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Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] ( / ˈjɪəroʊ, ˈdʒɪər -, ˈdʒaɪr -/; Greek: γύρος, romanized : yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced [ˈʝiros]) in some regions, is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki. In Greece, it is ...
Argus or Argos Panoptes ( Ancient Greek: Ἄργος Πανόπτης, "All-seeing Argos") is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology .
In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, [a] is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all the personification of a specific trait. [5] Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod 's Theogony. According to Hesiod, Kratos and his siblings dwell ...
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities of deities ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology. Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( / saɪˈkloʊpiːz / sy-KLOH-peez; Greek: Κύκλωπες, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; [1] singular Cyclops / ˈsaɪklɒps / SY-klops; Κύκλωψ, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures. [2] Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguished. In Hesiod 's Theogony, the Cyclopes are the three brothers Brontes, Steropes ...
In Greek mythology, Geryon ( / ˈdʒɪəriən / or / ˈɡɛriən /; [Note 1] also Geryone; Greek: Γηρυών, [Note 2] genitive: Γηρυόνος), son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe, the grandson of Medusa and the nephew of Pegasus, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of ...
Hephaestus ( UK: / hɪˈfiːstəs / hif-EE-stəs, US: / hɪˈfɛstəs / hif-EST-əs; eight spellings; Greek: Ἥφαιστος, translit. Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [1] Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he ...