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De Natura Deorum
 On the Nature of the Gods

Graphic description of Cicero's work De Natura Deorum

Cicero (106-43 BC) presents in De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods) a complete new set of relations. His accounts have not been added to the Greek Mythology Link, partly because they differ substantially from other versions of the myths, and mainly because they are not presented as true ones, claim to truth being a feature of the myths. Instead Cicero's versions are an instrument of refutation of the Greek traditional fables in general, as are, and with the same purpose, those that can be found, for example, in the work of Clement of Alexandria (ca. AD 150-211).

Eventual connections with mythological names used in this site have been pointed out in the Index (below) attached to this table.



Index

Cicero's names

Regular names

Acanthe

---.

Adonis

See Adonis.

Aeetes

Aeetes.

Aesculapius 1

See Asclepius.

Aesculapius 2

See Asclepius.

Aesculapius 3

See Asclepius

Aether

See Aether at Sidereal & Natural Personifications.

ANACES

See DIOSCURI, as Cicero writes that "the Dioscuri also have a number of titles in Greece".

Anteros (Cupid 3)

See Anteros at Eros.

Aoede

Aoede, see MUSES.

Apollo 1

See Apollo.

Apollo 2

See Apollo.

Apollo 3

See Apollo.

Apollo 4 Nomios.

See Apollo.

Arche.

---.

Arsinoe.

Arsinoe 2, mother of Asclepius.

Arsippus

---.

Cabirus

---.

Caelus

Uranus.

Camirus

Camirus divided his father's land (Rhodes) with his brothers Lindus and Ialysus. He was son of Cercaphus 1 and Cyrbia. Cercaphus 1 is son of Helius and Cyrbia daughter of Ochimus, son of Helius.

Castor

See DIOSCURI.

Circe

See Circe.

Corybas

---.

Coryphe

---.

Cupid 1

See Eros

Cupid 2

See Eros

Cupid 3 (Anteros)

See Anteros at Eros.

Diana 1

See Artemis

Diana 2

See Artemis

Diana 3

See Artemis

Dies

Dies is Hemera (Day). See Sidereal & Natural Personifications.

Dione

See Dione 1 at OLYMPIANS and Aphrodite.

Dionysus 1

For this Dionysus see Zagreus at Dionysus 2.

Dionysus 2

See Dionysus 2

Dionysus 3

See Dionysus 2

Dionysus 4

See Dionysus 2

Dionysus 5

See Dionysus 2

DIOSCURI

See DIOSCURI

Eubuleus

This Eubuleus may be compared with Eubuleus, son of Trochilus and an Eleusinian woman, or perhaps son of Dysaules. Trochilus was a priest of Demeter and sometimes is called father of Triptolemus.

Dysaules could be the brother of Celeus 1. Having been expelled from Eleusis by Ion 1, brought the Eleusinians rites to the Phliasians. Dysaules is also called father of Triptolemus.

Glauce

---.

Helius 1

See Helius

Helius 2

See Helius

Helius 3

See Helius

Helius 4

See Helius

Helius 5

See Helius

Hyperion

See Hyperion 1 at TITANS.

Ialysus

See Ialysus at Helius.

Juno

See Hera

Jupiter 1

See Zeus

Jupiter 2

See Zeus

Jupiter 3

See Zeus

Latona

See Leto

Leda

See Leda

Liber

See Dionysus 2

Lindus

See Lindus at Helius.

Luna

See Selene

Maia

See Maia at PLEIADES.

Mars

See Ares

Melete

See MUSES.

Memalius

---.

Mercury 1

See Hermes.

Mercury 2 Trophonius

See Hermes, and Trophonius ("subterranean Mercury") at Delphi.

Mercury 3

See Hermes

Mercury 4

See Hermes

Mercury 5 (Theuth)

See Hermes

Minerva 1

See Athena

Minerva 2

See Athena

Minerva 3

See Athena

Minerva 4

See Athena

Minerva 5 Pallas

See Athena

Mnemosyne

See also MUSES.

MUSES

See MUSES

Nile

This is Nilus, the river god.

Nisus

This is Nysus 1, a nurse of Dionysus 2. When the god went to India, he took the Theban kingdom for himself, but was captured by Dionysus 2 some years later.

Oceanus

See Oceanus

Pan

See Pan

Penelope

Phoronis

See Coronis 2 at Asclepius.

Pollux

See Polydeuces at DIOSCURI.

Proserpine

See Persephone

Rhodus

See Rhodus at Helius.

Saturn

See Cronos.

Thelxinoe

This refers to Thelxiepia or Thelxinoe 1 who is one of the SIRENS, or to Thelxinoe 2 who is an attendant of Semele, mother of Dionysus 2.

Thyone

Thyone is Semele, mother of Dionysus 2.

Tritopatreus

Perhaps referring to Triptolemus.

Upis

This is Opis 3, a daughter of Boreas 1 (North Wind, see WINDS) who came from the Hyperboreans and to whom Orion offered violence. She was a Naiad in the train of Artemis.

Valens

---.

Venus 1

See Aphrodite

Venus 2

See Aphrodite

Venus 3

See Aphrodite

Venus 4 Astarte

See Aphrodite

Vulcan 1

See Hephaestus

Vulcan 2 Phthas

See Hephaestus

Vulcan 3

See Hephaestus

Vulcan 4

See Hephaestus



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