Aegina (mythology)Aegina (iˈdʒaɪnə; Αἴγινα) was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic Gulf between Attica and the Peloponnesos. The archaic Temple of Aphaea, the "Invisible Goddess", on the island was later subsumed by the cult of Athena. Aphaia (Ἀφαῖα) may be read as an attribute of Aegina that provides an epithet, or as a doublet of the goddess.
OreadIn Greek mythology, an Oread (ˈɔːriˌæd,ˈɔːriəd; Oreiás, stem Oreiád-, Oreas/Oread-, from ; Oréade) or Orestiad (ɔːˈrɛstiˌæd,-iəd; Orestiádes) is a mountain nymph. Oreads differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idaeae were from Mount Ida, Peliades from Mount Pelion, etc. Myths associated the Oreads with Artemis, since the goddess, when she went out hunting, preferred mountains and rocky precipices. The generic term "oread" itself appears to be Hellenistic (first attested in the Epitaph of Adonis ( Ἐπιτάφιος Ἀδώνιδος) of Bion of Smyrna, 100 BCE) and thus post-Classical.
CabeiriIn Greek mythology, the Cabeiri or Cabiri kə'baɪriː (Κάβειροι, Kábeiroi), also transliterated Kabeiri or Kabiri, were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. They were worshiped in a mystery cult closely associated with that of Hephaestus, centered in the north Aegean islands of Lemnos and possibly Samothrace—at the Samothrace temple complex—and at Thebes. In their distant origins the Cabeiri and the Samothracian gods may include pre-Greek elements, or other non-Greek elements, such as Thracian, Tyrrhenian, Pelasgian, Phrygian or Hittite.
MintheIn ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Minthe (also spelled Menthe, Mintha or Mentha; Μίνθη or Μένθη or Μίντη) is an Underworld Naiad nymph associated with the river Cocytus. She was beloved by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and became his mistress, but she was transformed into a mint plant by his wife Persephone. The plant was also called by some as Hedyosmos (ἡδύοσμος), which means "sweet-smelling". The ancient Greek noun μίνθη or μίνθα translates to 'mint'.
CinyrasIn Greek mythology, Cinyras ('sɪnɪrəs; Κινύρας – Kinyras) was a famous hero and king of Cyprus. Accounts vary significantly as to his genealogy and provide a variety of stories concerning him; in many sources he is associated with the cult of Aphrodite on Cyprus, and Adonis, a consort of Aphrodite, is mentioned as his son. Some scholars have proposed a connection with the minor Ugaritic deity Kinnaru, the god of the lyre. The city Cinyreia on Cyprus was believed to have taken its name from Cinyras.
