Morpheus is the son of Nyx, the primordial goddess of the Night. He is the god of dreams, the older and master of the Oneiroi. The Oneiroi, Morpheus Phobetor and Phantasos are followers of Hypnos, the god of Sleep, bringing dreams to mortals and gods who fall asleep under his power.
Morpheus has a special gift to take any human form and appear in dreams, however his true form is said to be one of a winged daemon, like his brothers. Morpheus is responsible for shaping dreams, or giving form to the beings that dwell in dreams. Phantasos shaped tricky and surreal dreams while Phobetor on the other hand, made fearsome dreams. Together, the followers of Hypnos rule the sphere of dreams.
Morpheus however the oldest of the three, had a special duty to fashion the dreams of heroes and kings. For that reason, Morpheus is considered superior to his brothers and is called “the God of Dreams”.
In Greek mythology the Horae were the three daughters of Zeus and Themis, Eunomia, Diké, and Eirene, who were law-and-order goddesses.
The Hyades were the daughters of Atlas and or Aethra, and sisters to the Pleiades and the Hesperides. They were a sisterhood of nine nymphs responsible for bringing rain.
The Moirae in Greek mythology are the personifications of destiny. Same as the Charites and the Hesperides, they were three, Clotho, Atropos and Laxesis. They controlled the thread of life of every mortal from birth to the end.
The Naiads, probably daughters of sea god Poseidon, were nymphs who presided over fountains, springs and streams. The Naiads were neither river goddesses nor ancient spirits that inhabited the still waters of marshes.
The Oceanids were the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. They were plenty in number, too many to be counted. Each of the three thousand daughters was the patroness of a spring, lake, pond, pasture, or flower.
Zagori is an area of great natural beauty and unique architecture in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus in Northwestern Greece. The area is of about 1.000 square kilometers and contains 46 villages. Zagoria villages is called by Greeks “Zagorochoria” meaning the villages behind the mountain.
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In 1989, Professor of Byzantine Studies, Helen Ahrweiler is appointed Chairman of the Cultural Centre Pompidou in Paris