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	Encyclopedia: Pontus (mythology)
		In Greek mythology, Pontus (or Pontos, "sea") was an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god, son of Gaia and Aether, the Earth and the Air.
		In Greek mythology Astraea was the daughter of Zeus and Themis, the goddess of justice.
		In Greek mythology Ion was the son of Apollo and the Arthenian princess Creusa, whom Apollo raped on the Acropolis.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pontus-(mythology) (1076 words)

	Pontus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the colonisation of the Anatolian shores by the Ionian Greeks, Pontus soon became a name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the Main), by the Greeks.
		Pontus continued to be an autonomous state under the Imperial rule of Constantinople through most of the history of the Byzantine Empire.
		In the 20th century, the situation of Christian minorities in Pontus worsened with the increasing influence of the Young Turks, culminating in mass killings and deportations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pontus (665 words)

	Greek mythology A-M - All About Turkey
		In Greek mythology, Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly, and of the sea nymph Thetis, who rendered him invulnerable, except for the heel by which she held him, by dipping him in the river Styx.
		In Greek mythology, Bia was a son of Styx and the Titan Pallas.
		In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a son of the incestuous union of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Polynices.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /sozlukmit1.htm (7737 words)

	MOTHER GODDESS
		Ceres, in Roman mythology, goddess of grain; daughter of Saturn and Ops.
		Demeter, in Greek mythology, goddess of harvest and fertility; daughter of Cronus and Rhea; mother of Persephone by Zeus.
		Persephone or Proserpine, in Greek and Roman mythology, goddess of fertility, queen of the underworld; daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
	deoxy.org /gaia/goddess.htm (3357 words)

	Ancient Greece Mythology
		Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and the daughter of Demeter.
		Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology.
		She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest.
	www.ancientgreece.com /mythology/mythology.htm (2820 words)

	Primeval Deities
		Pontus was born, along with Uranus ("Sky") and Ourea ("Hill") from Gaea.
		Pontus lay with his mother Gaea and became the father of Nereus and Phorcys, and also Eurybia, Thaumas (father of Iris), and the sea monster Ceto.
		Pontus was also said to have a wife, named Thalassa (Dione), a sea goddess, possibly the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/primeval.html (4335 words)

	Gaia
		She was an early earth goddess and it is written that Gaia was born from Chaos, the great void of emptiness within the universe, and with her came Eros.
		Blood fell from the severed genitals and came in contact with the earth and from that union was born the Erinyes (Furies), the Giants and the Meliae (Nymphs of the manna ash trees).
		In Roman mythology she was known as Tellus or Terra.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/g/gaia.html (474 words)

	Greek &. Roman Mythology (A-M) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Greek mythology, Acrisius was a son of Abas and the twin brother of Proetus with whom he quarrelled even in the womb.
		In Greek mythology, Daedalus was an Athenian artisan supposed to have constructed for King Minos of Crete the labyrinth in which the Minotaur was imprisoned.
		In Greek mythology, Minos was a king of Crete (son of Zeus and Europa), who demanded a yearly tribute of young men and girls from Athens for the Minotaur.
	www.ii.uj.edu.pl /~artur/enc/D1A.htm (5413 words)

	NATURAL PERSONIFICATIONS, Greek Mythology Link.
		From the union of Hemera and Aether, some say, Gaia (Earth), Uranus (Sky), and Pontus (Sea) were born.
		Pontus is the Sea, born either of Gaia, or of Aether and Hemera.
		This is the offspring of Pontus by Gaia: Ceto 1, Phorcus, Thaumas 1, Nereus, Eurybia 1 and Briareus [Apd.1.2.2-6; Hes.The.131-2; Hyg.Pre; TIT.3].
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Sidereal.html (348 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Greek &. Roman Mythology (A-M)
		In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo was the god of the sun, music, poetry, prophecy, agriculture, and pastoral life, and leader of the Muses.
		In this version of events, Boan visited a sacred well which, to punish her for breaking the law, rose up and pursued her to the sea and thus became the river Boyne where lived the salmon of knowledge which fed on nuts dropped from the nine hazel trees at the water's edge.
		In Greek mythology, the Cyclops wereone of a race of Sicilian giants, who had one eye in the middle of the forehead and lived as shepherds.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/D1A.HTM (7718 words)

