Dione
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Dione is a figure in Greek mythology often regarded as a Titaness or early goddess associated with oracular power and sometimes identified as the mother of Aphrodite.
Aliases (1)
- Dione (Hyad) ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
→
Titaness → goddess → |
| appearsIn |
Homeric tradition
→
Homer's Iliad →
surface form: "Iliad"
|
| associatedFunction |
healing
→
prophecy → |
| associatedWith |
Aphrodite
→
Dodona → sanctuary of Dodona →
surface form: "oracular oak of Dodona"
oracular power → |
| classificationInSomeSources |
Oceanid
→
Titaness of the second generation → |
| cosmicGeneration | pre-Olympian deity → |
| cultStatus | local or specialized deity → |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion → |
| epithetOrTitle |
early goddess
→
oracular goddess → |
| gender | female → |
| hasChildInSomeTraditions | Aphrodite → |
| linkedToDeity |
Aphrodite
→
Zeus → |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus of Athens
→
surface form: "Apollodorus"
Homer → Pausanias’ Description of Greece →
surface form: "Pausanias"
|
| mythology | Greek mythology → |
| nameEtymology | feminine form of Zeus’s name (Dios) → |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek → |
| possibleParent |
Gaia
→
Oceanus → Tethys → Uranus → |
| religiousRole | partner or counterpart of Zeus at Dodona → |
| roleInIliad | comforts the wounded Aphrodite → |
| sometimesDescribedAs |
consort of Zeus
→
mother of Aphrodite → wife of Zeus → |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Hera
→
Rhea → a form of the Great Mother goddess → |
| worshippedAlongside |
Zeus
→
surface form: "Zeus Naios"
sanctuary of Dodona →
surface form: "Zeus at Dodona"
|
| worshipPlace |
Epirus
→
sanctuary of Dodona → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.