Dec 9, 2022 · Mercury’s affair with the beautiful Venus produced an androgynous child known as Hermaphroditos. Later in life, Hermaphroditos would merge his body with that of his female lover, thus becoming a single entity with both male and female genitalia. In Greek mythology, Mercury took male lovers as well, including the hero Perseus. Family Tree. Parents

Nov 29, 2022 · A recurring topic in the mythology of Mars was the affair he carried on with Venus. Though Vulcan and Venus had an unhappy marriage, Vulcan still took any affair Venus might have as a great offense. When Mercury saw Venus making love with Mars in Vulcan’s marriage bed, he quickly informed the cuckolded god.

Roman mythology tells the stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Rome, many of whom were borrowed from Greek culture and renamed. One unique aspect of Roman mythology is the tale of its powerful founder, Romulus, who along with his twin Remus was suckled by a …

Mar 11, 2023 · Argus was a monster whose numerous eyes and ability to survive without sleep earned him the moniker “Panoptes,” meaning “all-seeing.” Hera appointed him the guardian of her husband’s lover Io, whom she had transformed into a cow. But the god Hermes ultimately killed Argus and freed Io.

Dec 9, 2022 · With Mercury, Venus had Hermaphroditos, an androgynous child with both male and female sex organs. With Anchises, Venus had a child of great import to Rome: the warrior hero Aeneas. According to Virgil, Aeneas established a royal lineage that included the gens (clan) of the Julii, the ancestors of Julius Caesar (it should be noted that Caesar ...

Apr 17, 2023 · Virgil: Mercury (the Roman equivalent of Hermes) appears throughout the Aeneid (19 BCE) as the messenger of the gods. Ovid: Various myths of Hermes/Mercury are told in Ovid’s poems, especially the Metamorphoses and Fasti (both ca. 8 CE). Statius: In the epic Thebaid (first century CE), Hermes/Mercury is the messenger of the gods, especially ...

Nov 29, 2022 · Julius Caesar identified Lugus as the Roman god Mercury, a trickster and messenger of the gods, similar to Lugh’s role before he became High King. He shared several attributes with the Norse deity Freyr , a fertility god with a boat that could change sizes.

Mar 9, 2023 · Mythology Origins. Greek mythology, like many other world mythologies, begins with the separation of sky and earth. The familiar myth of Uranus and Gaia thus culminates, in Hesiod’s Theogony, with the castration of the sky-god Uranus and his forceful removal from the dominion of the earth-goddess Gaia. The overthrow of Uranus by his son ...

Aug 31, 2023 · Furious, Jupiter tore out Lara’s tongue and ordered his son Mercury to take her to the Underworld. During the journey, Mercury raped Lara, who bore him two children. These children came to be known as the Lares —the household gods of the Romans. Mercury Embracing the Nymph Lara, engraving by Jan Harmensz (1590–1594) Rijksmuseum CC0

Jul 19, 2023 · Cupid (or Amor) was the Roman god of love, the equivalent of the Greek Eros. He was typically represented as a winged boy with a bow and arrow, usually found in the company of his mother Venus. Though a popular figure, he had almost no mythology of his own.