Dies (mythology)
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Dies (deity)
)| Dies | |
|---|---|
Personification of day | |
Chaos and Caligo | |
| Siblings | Nox, Erebus, and Aether |
| Consort | Aether, Caelus |
| Children | Terra, Caelus, Mare |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Hemera |
In
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According to the Roman mythographer
Hyginus, Chaos and Caligo were the parents of Nox (Night), Dies, Erebus (Darkness), and Aether.[2] Cicero says that Aether and Dies were the parents of Caelus (Sky).[3] While, Hyginus says that, in addition to Caelus, Aether and Dies were also the parents of Terra (Earth), and Mare (Sea).[4] Cicero also says that Dies and Caelus were the parents of Mercury, the Roman counterpart of Hermes.[5]
Name
The Latin noun diēs is based on the
Dyeus
.
See also
Notes
- ^ "dies". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- FabulaeTheogony 1 (Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 95).
- ^ Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.44.
- FabulaeTheogony 1–2 (Smith and Trzaskoma, p. 95).
- ^ Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.56.
- ^ de Vaan 2008, p. 170.
- ^ West 2007, p. 167.
References
- .
- ISBN 978-0-87220-821-6.
- ISBN 9789004167971.
- ISBN 978-0-19-928075-9.
External links
The dictionary definition of Dies at Wiktionary
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