Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Mars: God of War (~by jdmwu)



Mars: God of War (by jdmwu)
Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter). Since the word is not Indo-European origin, it is most likely romanized version of the Etruscan god Maris (Maris).

Mars - Roman god of war, and one of the most prominent and gods that have ever worshiped. In early Roman history he was the god of spring, growth in nature, and fertility, and protector of cattle. Mars is also mentioned as an underground god (earth god) and this could explain why he became the god of death, and finally, the god of war. He - the son of Jupiter and Juno.

Judgement (~by IJ Nakano)



Judgement (by IJ Nakano)

Anubis, in Egyptian mythology, the god and protector of the dead, the son of the god of vegetation Osiris and Nephthys, the sister of Isis. Newborn Anubis Nephthys hid from her husband Seth in the swamps of the Nile delta. Mother goddess Isis found the young god, and brought him up.

Zeus (~by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)



Zeus (by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)


Zeus - the supreme god of ancient Greece, the father of the gods, men and heroes, the head of the Olympic family of gods. Zeus - originally a Greek deity, his name is purely Indo-European origin and means "bright sky". In antiquity, the etymology of the word "Zeus" was associated with the roots of the Greek words "Life," "boiling," "Irrigation," then, after that everything exists. 

Nike goddess of victory (~by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)



Nike goddess of victory (by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)

Nike, the goddess of victory - it's later works of the poetic imagination of the Greeks. Homer does not know it, and only Hesiod gives her pedigree. Since Nick's daughter titan Pallas and the goddess of the underground river Styx, is in Greek mythology. This black-haired girl with large wings on his shoulders. It is present during the battles and competitions fighters, takes the victim after the victory, flying over the earth with the news of the happy end of the war, sounds Surma proclaiming the triumph of the heroes. She was particularly fond of Alexander of Macedon, which had created the Nike, the goddess of victory, and the altars at every stage of their valiant campaign. All the later kings adorned their monuments of this beautiful cruise special.Nike, the Goddess of Victory (Victoria)

Ares (by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)



Ares (by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias)

One name Ares the Greeks fear, though in the guise of a god, his worn, there was nothing disgusting. Disgusting was the fact that Ares hated Eyrene, the goddess of peace, and was inseparable from Eris, the goddess of discord malicious, furious that rejecting another Eridu, honored by people who forced them to compete not in battle, but in the peaceful labor. Gods and men despised the brutal and violent god of war. And he was so not like other gods, the wise and prudent, that its origin is controversial, and considered the birthplace of Thrace, a country with a harsh climate and less harsh people.

INTI (by Mauricio Herrera)



INTI (by Mauricio Herrera)

Inti - the sun god in the mythology of the Inca and the patron Tawantinsuyu. The exact origin of the image of this god is unknown, the most common version of the mythology of the Incas, he was the son of Viracocha, the god of civilization.

Anubis (by Mauricio Herrera)



Anubis (by Mauricio Herrera)

In Egyptian mythology, the god of the patron of the dead, the keeper of poisons and drugs. Depicted as a lying jackal black. Or wild dog Sabu, who lives in the desert. Or black hunting dog with a fluffy tail. Or as a jackal-headed human or a dog. Zoological species, whether a dog or jackal, the Egyptians certainly not observed, but presumably he is himself a mixed creature - a cross between a wild dog, wolf, jackal and a person. For information about eats corpses dragons have caused it to be considered members of the family dog ​​symbolic animal death and conductors in the lower world. Anubis is often holding a character "Ankh" ("life"). This divine guardian of the way into the realm of the dead, depicted in black, ie, the sacred color of the resin for embalming, which symbolizes the belief in the continuation of life in the hereafter. Originally Anubis - the god of death and Tinitskom Kinopolskom nomes (provinces). Center of the cult of Anubis throughout the history of ancient Egypt was the city of Kassa, the capital of 17 verhneegipetskogo nome (Greek name of the city - Kinopol, ie "City Dog"), but his reverence for early spread throughout Egypt.