	Gaea
		Gaea, in Greek religion and mythology, the earth, daughter of Chaos, both mother and wife of Uranus (the sky) and Pontus (the sea).
		Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology - Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology, sea god.
		Tethys, in Greek religion and mythology - Tethys, in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan, daughter of Gaea and Uranus.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0819977.html (162 words)

	ipedia.com: Pontus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For Pontus ' the Greek god, see Pontus Pontus was a name applied in ancient times to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor bordering on the Euxine, which was often called simply P...
		With the destruction of this kingdom by Pompey in 64 BC, the meaning of the name Pontus underwent a change.
		Part of the kingdom was now annexed to the Roman Empire, being united with Bithynia in a double province called "Pontus and Bithynia": this part included only the seaboard between Heracleia (Eregli) and Amisus (Samsun), the ora Pontica.
	www.ipedia.com /pontus.html (373 words)

	Search Results for Nereids - Encyclopædia Britannica
		in Greek mythology, the goddess of the sea, wife of the god Poseidon, and one of the 50 (or 100) daughters (the Nereids) of Nereus and Doris (the daughter of Oceanus).
		in the Greek mythology of Ovid, the son of Faunus (Pan) and the nymph Symaethis.
		He was the son of Pontus, a personification of the sea, and...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Nereids (352 words)

	AllRefer.com - Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology (Ancient Religion) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology (Ancient Religion) - Encyclopedia
		Pontus, in Greek religion and mythology, Ancient Religion
		Pontus[pon´tus] Pronunciation Key, in Greek religion and mythology, sea god.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pontus1.html (150 words)

	Gaia - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		By Pontus, Gaia birthed the sea-deities Nereus, Thaumas, Phorcys, Ceto and Eurybia.
		In Norse mythology the Great Mother, the mother of Thor himself, was known as Jord, Hlódyn, or Fjörgyn.
		In Lithuanian mythology Gaia - Žemė is daughter of Sun and Moon.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Gaia (920 words)

	POSEIDON-NEPTUNE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Among the sea-gods of the ancients there was a trine of Divinities who succeeded one another as monarchs of the briny deep, viz.: Pontus, Oceanos, and Poseidon.
		PONTUS, whose name signifies "the deep" (compare fundus, bottom, and profundus, deep), is said to have been an elder brother of Ouranos, and seems to represent the first state of the Celestial Church, which was a state relatively simple and natural.
		He was succeeded by OCEANOS, the first-born son of Ouranos, who was one of the most amiable of the Titans, and who, in the first great world-war, sided with Zeus and the Olympian gods against Chronos and his "saturnine" crew.
	www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /GR/poseid.htm (3898 words)

	Mythography \| The Roman Poet Ovid
		Though these poems (the Tristia and Letters from Pontus) have no other topic than the poet's sorrows, his exquisite taste and fruitful invention have redeemed them from the charge of being tedious, and they are read with pleasure and even with sympathy.
		"The rich mythology of Greece furnished Ovid, as it may still furnish the poet, the painter, and the sculptor, with materials for his art.
		Ovid took Greek mythology as his inspiration, and transformed diverse legends into an elegant compilation, with the idea of metamorphosis or change as his guiding principle.
	www.loggia.com /myth/ovid.html (553 words)

	83.02.09: Mythology in the Esl* Classroom
		Mythology is a subject which appeals greatly to young adults.
		Mythology is to be introduced to the students in January when they have become more familiar with the English language.
		The students can be asked to find books on mythology in the library and to report on one of the gods in the myths they read.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/2/83.02.09.x.html (5221 words)

	Pontus on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mario BOTTA, the swiss architect of the Jean TINGUELY museum with the museum Director Pontus HULTEN (SWE), formerly director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, inspecting bef (PAR96167)
		Mario BOTTA, the swiss architect of the Jean TINGUELY museum with the museum Director Pontus HULTEN (SWE), formerly director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, inspecting bef (PAR99277)
		Mario BOTTA, the swiss architect of the Jean TINGUELY museum with the museum Director Pontus HULTEN (SWE), formerly director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, inspecting befo (PAR96210)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Pontus1.asp (774 words)

	Principal Greek Gods & Godesses: Each Story & Images - www.ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of the Titans, Coeus was the father of Leto, husband of Phoebe and the grandfather of Apollo, Artemis and Asteria.
		In Greek mythology, Rhea is the mother of the gods, daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
		Atlas is a scion of the Titans, the Greek race of giants, and the son of Iapetus and the nymph Clymene.
	pub18.ezboard.com /fbalkansfrm40.showMessage?topicID=54.topic (11940 words)

	Mythology
		You have recently been hired by a museum curator to recreate a vivid exposition of Greek mythology.
		Meanwhile Gaea alone produced Uranus (the starry sky), the Mountains, and Pontus (the sterile sea).
		The purpose of this mythology webquest was to explore the origines of different types of myths while answering a large part of the learning outcomes outlined in the English Language Arts curriculum
	www.angelfire.com /ns/jeanluc1/webquest.htm (737 words)

