Helen of troy, in greek legend, the most beautiful woman of greece and the indirect cause of the trojan war. Hermione was the daughter of menelaus and helen in greek mythology. Greek mythology is the set of stories about the gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals of ancient greeks. List of books and articles about helen of troy online. Greek mythology types of myths in greek culture britannica. At the age of eleven, she learned about her magical nature and was accepted into hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. It depicted a famous wizard of modern times but never knew when the story of his life began. Letter to hermione, a song from the album space oddity by david bowie.
The original hermione medieval manuscripts blog americas blog. Undine is a term that appears in the alchemical writings of paracelsus, a renaissance alchemist and physician. Helen or helen of troy was the daughter of zeus and leda in greek mythology, although her putative father was tyndareus. Hermione was the daughter of king melenaus of sparta and helen of troy. In mythology a libra is related to the greek goddess of justice, themis, the greek mythology version of atalanta meaning balanced, and astraea daughter of themis, who went up to heaven and became the constellation of virgo, and carried the scales of. In the roman adaptation of the pantheon, hermes was renamed mercury, and tretained most of his charcteristics and even gaining some, like god of commerce.
Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Greek mythology allusions in modern teen literature by. Mar, 2020 menelaus also menelaos is a figure from ancient greek mythology and literature who was the king of sparta and the husband of beautiful helen, whose abduction by the trojan prince paris sparked. They were the children of cronus and rhea also married siblings.
The gynomod encyclopedia of doolittlian mythological. A jealous wife, she fought constantly with zeus and plagued his mistresses and children. Description an enclopedia of greek and roman mythology based on project gutenbergs edition of myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by e. In greek mythology, hermes was the olympian god of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. This power enabled her not only to choose who was born, but also to. Interestingly, both hermione s were pursued by two man, orestes and neoptolemus, and ron weasley and viktor krum. Helen, in greek mythology, the most beautiful of women. Hermione simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Here too are the demigods, demons, heroes, and many of the bestloved as well as lesserknown. The character is played by english actress emma watson in all of harry potter movies. Diomedes, in greek legend, the son of tydeus, the aetolian hero who was one of the seven against thebes. This greek name means earthly, messenger, or wellborn. In mythology a libra is related to the greek goddess of justice, themis, the greek mythology version of atalanta meaning balanced, and astraea daughter of themis, who went up to heaven and became the constellation of virgo, and carried the scales of justice, which is the constellation libra. Hermione mythology, only daughter of menelaus and helen in greek mythology and original bearer of the name.
While this name became popular during the harry potter series, hermione actually has ties to greek mythology. After the slaying of agamemnon by clytemnestra and aegisthus, orestes, still a boy, was sent to live in exile. The gynomod encyclopedia of doolittlian mythological references can be found under the cut. Hermione given name, a female given name hermione mythology, only daughter of menelaus and helen in greek mythology and original bearer of the name arts and literature. Dorians were distinguished by the doric greek dialect and by characteristic social and historical traditions. Beginning of book iv in a 15th century copy of homers odyssey. Heres what the encyclopedia mythica has to say about them. The name means man battler or fighter of men note that there was also a famous amazon warrior named andromache. Nike is the greek goddess of victory in greek mythology. Full text of encyclopedia of greek and roman mythology. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The degree to which fifthcentury hellenes selfidentified as ionian or dorian.
Encyclopedia mythica is an internet encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion. Greek mythology was part of the religion in ancient greece. Hermione began attending hogwarts in 1991 and was sorted into gryffindor house. The character of hermione in harry potter was not very far from her namesake. The immortals include gods deities, spirits and giants. Andromache sits at the altar of thetis knowing that hermione, and now her father, wants to kill her. A twin sister of clytemnestra, she also had the twin brothers castor and pollux, also known as the dioscuri. Her grandfather tyndareus gave her hand in marriage to o. Greek creation myths cosmogonies and views of the universe cosmologies were more systematic and specific than those of other ancient peoples. Prior to the trojan war, hermione had been betrothed by tyndareus, her. Even if they both called all their friends, percy jackson would win. Every book on mythology had been taken out of the school library, egypt, babylonian, roman, greek, india, china, mongolia, celtic. The first part of the play deals with the plight of andromache. The dry litany of greek figures and myths that hermione recites throughout the.
Myths of origin represent an attempt to render the universe comprehensible in human terms. Andromache battle of men in greek mythology, wife of hector and daughter of. Caenis was a beautiful young maiden who poseidon abducted and brutally raped. Helios was represented on the pedestal of the olympian zeus, in the act of ascending his chariot, 27 and several statutes of him are mentioned. Harry potter was played by daniel radcliffe on the big screen. Menelaus also menelaos is a figure from ancient greek mythology and literature. Full text of encyclopedia of greek and roman mythology see other formats. He started learning the art of wizardry when he turned 11 years old and later joined hogwarts which set the scene for. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works.
Libra astrology simple english wikipedia, the free. Encyclopedia of world mythology and legend, third edition written by. This is a story of adventure, friendship and romance because of the harems. Here too are the demigods, demons, heroes, and many of the bestloved as well as lesserknown cycles, fables and nature myths. This is a list of gods, goddesses, people and other figures from greek mythology. She was born and raised in the city of cilician thebe, over which her father ruled.
