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Nane - Armenian goddess of war, wisdom, and motherhood, and the daughter of the supreme god Aramazd. Statue, Goddesses, Wisdom, God, Warriors, Princesses, Mythology, Goddess, Ancient
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Nane - Armenian goddess of war, wisdom, and motherhood, and the daughter of the supreme god Aramazd.
Philosopher's stone - "Squaring the circle": an alchemical symbol of the creation of the philosopher's stone. Tattoo, Larp, Harry Potter, Symbols, Tattoos, Tatoo, Kunst, Alchemy Tattoo, Geometric
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Philosopher's stone - "Squaring the circle": an alchemical symbol of the creation of the philosopher's stone.
The philosophers' stone is a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals such as lead into gold or silver. It was also sometimes believed to be an elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and possibly for achieving immortality. Alchemy, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Philosophers Stone, Theology, The Magicians, Alchemy Art, Isaac Newton, Alchemist
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The philosophers' stone is a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals such as lead into gold or silver. It was also sometimes believed to be an elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and possibly for achieving immortality.
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The Emerald Tablet, also known as the Smaragdine Table, or Tabula Smaragdina, is a compact and cryptic piece of Hermetica reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation. The Hermetica are Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE Ancient Art, Hermès, Egypt, Esmeralda, Animales, Alien, Egyptian Gods
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The Emerald Tablet, also known as the Smaragdine Table, or Tabula Smaragdina, is a compact and cryptic piece of Hermetica reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation. The Hermetica are Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE
The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean (Smaragd Tablet)  describing the creation of the world and the power of the sun Archaeology, Ancient Artefacts, Ancient Aliens, Ancient Egypt, Emerald Tablets Of Thoth, Ancient Knowledge, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Mysteries
The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean (Smaragd Tablet) describing the creation of the world and the power of the sun
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Zeus is enraged when he sees human beings performing cannibalism, (despite the fact that he swallowed his first wife, Metis) and he sends violent thunderstorms and rain, flooding the earth and killing all but two  human beings who survived by building an ark. Art, Illustrators, Ancient Origins, Resim, Artist, Apocalypse, Art Uk
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Zeus is enraged when he sees human beings performing cannibalism, (despite the fact that he swallowed his first wife, Metis) and he sends violent thunderstorms and rain, flooding the earth and killing all but two human beings who survived by building an ark.
The ruins of the ancient city of Troy, where Poseidon and Apollo were sentenced to hard labour by Zeus. Ancient Ruins, Ruins, Istanbul, Ancient Cities, Amphitheater, Greek, Route
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The ruins of the ancient city of Troy, where Poseidon and Apollo were sentenced to hard labour by Zeus.
Zeus sentences Hera to hang from the sky by golden chains.  His brother, Poseidon and son, Apollo are condemned to hard labour and have to build one of the giant walls of Troy. Hera, Myths, Zeus, Poseidon, Religion
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Zeus sentences Hera to hang from the sky by golden chains. His brother, Poseidon and son, Apollo are condemned to hard labour and have to build one of the giant walls of Troy.
Hera, angry with Zeus and his adultering, conspires with the other Gods and they condemn Zeus, chaining him while he sleeps.  However, Hecatonchires (hundred-handers) who Zeus had once saved comes to his rescue and breaks his chains. Gustav Klimt, Nemean Lion, Greek Monsters, Mythological Creatures, Rpg, Greek Creatures, Fantasy Rpg, Creatures, Deviantart
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Hera, angry with Zeus and his adultering, conspires with the other Gods and they condemn Zeus, chaining him while he sleeps. However, Hecatonchires (hundred-handers) who Zeus had once saved comes to his rescue and breaks his chains.
Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek Olympian Gods.  It is the highest peak in Greece, rising almost 10,000ft above sea level. Greece, National Parks, Rome, Lake, Mount Olympus Greece, Mount Olympus, Mountains, North America, North
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Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek Olympian Gods. It is the highest peak in Greece, rising almost 10,000ft above sea level.
After swallowing his first wife, Zeus marries his sister, Hera, the most powerful Goddess.  He is an adulterer, fathering over 100 children to different women.  This makes Hera very angry. Hera Goddess, Roman Myth, Ancient Goddesses, Ancient Greece Mythology
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After swallowing his first wife, Zeus marries his sister, Hera, the most powerful Goddess. He is an adulterer, fathering over 100 children to different women. This makes Hera very angry.
On hearing prophecies that his sons would rise against him, Zeus swallows his wife, Metis, similar to the story of his father, Cronus. Zeus And Hera, Greek Gods And Goddesses, Zeus God
ZEUS SWALLOWS METIS
On hearing prophecies that his sons would rise against him, Zeus swallows his wife, Metis, similar to the story of his father, Cronus.
As a gift for freeing Cyclops, he gives Zeus the power of lightening. Marvel, God Of Lightning, Zeus Lightning Bolt, Mythology Art
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As a gift for freeing Cyclops, he gives Zeus the power of lightening.
Titan, Atlas, was sentenced to hold the sky on his shoulders to prevent it from resuming its primordial embrace with the Earth.  Epimetheus, Metis and most of the female Titans were spared. Outdoor, Atlas, Celestial Bodies, Artwork
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Titan, Atlas, was sentenced to hold the sky on his shoulders to prevent it from resuming its primordial embrace with the Earth. Epimetheus, Metis and most of the female Titans were spared.
