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Mythologies & Cosmogonies

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1213-infographie.jpg (JPEG Image, 2000 × 2217 pixels) - Scaled (45%) d8ecc07e906127bf0fd4623504b7eca8.jpg (JPEG Image, 1312 × 863 pixels) - Scaled (78%) Mythology, folklore, and religion. Family tree of the Greek gods. Key: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font.

Family tree of the Greek gods

See also List of Greek mythological figures Notes External links Media related to Family trees of Greek mythology at Wikimedia Commons. Greek Gods Family Tree. ☼ Portail des civilisations anciennes. Théories de la Terre creuse. Ordering the Heavens: A Visual History of Mapping the Universe. By Maria Popova From Copernicus to Ancient Korea, or what the Chinese concept of change has to do with Aztec astrology.

Ordering the Heavens: A Visual History of Mapping the Universe

The love of maps is a running theme here at Brain Pickings, from these 7 must-read books on creative cartography to, most recently, BBC’s fantastic documentary on important medieval maps. Who are the Happy Gods? Who are the happy gods?

Who are the Happy Gods?

(if you are going to worship a god, it might as well be a happy one) Achelois (Greek goddess) Achelois means "she who drives away pain", and she was a Moon Goddess. Minor Greek Goddesses: A-E Aphrodite (Greek goddess)