German scholar H. Petersmann has proposed a rather different interpretation of the theology of Neptune. Developing his understanding of the theonym as rooted in IE *nebh, he argues that the god would ...
The etymology of Neptunus is unclear and disputed. The ancient grammarian Varro derived the name from nuptus i.e. covering (opertio), with a more or less explicit allusion to the nuptiae, marriage of ...
In the tale sung by the bard in the hall of Alcinous, the Sun-god Helios once spied Ares and Aphrodite enjoying each other secretly in the hall of Hephaestus, her husband. He reported the incident to ...
The etymology of the name Ares is traditionally connected with the Greek word ?ρ? (arē), the Ionic form of the Doric ?ρ? (ara), "bane, ruin, curse, imprecation". There may also be a connection ...
The major center where all Greeks converged to pay honor to their chief god was Olympia. Their quadrennial festival featured the famous Games. There was also an altar to Zeus made not of stone, but of ...
The god's name in the nominative is Ζε?? Zeús /zdeús/. It is inflected as follows: vocative: Ζε? Ze?; accusative: Δ?α Día; genitive: Δι?? Diós; dative: Δι? Dií. Diogenes Laertiu ...
Adonis (?δωνι?), a life-death-rebirth deityAphaea (Αφα?α), minor goddess of agriculture and fertilityCarme (Κ?ρμη), a Cretan spirit who presided over the harvest festivalCarmanor (Κα ...
Greek name English name DescriptionThe Twelve TitansΚο?ο? (Ko?os) Coeus Titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved.Κρε?ο? (Kre?os) Crius The least ...
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divin ...
The end of the Severan dynasty marked the breakdown of central imperium. Against a background of economic hyperinflation and latterly, endemic plague, rival provincial claimants fought for supremacy a ...
In the Eastern provinces, cultural precedent ensured a rapid and geographically widespread dissemination of cult, extending as far as the Augustan military settlement at modern-day Najran. Considered ...
In the Eastern provinces, cultural precedent ensured a rapid and geographically widespread dissemination of cult, extending as far as the Augustan military settlement at modern-day Najran. Considered ...
For five centuries, the Roman Republic did not give worship to any historic figure, or any living man, although surrounded by divine and semi-divine monarchies. Rome's legendary kings had been its mas ...
In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum (also sometimes rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians. Although in the historical era the pontifex maximus was the head of R ...
According to unanimous testimony from ancient sources the use of auspices as a means to decipher the will of the Gods was more ancient than Rome itself. The use of the word is usually associated with ...
