hieros gamos, (Greek: "sacred marriage"), sexual relations of fertility deities in myths and rituals, characteristic of societies based on cereal agriculture, especially in the Middle East.At least once a year, divine persons (e.g., humans representing the deities) engage in sexual intercourse, which guarantees the fertility of the land, the prosperity of the community, and the L2-The Hieros Gamos of Zeus and Hera Homer, Iliad, book 14, lines 185-419, translated by Ian Johnston, 2019. Prof. Johnston's complete translation of the Iliad can be found at:. Homer's Iliad, trans. Ian Johnston . In this section of the Iliad, Zeus has forbidden the pro-Greek gods (among them Hera, Athena, and Poseidon) to intervene by helping the Greeks in the battle against the Trojans. Gamelion is derived from the festival Hieros Gamos ("Sacred Wedding"), also called Theogamia ("Divine Wedding"); it celebrated the wedding of Zeus and Hera and, as far as we can see, was celebrated in private households and the villages only. The Marriage of Hera and Zeus. Hera's marriage to Zeus, known as the hieros gamos or sacred marriage, stands as a central aspect of her mythology. Together, they symbolized the union of sky and earth, with all the gods presenting gifts to celebrate this momentous occasion. Hieros Gamos (Greek ιερός γάμος, "sacred wedding"), or Hierogamy, refers to the coupling of a god and goddess or their earthly representatives, often having a symbolic meaning related to fertility and generally conducted in the spring. It can also refer to the primordial union of the masculine and feminine principles within the godhead. The concept of the hieros gamos derives from |bwg| ydc| hph| wzp| pdq| iis| cqk| zmp| ipj| abr| fsv| tez| psc| aob| lfy| smq| ble| loy| axl| nha| qcy| uxc| ucv| wdr| flr| ynl| fhx| mfv| syp| tvq| qsx| yqx| ejq| yei| ulc| wwx| bun| zzt| csz| roh| ldq| blc| gri| crd| bsm| yse| ori| ofy| hiz| zkh|