Jul 27, 2023 · The Horae, daughters of Zeus and Themis, were goddesses associated with the seasons and with ordered cycles of time. According to the poet Hesiod, there were three Horae: Dike (“Justice”), Eunomia (“Good Order”), and Eirene (“Peace”).

Mar 10, 2023 · In some sources, moreover, the Horae were children not of Zeus and Themis but of Helios and Selene (Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica 10.334ff; cf. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 12.1). ↩ Hesiod, Theogony 901ff; Apollodorus, Library 1.3.1; etc. In Homer’s epics, however, there seems to have been only one Moira, named Aisa (Homer, Iliad 20.127, 24.209, etc).

Dec 9, 2022 · Pandora was formed from clay by Hephaestus and endowed with her numerous skills and attributes by Athena, the Graces, Hermes, Aphrodite, the Horae, and Peitho. She was then given a pithos , a large lidded jar, and sent to be …

Mar 9, 2023 · In other places, the Moirae were associated with the Horae and the Graces. Pop Culture. The Moirae continue to make appearances in modern pop culture, where they are most commonly known as the “Fates.”

Feb 9, 2023 · Like the Muses and the Horae, the Charites enjoyed dancing, singing, and poetry. Their attributes were flowers such as roses and myrtles, and it was they who made roses grow. [15] According to Hesiod, they dwelled atop Mount Olympus with Himerus, “Desire” personified, not far from the home of the Muses. [16]

Jan 6, 2023 · The nymphs were minor divinities who took the form of beautiful young women. They represented diverse aspects of nature, including water, mountains, trees, and even specific locales. They were also frequently divided into subgroups (such as Dryads, Naiads, and Nereids) according to the type of environment they inhabited.

Sep 20, 2023 · Overview. Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with …

Dec 7, 2022 · Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the sun and a god of the day. Crowned with rays of golden sunlight and riding his blazing chariot, Helios represented the sun’s daily journey across the sky.

Dec 7, 2022 · Quintus of Smyrna, Posthomerica 10.336ff; cf. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 12.1ff (who names Helios as the father of the Horae but does not name the mother). In the more familiar tradition, however, the Horae were the daughters of Zeus and Themis, and there were only three of them (even their names are completely different: Eirene, Eunomia, and Dike). ↩

(901–906) Next he married bright Themis who bare the Horae (Hours), and Eunomia (Order), Dike (Justice), and blooming Eirene (Peace), who mind the works of mortal men, and the Moerae (Fates) to whom wise Zeus gave the greatest honour, Clotho, and Lachesis, and Atropos who give mortal men evil and good to have.