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Amalthea – Mythopedia Amalthea was the nurse and foster mother of Zeus, though ancient sources disagreed on whether she was a nymph or a goat In either case, she nursed the god Zeus when he was a baby being hidden away from his father Cronus According to some sources, her main attribute was the original cornucopia, or “horn of plenty ”
Zeus – Mythopedia 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 law and order, the city, and the household The numerous other gods of the Greek pantheon were all subordinate to Zeus, and
Naiads - Mythopedia A few of Zeus’ nurses, for example—including Amalthea and Oenoe —were sometimes said to have been Naiads Likewise, the nurses of Dionysus, the god of wine and inebriation, were sometimes called Naiads, daughters of the river god Lamus Nymphs Presenting a Cornucopia to Amalthea by Nöel Coypel (ca 1688)
Nymphs – Mythopedia In one familiar tradition, the nymphs who nursed Zeus were named Adrastia, Ida, and Amalthea They fed Zeus with the milk of Amalthea’s goat (though in some versions, Amalthea was actually the name of the goat) They also had help from the Curetes, male warriors who danced and clashed their arms so that Cronus would not hear Zeus’ cries
Achelous – Mythopedia Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) - Mythopedia Overview Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces)—also known as the Dioscuri—were heroic twin brothers from Sparta They were both sons of Leda, the queen of Sparta, though they had different fathers: Castor’s father was Leda’s husband Tyndareus, while Pollux’s father was Zeus, the king of the gods The Dioscuri participated in a number of
Liber (Bacchus) – Mythopedia Liber (also known as Liber Pater or Bacchus) was the Roman god of fertility and wine, identified from an early period with the Greek god Dionysus He was worshipped alongside Ceres and Libera on the Aventine Hill in Rome Liber, like the Greek Dionysus, represented the more unrestrained aspects of life
Pan – Mythopedia Rustic Pan was the Greek god of shepherds, goatherds, and their animals and pastures He himself was part-animal and was most often imagined with the horns, hind legs, and tail of a goat Originally an Arcadian god, Pan’s fame had already spread by the beginning of the fifth century BCE, and he was soon worshipped across the Greek and Roman