earth”); the bottomlessdepth of the underworld, known as Tartarus; and Eros (“Love”). Eros, the god of love, was needed to draw divinities together so they might produce offspring. Chaosproduced Night, while Gaea first bore Uranus, the god of the heavens, and after him produced the mountains, sea, and gods known as Titans. The Tita...
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- Laverna Roman A goddess of the Underworld of ancient Italian origins.
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Odyssey Greek The epic poem by Homer that
describes the adventures of Odysseus on his homeward
voyage to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
turn his men back into their human forms. Under her spell, he dallied for a year on the island of the sorceress, who gave him warnings about the perils he would encounter on his way home. Odysseus in the Underworld - Mythology. After suffering under the spell of the witch-goddess Circe for a year, Odysseus and his crew grew restless and wanted to leave. On the advice of Circe, Odysseus and his crew visited the Underworld (1) to consult the ghost of the blind seer Tiresias. Tiresias had many wa...
- Pluto Greek and Roman A name used to refer to the god of the underworld.
- Minthe (Menthe) Greek A naiad, or river nymph of the Cocytus, a river that flowed to the underworld.
- Orcus Roman Either an ancient Roman god of the Underworld (2) or an alternative name for Dis, the primary Roman god of this land of the dead.
- Styx, River Greek The principle river, or system of rivers, in Hades, the Greek Underworld (1); named for the goddess who carried the same name, Styx.
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Egyptian Mythology
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INTRODUCTION
Egyptian Mythology, specifically, the religion of ancient Egypt.
PtahThe Egyptian god Ptah was, among other things, patron of the arts and of artisans. He was worshipped at Memphis, theancient capital of Egypt. This statue of the deity dates from the 18th dynasty and is in the Egyptian Museum of Turin,Italy.Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis In addition to those already named, the important divinities included the gods Amon, Thoth, Ptah, Khnemu, and Hapi, and the goddesses Hathor, Mut, Neit, andSekhmet. Their importance increased with the political ascendancy of the lo...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Proserpine - anthology.
the furrow, the seed failed to come up; there was too much sun, there was too much rain; the birds stole the seeds—thistles and brambles were the only growth.Seeing this, the fountain Arethusa interceded for the land. 'Goddess,' said she, 'blame not the land; it opened unwillingly to yield a passage to your daughter. I can tellyou of her fate, for I have seen her. This is not my native country; I came hither from Elis. I was a woodland nymph, and delighted in the chase. They praised mybeauty, bu...
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Ellroy, James - écrivain.
4 UN ÉCRIVAIN HORS NORMES James Ellroy est aujourd’hui l’un des auteurs de romans noirs américains les plus populaires. Il a réussi à canaliser ses pulsions les plus sombres pour les transcender dans le roman noir. Son style cru et acide dépeint les recoins sombres de la société américaine. Il s’intéresse particulièrement aux structures et au fonctionnement de l’État ainsi qu’à ses pratiques policières. Ses romans revêtent une dimension historique, notamment ceux de la trilogie Underworld U.S....
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Zeus (Day, Bright Sky) Greek The chief god
of Greek mythology.
induced Cronus into releasing his brothers and sisters, the siblings decided to go to war against Cronus and the Titans. For 10 long years, Zeus fought against the Titans, who were led by the mighty Atlas, for Cronus was now old. Finally Zeus enlisted the help of Gaia (Earth), who advised him to release the Cyclopes and the Hundred-Handed Ones (the Hecatoncheires), who had been imprisoned in the Underworld. Zeus did this, and in gratitude the Cyclopes gave Zeus the thunderbolt as a weapon. They...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Theseus - anthology.
One of the most celebrated of the adventures of Theseus is his expedition against the Amazons. He assailed them before they had recovered from the attack ofHercules, and carried off their queen Antiope. The Amazons in their turn invaded the country of Athens and penetrated into the city itself; and the final battle inwhich Theseus overcame them was fought in the very midst of the city. This battle was one of the favourite subjects of the ancient sculptors, and is commemorated inseveral works of...
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tALus AcheLous
Il s'agit donc d'un droit, mais comme tout droit, son abus peut être sanctionné, au terme de la théorie de l'abus de droit. "La liberté consiste à pouvoir faire tout ce qui ne nuit pas à autrui" D'après Pierre Desproges: "on peut rire de tout mais pas avec n'importe qui". Ce qui amusera l'un risque de choquer l'autre. La portée de l'humour dépend du public et du sujet abordé. Ce qui juge le rire, c'est la nature des motivations dont il précède. Le rire peut être l'écho de tout ce qui...
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Mythology.
Across cultures, mythologies tend to describe similar characters. A common character is the trickster. The trickster is recklessly bold and even immoral, but through hisinventiveness he often helps human beings. In Greek mythology, Hermes (best known as the messenger of the gods) was a famous trickster. In one version of acharacteristic tale, Hermes, while still an infant, stole the cattle of his half-brother Apollo. To avoid leaving a trail that could be followed, Hermes made shoes from thebark...