In Greek mythology, Athos (/ ˈ æ θ ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄθως, pronounced [ˈatʰɔːs]) was a giant that Poseidon fought. He is best known for the creation of Mount Athos, a mountain and peninsula in Chalcidice, northern Greece, which is now an important centre of …

2022年2月3日 · Athos is the god of Mount Athos in Thrace. It’s considered a “Holy Mountain” to the modern Autonomous Monastic State. But even in antiquity, Mount Athos was an important place.

In Greek mythology Athos was a mountain-god of Thrake (Thrace), north of Greece.

Athos holds a prominent place in Greek mythology, revered as a sacred mountain with divine associations. According to legend, Athos personifies a minor god and demigod, serving as one of the ten Ourea, offspring of Gaia, the Earth personification. Each of these semidivine beings represents different mountains in Greece, with Athos being among them.

In Greek mythology, Athos (/ ˈæθɒs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄθως, pronounced [ˈatʰɔːs]) was a giant that Poseidon fought. He is best known for the creation of Mount Athos, a mountain and peninsula in Chalcidice, northern Greece, which is now an important centre of …

2019年2月15日 · The Virgin Mary admired the beauty of the place so much that she asked God to give the mountain to her as a present. God granted her request and Mount Athos has been known since then as the ‘Garden of the Mother of God’.

The holy and wonder-working icon of the Virgin Portaitissa is the oldest on Mount Athos and the one most venerated by monks and pilgrims alike. The figure of the Mother of God instils compunction in the soul and appeals to generation after generation of faithful who revere Her grace, entrust Her with their lives and receive Her blessing.

Athos was the name of one of the titans who, during a war with the gods, threw a huge stone at Poseidon, which later became a mountain. No doubt, Mount Athos has a centuries-old story, but for millions of people it is also a bastion of faith, a beacon of Orthodoxy that lights the way for us even in the darkest times.

Greek god of the winds and air. Primordial god of the upper air, light, the atmosphere, space and heaven. God of family feuds and avenger of evil deeds. Olympian god of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge. God of war. Represented the physical, violent and untamed aspect of war.

Our Villa took its name from the Giant Athos, who, in Greek mythology, was born when Ouranos (Uranus), the Ancient god of the Sky, fertilized Gaea, goddess of the Earth. Giant Athos was reputed for his generous hospitality, as he used to treat the Olympic Gods to splendorous parties, until conflict arose between them and the Giants.