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- Lacydes of Cyrene, Greek philosopher, became head of the Platonic ... activities shifted from the study of Platonic metaphysics to methods ...9 KB (1,363 words) - 04:33, 6 October 2022
- † 443 B.C.E. in Argos), was one of the canonical nine poets of ... a poet that, although only a tiny fraction of his works have survived, what ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- philosopher. See also Chrysippus (mythology) of Greek mythology ... and adding numerous testimonies. Apollodorus of Athens criticized him in ...9 KB (1,399 words) - 21:54, 10 December 2023
- Tītânes) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary ... the Titans in the Titanomachy ('War of the Titans'). The Titans ...15 KB (2,163 words) - 16:42, 23 July 2020
- In Greek mythology, Ares, the Olympian god of war, was the son of ... a war deity, Athena's stance was that of strategic warfare while Ares ...9 KB (1,454 words) - 06:23, 12 August 2023
- from 117 C.E.–138 C.E., and a member of the plebian family gens Aelia ... Ulterior). He was a distant relative of his predecessor Trajan, being ...23 KB (3,703 words) - 16:36, 21 January 2024
- Comedy, together with tragedy was one of two principal dramatic forms ... The Old Comedy, dating from the establishment of democracy by Kleisthenes ...16 KB (2,442 words) - 19:24, 26 July 2023
- a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, the second of the philosophers of Ionia ... citizen. The computations of Apollodorus of Athens have fixed his birth ...7 KB (1,099 words) - 19:08, 26 July 2023
- quot;distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth ... She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian ...20 KB (3,054 words) - 09:24, 28 January 2024
- ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based ... Of all the mysteries celebrated in ancient Mediterranean world, these ...18 KB (2,798 words) - 16:07, 13 February 2024
- a multifaceted Greek goddess whose spheres of influence centered around wisdom ... She was known as the companion of heroes, protector of cities, and ...30 KB (4,535 words) - 18:52, 19 August 2023
- called by Pindar "the minstrel father of songs." ... or Hesiod, though he was known by the time of Ibycus (c. 530 B.C.E.). ...19 KB (3,011 words) - 02:17, 18 November 2022
- the Italic Liber), was the ancient Greek god of wine who represented the power ... Paradoxically, he was also viewed as the promoter of civilization ...32 KB (5,115 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of ... pleasure is an important constituent of human happiness, but only when ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 19:06, 13 February 2024
- , transliterated Asklēpiós; Latin Aesculapius) was the god of medicine ... it is not surprising that Asclepius was one of the more popular deities in ...21 KB (3,342 words) - 03:52, 18 August 2023
- [[Image:Epikur.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Bust of Epicurus]] an ancient Greek philosopher, the founder of Epicureanism, one of the most ...19 KB (3,054 words) - 19:07, 13 February 2024
- ) was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo ... The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (located in western part of Turkey ...26 KB (4,093 words) - 10:51, 16 August 2023
- ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest ... state that Achilles was invulnerable on all of his body except for his heel ...34 KB (5,355 words) - 15:14, 24 December 2023
- ) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations ... go on to devote the most productive years of his life to opposing Macedon ...80 KB (11,861 words) - 09:32, 28 January 2024
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... on the culture, arts and literature of Western civilization. Indeed ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023