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Moirae — The three Moirae. Relief, grave of Alexander von der Mark by Johann Gottfried Schadow. Old National Gallery, Berlin Greek deities series … Wikipedia
Moirae (military) — Moirae ( el. Μοίρα ) was in the Byzantine Army the analogue of a Division in the modern armies.The Commander of a Moira was given the title of Drungarios.One Moira (=Division) was divided into ten Tagmata (=Battalions).From Moira the later Greek… … Wikipedia
Moirae — noun any of the three Greek goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns • Syn: ↑Moirai • Hypernyms: ↑Greek deity • Member Meronyms: ↑Clotho, ↑Klotho, ↑Lachesis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… … Wikipedia
Giants (Greek mythology) — Gigantomachia: Dionysos attacking a Giant, Attic red figure pelike, c. 460 BC, Louvre. Gigantes redirects here. For the Giants in other cultures, see Giant (mythology). For the giant figures of Spanish culture, see Gigantes y cabezudos. For the… … Wikipedia
Triple Goddess (Neopaganism) — This article discusses the Maiden, Mother, Crone goddess triad of certain forms of Neopaganism. See triple goddesses for other uses. The Triple Goddess is the subject of much of the writing of Robert Graves, and has been adopted by some neopagans … Wikipedia
Triple Goddess — In ancient Indo European mythologies, various goddesses or demi goddesses appear as a triad, either as three separate beings who always appear as a group (the Greek Moirae, Charites, Erinnyes and the Norse Norns) or as a single deity who is… … Wikipedia
List of Roman deities — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter … Wikipedia
Triple deity — A triple deity (sometimes referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or triadic) is a deity associated with the number three. Such deities are common throughout world mythology; the number three has a long history of… … Wikipedia
Greek mythology — Bust of Zeus, Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio Clementino, Vatican) Topics in Greek mythology Gods … Wikipedia