While still a young girl helen was abducted to attica by theseus and. Ondine is an alternative spelling, and has become a female given name. Human women in greek myths the mortal heroines, victims, and villainesses of greek myth. Gods, demigods and demons is a concise, yet wideranging handbook of greek mythology that promises a vivid introduction to the great myths of ancient greece. Hermione was the daughter of helen of troy and menelaus. Luckily the girls of the gryffindor tower had hermione on their side, who had books galore about her third favourite subject. List of figures in greek mythology simple english wikipedia. Orestes sisters iphigenia and electra play important roles in his story.
When helen eloped with paris, hermione was abandoned to the care of clytemnestra. Hermione was the only child of king menelaus of sparta and helen of troy, in greek mythology. Clotho was responsible for spinning the thread of human life. Who would win in a war between harry potter and percy. List of books and articles about helen of troy online research. His famous exploits include the wounding of aphrodite, the slaughter of rhesus and his thracians, and seizure of the trojan palladium, the. Everything from aaron to zygius, with thousands of articles in between. Cleanup clotho is one of the three fates or moirae, in ancient greek mythology. Menelaus also menelaos is a figure from ancient greek mythology and literature who was the king of sparta and the husband of beautiful helen, whose abduction by the trojan prince paris sparked off the legendary trojan war. Prior to the trojan war, hermione had been betrothed by tyndareus, her grandfather, to her cousin orestes, son of her uncle, agamemnon. In the 5th century bce, dorians and ionians were the two most politically important greek ethne, whose ultimate clash resulted in the peloponnesian war. She possessed a brilliant academic mind and proved to be a gifted student in almost. In the first book hermione is shown as a rather bossy character, which later improves after she is attacked in the second book.
In greek mythology, orestes was the prince who avenged the murder of his father, king agamemnon of mycenae, by killing his own mother, clytemnestra. She later married neoptolemus, the son of achilles. The list does not include creatures these figures are described by ancient writers, the oldest of which are homer. Since her husband is away at the altar of apollo at delphi to ask amends for the death of his father, she is free to do as she wants.
Lasus of hermione was a celebrated 6th century bce greek lyric. The british magical community of the harry potter books is inspired by 1990s british culture, european folklore, classical mythology and alchemy, incorporating objects and wildlife such as magic wands, magic plants, potions, spells, flying broomsticks, centaurs and other magical creatures, and the philosophers stone, beside others invented by. Since it was the duty of the senior male in the house to punish the murderers, orestes was commanded by apollo to avenge the crime. The complete encyclopedia of greek mythology is a really comprehensive book on mythology that anyone who loves greek myths will love. The play is actually in two parts, and like sophocles women of trachis, it has no central character.
Hermione jean granger is a character from the harry potter series. In greek mythology a gorgon is a monstrous feminine creature whose appearance would turn anyone who laid eyes upon it to stonethe gorgons are monstrous creatures covered with impenetrable scales, with hair of living snakes, hands made of brass, sharp fangs and a beard. An encyclopedia of ancient greek and roman mythology. Akihisa and hayate meet because of an invitation given to saburo from nagi. Hera hir, her, in greek religion and mythology, queen of the olympian gods, daughter of kronos and rhea. She was the wife and sister of zeus and the mother of ares and hephaestus. Andromache is a greek tragedy written by euripides c.
While still a young girl helen was abducted to attica by theseus and polydeuces, but castor and pollux rescued her. If youre curious, i found many of the definitions using the encyclopedia mythica, the project gutenberg version of bulfinchs mythology, and some childrens mythology books and i filled in the missing details using wikipedia. Hermione article about hermione by the free dictionary. The story is most famously told in homers iliad where menelaus persuades his brother agamemnon, king of mycenae, to form a great army from all the greek city. In greek mythology, hermione was the only child of menelaus, king of sparta, and his wife.
Diomedes was the commander of 80 argive ships and one of the most respected leaders in the trojan war. A number of ancient writers and artists, including greek playwrights aeschylus and euripides, have been inspired by the myth of orestes. In greek mythology, hermione was the only child of menelaus, king of sparta, and his wife, queen helen. The mortals include heroes, kings, amazons and other people. Hermione mythology project gutenberg selfpublishing. Hermione granger simple english wikipedia, the free. Cadmus et hermione, an opera by jeanbaptiste lully. She also made major decisions, such as when a person was born, thus in effect controlling peoples lives. He started learning the art of wizardry when he turned 11 years old and later joined hogwarts which set the scene for meeting hermione granger and ron weasley. Crookshanks, in the third book, largely annoyed ron, but then he started liking the cat. Greek mythology and harry potter scatteredthoughtts. Now the slave of neoptolemus, the former wife of the trojan prince hector, she is threatened by hermione, the young.
In greek mythology, zeus and hera were brother and sister as well as husband and wife. The only daughter of melenaus and helen, hermione in greek mythology was a smart and hardworking girl, whose parents left her behind and sailed away. Greek mythology greek mythology types of myths in greek culture. This is a list of characters from the harry potter series of books by author j. Greek mythology allusions in modern teen literature. Circe sirsee a wizard depicted on the chocolate frogs trading card series. Yet their very artistry serves as an impediment to interpretation, since the greeks. Her parents are muggles not magical though she is very clever and a very good witch. Orestes, in greek mythology, the only son of clytemnestra and agamemnon and brother of electra and iphigenia. Cronus and rhea, in turn, were children of uranus and gaia a son who took his mother as consort, in some versions of the myth. Unfortunately, hermione has been joined by her father, king menelaus of sparta. She spends a lot of time with harry and ron weasley. Honestly, they would be better as friends than enemies, but if we are to say that they are enemies, percy jackson would win. I think this is one of greek mythologys coolest stories.