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In Greek mythology, Diocles, or Díoklês, was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He is said to have died in battle while defending his boyfriend (cfr. sacred band). The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the Ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. ... This article is about the grain goddess Demeter. ... The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiation ceremonies held every five years for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. ... Sacred Band can refer to one of two elite military units of the ancient world: the Sacred Band of Thebes the Sacred Band of Carthage This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Theocritus describes him as a "lover of young boys" and relates that at his tomb in Megara a kissing contest is held each year in early spring: adolescent youths gather and compete by kissing a male judge. The one with the best kiss returns home "laden with garlands of flowers." (Idyll 12). Theocritus (Greek Î˜ÎµÏŒÎºÏÎ¹Ï„Î¿Ï‚), the creator of Ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC. Little is known of him beyond what can be inferred from his writings. ... Megara (Greek: ÎœÎÎ³Î±ÏÎ± (Big Houses); see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an ancient city in Attica, Greece. ...

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Categories: Greek mythology stubs | Greek mythology | Pederastic heroes and deities Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (c. ... Diocles of Carystus (in Greek Î”Î¹Î¿ÎºÎ»Î·Ï‚ o ÎšÎ±ÏÏ…ÏƒÏ„Î¹Î¿Ï‚; lived 4th century BC), a very celebrated Greek physician, was born at Carystus in Euboea, lived not long after the time of Hippocrates, to whom Pliny says he was next in age and fame. ... The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. ... Diocles was a Greek mathematician and geometer, who probably flourished sometime around the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC. He was probably the first to prove the focal property of a parabola. ... (3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events BC 168 Battle of Pydna -- Macedonian phalanx defeated by Romans BC 148 Rome conquers Macedonia BC 146 Rome destroys Carthage in the Third Punic War BC 146 Rome conquers... (2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries) The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events The Roman...

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