Hippios (or Hippius) may refer to: Poseidon, rendered as a horse; Kolonos Hippios, a deme of Attica; Hippios (mythology), the son of Eurynomus; Hippios (running race), a foot race in the Nemean Games of Ancient Greece

2023年11月21日 · Poseidon is not only the Greek god of the sea but has many epithets. According to Greek mythology, Poseidon either created horses or was the first to tame them. The epithet Poseidon Hippios was...

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs /; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to …

"There stands [in Pheneos, Arkadia] a bronze Poseidon, surnamed Hippios (Horse), whose image, it is said, was dedicated by Odysseus. The legend is that Odysseus lost his mares, traversed Greece in search of them, and on the site in the land of Pheneos where he found his mares founded a sanctuary of Artemis, calling the goddess Horse-finder, and ...

There are many epithets that relate Poseidon to horses, but Hippios is the most common, appearing in mythical and cultic traditions throughout the ancient Greek world, with varying significance for different regions and communities.

Instead, it is a didactic, intelligent, and effective compilation of a wide range of questions about the horse and horsemanship in ancient Athens and many other Greek contexts. Clarity of discourse, correct graphic illustration, and the competence of all the authors involved make up for the few small gaps in coverage.

2021年3月14日 · Pausanias states that the Kolonos Hippios is a hill that marks the first point that Oedipus reached in Attica. It was a sacred area with rites devoted to both Poseidon and Athena, as well as a hero shrine sacred to Peirithous and Theseus, Oedipus and Adrastus.

“hiPPios”, horsEs and frEshwatEr But why “Hippios”? It is not a bold claim to state that Poseidon was the patron god of horses and charioteers, as this is already made very clear by numerous 42.

2020年12月20日 · Hippos were both respected and endowed with positive qualities, but they were also feared. Today, Egyptian hippos are extinct in but in ancient times they played an important role both culturally and physically in the Egyptian world. One of the most popular household deities worshipped by the ancient Egyptians was the goddess Taweret.

Epithets: Enosichthon (Earth-Shaker), Hippios (the Horse God) Symbols: trident, horse, bull. Functions: god of the sea, salt and fresh water springs, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon was the son of Cronus and Rhea.