Apollo
Apollo
is God of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery,
plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge.
Apollo’s symbol:
lyre七絃琴
Lyre is
a string instrument known
for its use in Greek classical antiquity and later
periods.
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and
justice, mathematics, strength, war strategy, the arts, crafts.
The birth of Athena: Zeus lay with Metis,
the goddess of crafty thought and wisdom, but he immediately feared the
consequences. It had been prophesied that Metis would bear children more
powerful than the sire, even Zeus himself. In order to forestall these
dire consequences, after lying with Metis, Zeus “put her away inside his own
belly”; he “swallowed her down all of a sudden”. He was too late: Metis
had already conceived. Eventually Zeus experienced an enormous headache; Prometheus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Ares, or Palaemon cleaved
Zeus’ head with the double-headed Minoan axe, the labrys.
Athena leaped from Zeus’ head, fully grown and armed,
with a shout.
Athena's
symbol: owls
In Greek mythology, an owl traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom. Because of such association, the bird has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world.
Dionysus
Dionysus
is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine,
of ritual madness, fertility, theatre and
religious ecstasy in Greek
mythology.
Asclepius
Asclepius
was a god of medicine in
ancient Greek religion and mythology.
Asclepius's symbol: Rod of Asclepius (⚕)
Rod of
Asclepius is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius,
a deity associated with healing and medicine.
The symbol has continued to be used in modern times, where it is associated
with medicine and health care.
Socrates
Socrates was
a classical Greek philosopher credited
as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic
figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the
writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and
the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes.
Poseidon
Poseidon is one of the twelve Olympian deities
(Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes and
either Hestia,
or Dionysus) of
the pantheon in Greek
mythology. His main domain is the ocean, and he is
called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as
"Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes.
Words
Dia-
completely
Diagnosis
Dia-
going apart
Diaspora dialect
De-
down, away from
Deport departure depreciate
Mono-
one
Monotheistic
Poly-
much, many
Monopoly polytheistic
Ium,
eum- sideline
Aquarium auditorium coliseum
