This youth was so handsome he was carried off to Mt. Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods
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Mythology - Ancient Greek Gods and Myths. - Ancient Greece  He was thought of as a handsome and intense young man, attended by Pothos ... Zeus - Hera - The god of the sky and ruler of the gods of Mount Olympus. He ... seized the maiden as she was gathering flowers and carried her off to his realm. ... She, along with Ganymede were the cupbearers to the gods, serving them their...
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Ganymede (mythology) - Wikipedia  In Greek mythology, Ganymede is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. He was the son of ... for the sake of his beauty, so he might be among the immortals. ... an eagle or turned into an eagle himself to transport the youth to Mount Olympus. ... him eternal youth and immortality and the office of cupbearer to the gods,...
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GANYMEDE (Ganymedes) - Greek Cup-Bearer of the Gods  Ganymedes was depicted in Greek vase painting as a handsome youth. ... Thus we are told that he was not carried off by any god, but either by Tantalus or .... all men in beauty, was snatched up by the gods to serve as the cupbearer of Zeus." ... And so it seems to fly above Aquarius, who, as many imagine is Ganymede.".
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Ganymede (Greek Mythology) - Credo Reference  His extraordinary beauty came to the attention of Zeus, king of the gods. ... He carried the boy off to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer to the gods. ... age or perish in warfare, but to endure forever for their delight, so they made him immortal. .... In Greek mythology, the cup-bearer of Zeus (Jupiter), originally the handsome...
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Tithonus (Greek Mythology) - Credo Reference  In his youth, Tithonus was so good-looking that he attracted the amorous attentions of Eos, goddess of dawn, and she carried him off to be her lover. ... Zeus wanted this youth for himself, to serve as cupbearer to the gods on Mount Olympus. .... A handsome Trojan of Greek legend, brother or son of Laomedon and beloved...
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Zeus - The Father of Gods and Men - Mythagora Home Page  When Zeus reached maturity, he ambushed Kronos while the aged god was out ..... seduced Danae, Leda and Europa, he disguised himself as a shower of gold, ... Danae and Perseus made their home on Seriphos and King Polydektes fell in...
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The Odyssey - Riverside Local Schools  the other gods were gathered together in the halls of Olympian Zeus. ... Then she went darting down from the heights of Olympus, and took her stand in the land of Ithaca .... For all the princes who hold sway over the islandsDulichium .... He reminds the suitors of a ruse that she concocted to put off remarrying: Penelope...
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ENDYMION - Elean Shepherd-Prince of Greek Mythology  ENDYMION was a handsome shepherd-prince loved by the moon-goddess Selene. When Zeus offered him his choice of destinies, Endymion chose immortality and youth in eternal slumber. ... Endymion was afterwards entombed beside the starting gate. The Eleian myths about King Endymion belong to the Greek tradition.
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Cupid - Roman God of Love- Crystalinks  In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido, meaning "desire") is the god of desire, affection and ... Although Eros appears in Classical Greek art as a slender winged youth, during the Hellenistic period he was increasingly portrayed as a chubby boy. ... Cupid was often depicted with wings, a bow, and a quiver of arrows.
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Callimachus, Hymns - Theoi Greek Mythology  CALLIMACHUS OF CYRENE was a Greek poet and scholar of the Library of Alexandria .... But from Zeus come kings; for nothing is diviner than the kings of Zeus. .... [9] Not unto everyone doth Apollo appear, but unto him that is good. ..... an end of pursuing, until, all but caught, she leapt into the sea from the top of a cliff and...
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Heracles - Wikipedia  After his mortal parts had been incinerated, he could become a full god and join his father and the other Olympians on Mount Olympus. He then married Hebe,...
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Mythology - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  According to Ovid, born a remarkably handsome boy, he was transformed into an ..... Later in the war, he fatally wounds Achilles in the heel with an arrow, as foretold by ... by Cupid's arrow, Venus fell in love with this handsome guy at 1st sight.
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ganymede and the eagle | Tumblr  Ganymede was a young, beautiful boy that became one of Zeus' lovers. One source of the myth says that Zeus fell in love with Ganymede when he spotted him ... to Mount Olympus where Ganymede became the cupbearer to the gods. ... Trojan prince who was carried off to heaven by Zeus, or his eagle, to be the god's lover...
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MYTH MAN'S BELLEROPHON MYTH OF THE MONTH  Bellerophon was the brave and handsome son of Glaucus and Eurymede, .... Pegasus had been taking turns giving joyrides to the nine Muses and he was a tad tired. ... You see, I had spoken of Belle to my great-aunt Athena and she was ... stood motionless as he slipped the golden bridle over his exquisite stallion head.
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Dionysius Aer., sel. from Divine Names and Ecclesiastical ...  His courage and likeness to God, his constant inclination to the One, make him ..... Similarly, he shares the one cup with all, symbolically multiplying and...
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Zeus, Greek Mythology Link.  She was a naiad, famous in the Cretan Mount Ida, who nursed Zeus when the .... Juturna became a goddess of lakes and rivers in return for the maidenhood ... and as he fled pursued him closely as far as Mount Casius, which overhangs Syria. .... Dictynna, Laphria), fled from King Minos 2 of Crete, leapt into the sea from the...
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Mount Olympus - Greek Mythology's Home of the Gods  On Mount Olympus Greek mythology's most powerful gods held control of the world ... This mountain in northern Greece was said to be where the gods and ... The gods would come to the central palace when summoned by the leader of the gods Zeus. ... In Mount Olympus Greek mythology had its stronghold - a paradise set...
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All About Cupid - Kidzworld  Feb 12, 2015 ... The Matchmaker Works His Magic. Cupid, who also goes by the name Eros, may be the god of love but ... He has white wings and is armed with a golden bow and arrows, which signify love and desire. ... In Classic mythology Cupid is the son of the Roman Goddess of Love, Venus. ... The Highs of the Job.
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Atlas - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Apr 3, 2013 ... ... of a god gave his name to a huge mountain range in northern Africa, ... Atlas was given the task of holding the heavens on his shoulders as ... associates the god with the Atlas Mountains where the Titan was ... Never worshipped as the other gods, they nevertheless helped, ... Home Maps Index Explore...
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Helen of Troy - Myth Encyclopedia - mythology, Greek, god, story ...  A daughter of the god Zeus*, she is best known for the part she played in ... When Helen was only 12 years old, the Greek hero Theseus* kidnapped her ... Some time after Helen returned to Sparta, King Tyndareus decided that it ... Helen's sister Clytemnestra was already married to Menelaus's older brother, Agamemnon.
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Hephaestus (Vulcan)  Greek God of Fire and Volcanoes | Greek ...  That was Hephaestus (Vulcan), god of fire, volcanoes and metalworking. His ... He had a shaggy chest and his arms were huge by the continuous work in his workshop. ... A myth tells us that Hera, just after giving birth to Hephaestus on Mount Olympus, ... His parents did not ever face him as an equal with the other children.