Like Enlil, Chronos was banished to Tartarus. The other titans were imprisoned in the netherworld too, although Chronos was able to take rule over the Elysian Fields, where the nicer parts of Tartarus was. Percy Jackson, Fantasy Art, Fantasy Places, Medieval Fantasy, Fantasy Landscape, Greek Underworld, Fantasy, Underworld
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Like Enlil, Chronos was banished to Tartarus. The other titans were imprisoned in the netherworld too, although Chronos was able to take rule over the Elysian Fields, where the nicer parts of Tartarus was.
Prometheus ("Forethought") could see that Zeus and his siblings were destined to win the war against Chronos, he abandoned his brothers and sisters and joined Zeus. He secretly advised Zeus to release Gaea's first-born children, the hecatonchires, informing him that they wielded thunder, lightning, and earthquakes as weapons. Once released, the monsters fought against Chronos and defeated the titans. Gaea, Zelda Characters, Mythical
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Prometheus ("Forethought") could see that Zeus and his siblings were destined to win the war against Chronos, he abandoned his brothers and sisters and joined Zeus. He secretly advised Zeus to release Gaea's first-born children, the hecatonchires, informing him that they wielded thunder, lightning, and earthquakes as weapons. Once released, the monsters fought against Chronos and defeated the titans.
Cronus as Saturn Roman, Roman Gods, Ancient Romans
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Cronus as Saturn
Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus forced Kronos to disgorge his siblings, and with an army of divine-allies known as the Olympians, made war on the Titanes and drove them into the pit of Tartaros.  The war between the Olympians and the Titans was so terrible that it nearly destroyed the universe. War, Immortal, Trojan War, Deities, Ange
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Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus forced Kronos to disgorge his siblings, and with an army of divine-allies known as the Olympians, made war on the Titanes and drove them into the pit of Tartaros. The war between the Olympians and the Titans was so terrible that it nearly destroyed the universe.
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The Greek Olympians
Determined to protect her sixth child from his father, Rhea gave birth in secret. She named the infant Zeus and sent him to the island of Crete, to be raised by nymphs. Vintage, Nymphs, Tales, Sirena, Child
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Determined to protect her sixth child from his father, Rhea gave birth in secret. She named the infant Zeus and sent him to the island of Crete, to be raised by nymphs.
Chronos married Rhea and together they had Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Poseidon, and the pitiless Hades. Uranus and Gaea prophesied his own son would dethrone him so each time Rhea gave birth Chronos swallowed the newborn god.  Determined to protect her sixth child from his father, Rhea gave birth in secret. She named the infant Zeus and sent him to the island of Crete, to be raised by nymphs.  She tricked Chronos by giving him a rock swaddled in white cloth. Earth, Classical Mythology, Google
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Chronos married Rhea and together they had Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Poseidon, and the pitiless Hades. Uranus and Gaea prophesied his own son would dethrone him so each time Rhea gave birth Chronos swallowed the newborn god. Determined to protect her sixth child from his father, Rhea gave birth in secret. She named the infant Zeus and sent him to the island of Crete, to be raised by nymphs. She tricked Chronos by giving him a rock swaddled in white cloth.
Moirai -  Clotho the Spinner, who spins the thread of man's life; Lachesis, Disposer of Lots, who assigns each man his destiny; and Atropos, who cuts the threads of life. The three Fates gave men at their birth both good and evil to choose from. Sculptures, Sanat, Atropos, Dream Interpretation
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Moirai - Clotho the Spinner, who spins the thread of man's life; Lachesis, Disposer of Lots, who assigns each man his destiny; and Atropos, who cuts the threads of life. The three Fates gave men at their birth both good and evil to choose from.
The Three Fates (Moirai) - the Moirai (apportioners) — often known in English as the Fates — were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. Maiden
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The Three Fates (Moirai) - the Moirai (apportioners) — often known in English as the Fates — were the white-robed incarnations of destiny.
Nyx also gives birth to Doom, black Fate, Death, Sleep and the tribe of Dreams, Blame, Woe, the Hesperide nymphs, the Destinies, and the three ruthless Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, Nemesis (Indignation), Deceit and Friendship, hateful Age, and hard-hearted Strife. Strife bore Toil, Forgetfulness, Famine, Sorrow, Fighting, Battles, Murders, Manslaughters, Quarrels, Lying Words, Disputes, Lawlessness, Ruin and the worst of all Oath, who troubles those who swear falsely. Nyx, Goddess Art, Mythological Characters
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Nyx also gives birth to Doom, black Fate, Death, Sleep and the tribe of Dreams, Blame, Woe, the Hesperide nymphs, the Destinies, and the three ruthless Fates: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, Nemesis (Indignation), Deceit and Friendship, hateful Age, and hard-hearted Strife. Strife bore Toil, Forgetfulness, Famine, Sorrow, Fighting, Battles, Murders, Manslaughters, Quarrels, Lying Words, Disputes, Lawlessness, Ruin and the worst of all Oath, who troubles those who swear falsely.
The 12 Titans, 6 male gods and 6 female goddesses. Astrology, Shield, Uranus, Tethys, Numerology
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The 12 Titans, 6 male gods and 6 female goddesses.
In total there were 12 titans, 6 male: Cronus, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Crius and Iapetus and 6 female; Rhea, Tethys, Theia, Mnemosyne, Themis and Phoebe. Olympus
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In total there were 12 titans, 6 male: Cronus, Oceanus, Hyperion, Coeus, Crius and Iapetus and 6 female; Rhea, Tethys, Theia, Mnemosyne, Themis and Phoebe.