Aratus, Greek poet
(Encyclopedia) Aratus ərāˈtəs [key], fl. 3d cent. b.c., Greek court poet, from Soli in Cilicia. He wrote an astronomical treatise, Phenomena, which was quoted by Paul at Athens.
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Fortuna
(Encyclopedia) Fortuna fôrto͞oˈnə [key], in Roman religion, goddess of fortune. Worshiped under several forms, she appears to have originally been a goddess of fertility. She was later identified with Tyche, the...
Dice, in Greek religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Dice: see Horae.
Dike, in Greek religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Dike: see Horae.
Apaturia
(Encyclopedia) Apaturia ăpəcho͝oˈrēə, –tyo͝oˈrēə [key], in Greek religion, annual festival celebrated by the Ionians and the Athenians. It was held in October or November, in the season when various phra...
mysteries
(Encyclopedia) mysteries, in Greek and Roman religion, some important secret cults. The conventional religions of both Greeks and Romans were alike in consisting principally of propitiation and prayers for the good ...
Polydorus, Greek sculptor
(Encyclopedia) Polydorus, Greek sculptor: see Laocoön.
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Greek-letter society
(Encyclopedia) Greek-letter society: see fraternity.
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Hero, Greek mathematician
(Encyclopedia) Hero, Greek mathematician: see Heron of Alexandria.
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Pollux, Greek hero
(Encyclopedia) Pollux, Greek hero: see Castor and Pollux.
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