суббота, 17 мая 2008 г.

Greek Gods


Hypnos (Gipn) - deity, personification of sleep, son Nikty (nights), brother Tanatosa (Death). Hypnos abide by even the gods. Depicted cruise boys (also portrayed him as a sleeping boy). Attributes Gipnosa - poppy head and a small horn. On behalf of Gipnosa happens word "hypnosis".

Morphou - the god of dreams, the son of God Gipnosa. As depicted in ancient art form old man with wings. Inoskazatelno: Morfey - sweet dream. Also employed the phrase: "to the embrace of Morpheus" - during sleep, "priest Morpheus" - a fan of sleep. On behalf of Morpheus name means snotvornogo Morfy.

Venus - Italic goddess of love, often identified with the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite. Also frequently identified with the eastern goddesses sensual love - and Isidoy Astartoy. In the cult of Venus entered Greece from Asia, together with the cult of Adonis, but because Greeks clearly lacked the two deities, they take them to multiply so unreasonable that as a result turned out that they Vener almost the same as on her temples and sculptures. As poets, and priests, referring to Venus, to develop a single theme - the theme of sensual pleasure.

Bacchante called dishevel women with burning eyes, committed pohotlivye movement and emits a wild screams to the accompaniment of loud music. These "celebrations" are satisfied with the god Dionysus in honor. They occur at night, somewhere in the forest glade and accompanied razuhabistym fun. Bacchus and his retinue - Silen, satire, Pan - represented the characters have horns, hooves, tails and sharp ears, but at the same time possessing human traits. They were dressed in clothes as well as in animal skins. There were Pana Goat legs and horns. In VI century BC Greece pifagoreytsev members of the sect banned women to participate in the process of Bacchus (bacchanalia). Vakhanok gradually changed "toward young girls, victims choir."

Titans - old gods, the right to Olimpiytsev Earth. Their head was Kronos, and later his son nizvergnuty Zevsom. Many Titans struggled along with Kronosom against Zeus, but were defeated and overthrown in Tartar. By Titanam include: Gay, Uranus, Kronos, Ray, Ocean, Tet, Hyperion, Mnemozina, Iapet, Feb, Prometheus, etc.

Uranium - ancient god of light and supreme deity. He was the son of Gay, was born without a father. Gee subsequently marries, particularly their offspring are Titans. Oskoplen was overthrown and his son Kronosom at the instigation of Gei. Because of his blood were born giants, nymphs, as well as Aphrodite.

Hyperion - titanium light, early sun god. He was the son of Gay and Uranus. He was married to his sister Feuilles. His children - Helios (sun), Selena (moon), Eos.

Battle Titanov with Olimpiytsami called Titanomahiey. On the side of Zeus and Olimpiytsev also fought kiklopy and gekatonheyry. Paul battles were Mount Olympus and office. Defeated Titans were overthrown in Tartar.

Tharthar - deepest depths of Earth. Tharthar is from the ground at the same distance as the Earth from the sky, he is surrounded by a triple layer of darkness and iron wall (or three copper walls); iron gates Tartara - creation Poseidon. In Tartar concluded Kronos and defeated Titans. Around Tartara forever raging eddies. Tharthar is the bottom part of the nether regions - Aida. In Tartare is housing Nikty (nights).

Olympians - a group of 12 gods, reigned at Olympia after Titan. By Olimpiytsam include: Zeus, Poseidon, Aida, Gestiyu, Aresa, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, Gefesta.

Besides Titanov and Olimpiytsev in Greek mythology the gods also exist that do not belong neither to any other, as well as polubogi: Asklepy, Demetra, Persefona, Dionysus, Eros, Helios, Tanatos, Pan, Nemesis, Graces, muses.

Eros - the son of Aphrodite, the god of love. Often depicted blindfolded, because love blindly. His "weapon" were darts and arrows. Eros correspond to the Roman gods and Amur Kupidon.

Muses - the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosiny. Moose was nine, each had its specialization: Clio (history), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Thalia (comedy), Melpomene (tragedy), Terpsichore (dance), Erato (love poetry), Polyhymnia (pantomime), Urania (astronomy) and Calliope (epic poetry).