User:Zde/Cyc Deities

Deities of Cyclades

Early Cycladic deities

Early Bronze Age

Great Goddess

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

See also Early Cycladic figurines

Divine child?

We do not know

• 
• 
• 

Ritual?

Probably

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Sacred island

Keros and islet Daktylion near Keros, see also Keros

• 
• 
• 
• 

Minoan religion

Influence in Middle Bronze Age

• 
• 
• 
• 

Mycenaean religion

Late Bronze Age in the Cyclades

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Greek deities

Zeus

Vládce světa, Kyklad a naxijské svaté hory Zás - v jeskyni v jejím úbočí se také narodil

Ruler of the world, of the Cyclades and of the Naxian holy mountain Zas - in the Cave in side of the mountain was also born

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

See Mt Zas and Cave of Zas on Naxos

See also Kynthion on Delos

Hera

• 
• 

See also Heraion on Delos

Poseidon

Vládce moří. Nepodařilo se mu však získat Naxos ani většinu Kyklad, neboť proti němu pomohl Dionýsovi Hermés. Je ctěn na Ténu (Tinos).

The ruler of the seas. But it has failed to gain Naxos even a majority of Cyclades because against him Hermes helped Dionysus. He is honored on Tinos.

• 

Demeter

Démétér na Kykladách převzala (spolu s Artemidou) roli dávné Velké bohyně. Dává plodnost polím, zvířatům i ženám. Zvláštní úctu požívá na Naxu, skoro jako v Eleúsině.

Demeter took on Cyclades (together with Artemide) the role of the Great Goddess. She gives fertility of fields, animals and of women. She has special veneration on Naxos, almost like in Elefsina.

• 
• 
• 
• 

See also Demetrion at Gyroulas near Sangri on Naxos

Leto

Matka "Krásných dětí", tedy Apollóna a Artemidy. Má chrám na Délu, kde je porodila.

Mother of the "Beautiful Children", Apollo and Artemis. It has a temple on Delos, where she gave birth.

• 
• 
• 

Artemis

Nástupkyně Velké bohyně, dává život a taky jej bere. Narodila se na Délu, kde je velmi ctěna. Kromě toho také na Paru a vlastně na celých Kykladách. Je také Paní zvířat (Potnia therón).

Successor of the Great Goddess, gives life and he takes it. She was born on Delos and there is very honored. Also on Paros and on the complete Cyclades. Artemis is also Lady of animals (Potnia theropn).

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

See Temple of Artemis on Delos

See also Delion on Paros

Apollo

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

See Sacred area on Delos

See also Apollo Temple on Palatia islet on Naxos

See also Delion on Paros

See also Anafi

Dionysos

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

See also Temple at Yria on Naxos

Ariadne

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Hermes

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Athena

• 
• 
• 

To main page: Nature and history of Cyclades

To primary main page: INTRODUCTION IN CYCLADES