Alejandro
Active Member
Pontos (the Sea) and Gaia (the Earth) had five children who were sea deities: Nereus, Phorkys, Keto, Thaümas and Eurybia. Quite a few of the children of these five are said to have been partially composed of gold or bronze.
The three Gorgons and the many-headed dragon called the Hydra of Lerna were daughters of Phorkys and Keto. The Gorgons had bronze hands and golden wings. The one immortal head of the Hydra was golden. Thaümas' daughter Iris had golden wings, and so did Eurybia's granddaughter Nike.
What do you think? Were these five sea deities, and perhaps some of the Titans (like Hyperion and Theia, whose son Helios also had golden wings) supposed to be metallic beings, or maybe made of some other mineral? Hesiod says that Eurybia's heart was made of flint (because she was particularly cruel?). What about the rest of her?
The three Gorgons and the many-headed dragon called the Hydra of Lerna were daughters of Phorkys and Keto. The Gorgons had bronze hands and golden wings. The one immortal head of the Hydra was golden. Thaümas' daughter Iris had golden wings, and so did Eurybia's granddaughter Nike.
What do you think? Were these five sea deities, and perhaps some of the Titans (like Hyperion and Theia, whose son Helios also had golden wings) supposed to be metallic beings, or maybe made of some other mineral? Hesiod says that Eurybia's heart was made of flint (because she was particularly cruel?). What about the rest of her?