Polyphonte
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Polyphonte was a woman in Greek Mythology who worshipped Aphrodite
until she was ordered by the goddess to fall in love. Afraid, Polyphonte became a chaste follower of Artemis
. Aphrodite angrily made the woman fall in love with a bear, resulting in Artemis' hatred, and the birth of two half-bear, half-man twins. The gigantic bear twins, Orius and Agrius, were cannibal, and in result the gods turned them into vampire-like owl-creatures. This was the explantation for the mythological Strix
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.Her Roman equivalent is the goddess .Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia....
until she was ordered by the goddess to fall in love. Afraid, Polyphonte became a chaste follower of Artemis
Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"...
. Aphrodite angrily made the woman fall in love with a bear, resulting in Artemis' hatred, and the birth of two half-bear, half-man twins. The gigantic bear twins, Orius and Agrius, were cannibal, and in result the gods turned them into vampire-like owl-creatures. This was the explantation for the mythological Strix
Strix (mythology)
Strix was the Ancient Roman and Greek word for owl. In folklore it was considered a bird of ill omen that fed on human flesh and blood, a product of metamorphosis...
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