	Grapes of Wrath
		The name Tellu could be derived from two sources: a mineral called tellurium, or from Roman Mythology, where her name is usually Tellus.
		I believe that the mythology factor applies to her more than the mineral.
		She gave birth to Pontus and Uranus without male intervention.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Pagoda/3987/name.html (491 words)

	TITANS
		Erebus and Nyx pop up in mythology as negative forces, causing trouble from time to time, but are not very important to the origin story.
		Gaia (Goddess of earth), who in her sleep gave birth to Uranus (God of the sky) and Pontus (God of the sea).
		Gaia fixed up the world some and mated with her son, Uranus to produce the rest of the gods, called the Titans.
	waltm.net /titan.htm (432 words)

	Sanguinus Curae: Resource Site for Vampire: the Masquerade
		The persona of Nyx that figures prominently in the Gorgon history may be the Crone Zilla told of in Cainite history, and is certainly attributed to be the same persona worshipped as a goddess of night in Greek mythology.
		The childe of Aether was Pontus the wanderer, who came to be seen by the Greeks as the personification of the sea.
		The childe of Pontus was Ceto, said to be the mother of monsters and the personification of the dangers of the sea.
	www.sanguinus.com /cl0045.shtml (1269 words)

	Pontus - TheBestLinks.com - Asia Minor, Alexander the Great, Black Sea, Byzantium, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pontus - TheBestLinks.com - Asia Minor, Alexander the Great, Black Sea, Byzantium,...
		Pontus, Asia Minor, Alexander the Great, Black Sea, Byzantium, Diocletian...
		eo:Ponto (geografio)nl:Pontus Pontus was a name applied in ancient times to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the Main), by the Greeks.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Pontus.html (370 words)

	AllRefer.com - Nereus (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		Nereus[nEr´OOs, –Eus] Pronunciation Key, in Greek mythology, seagod.
		He was the son of Pontus and Gaea and the father of the nereids (see nymph).
		A kindly, wise old man of the sea, Nereus could change into many shapes and had the power of prophecy.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nereus.html (157 words)

	Bulfinch's Mythology, The Age of Fable - Chapter 35: Origin of Mythology - Statues of Gods and Goddesses - Poets of ...
		Cadmus, who, the legend says, sowed the earth with dragon's teeth, from which sprang a crop of armed men, was in fact an emigrant from Phoenicia, and brought with him into Greece the knowledge of the letters of the alphabet, which be taught to the natives.
		The Allegorical theory supposes that all the myths of the ancients were allegorical and symbolical, and contained some moral, religious, or philosophical truth or historical fact, under the form of an allegory, but came in process of time to be understood literally.
		We may add also that there are many myths which have arisen from the desire of man to account for those natural phenomena which he cannot understand; and not a few have had their rise from a similar desire of giving a reason for the names of places and persons.
	www.bulfinch.org /fables/bull35.html (3111 words)

	83.02.04: Mythology for the Classroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first, and most important, is to introduce the children to a new form of literature, mythology, through the exploration in the readings, the children can gain a sense of a literary form and history only briefly covered or touched upon in earlier grades.
		As it is difficult to touch upon all aspects of Greek and Roman mythology, I have had to limit my unit to seven sections, The sections can be used individually or in sets allowing the teacher greater flexibility in choosing topics for their classroom.
		Note: This lesson plan might be used to start the unit on mythology and is a sample plan for the section on the Greek World which it is recommended should be covered first.
	www.cis.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1983/2/83.02.04.x.html (3740 words)

	ROMANIAN MYTHOLOGY
		At Limanu (Constanta County), Derzelas appears shown on horseback, as he similarly may be seen on the Racatau and Zimnicea old pottery, or the Bucharest-Herastrau and Surcea (Constanta County again) discovered hoards.
		From Thracia, Gebeleizis' cult had spread to penetrate inside Asia Minor during 7th century B.C., where it was promptly assimilated by Armenians up to becoming their National Divinity, namely Vahagn or the God of War, most famous for his courage in slaying dragons.
		Vahagn was associated with lightning and thunder, being represented like an imposing man with hair and beard carved out of flames, while "his eyes were scintillating like two Suns".
	www.angelfire.com /md/Orastie/mythology.html (3845 words)

	Search Results for "Nereids"
		A kindly, wise old man of the sea, Nereus could change into...
		...Greek mythology, princess of Ethiopia, daughter of King Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and Cassiopeia.
		...Greek mythology, (nimf) (KEY), in Greek mythology, female divinity associated with various natural objects.
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