In Greek mythology, the Nesoi (Greek αἱ Nῆσοι "the islands") were the goddesses of islands. Each island was said to have its own personification. They were classified as one of the ancient elemental gods called Protogenoi.
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Nesoi — The name Nesoi can mean: Nesoi (mythology) In ancient Greek mythology , a class of goddesses ruling islands. NESOI is also an acronym short for: Not Elsewhere Specified or Indicated. Used in categorizing cargo in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule… … Wikipedia
Список божеств в древнегреческой мифологии — В список включены различные персонажи, не относящиеся к смертным, и абстрактные понятия. В него могут не входить лица, уже перечисленные в статье Древнегреческая мифология, и следующие группы божеств и существ: Бассариды Вакханки Ветры Гарпии… … Википедия
Geschichte Polynesiens — Polynesien (aus dem Griechischen: πολύ poly = viel; νῆσοι nēsoi = Inseln) ist sowohl eine großflächige pazifische Inselregion als auch die östlichste der Kulturregionen Ozeaniens … Deutsch Wikipedia
Polynesien — (aus dem Griechischen: πολύ polý = viel; νῆσοι nēsoi = Inseln) ist sowohl eine großflächige pazifische Inselregion als auch die östlichste der Kulturregionen Ozeaniens. Karte Polynesiens … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wasseresser — Polynesien (aus dem Griechischen: πολύ poly = viel; νῆσοι nēsoi = Inseln) ist sowohl eine großflächige pazifische Inselregion als auch die östlichste der Kulturregionen Ozeaniens … Deutsch Wikipedia
Macaria — For the fictional place, see A Description of the Famous Kingdome of Macaria. For the geometer moth genus, see Semiothisa. Macaria or Makaria (Greek Μακαρία) is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. Although they are… … Wikipedia
Fortunate Isles — In the Fortunate Isles, also called the Isles (or Islands) of the Blessed (μακάρων νη̂σοι makárôn nêsoi ), heroes and other favored mortals in Greek mythology and Celtic mythology were received by the gods into a blissful paradise. These islands… … Wikipedia
Protogenoi — In the Greek mythology the name Protogenoi (pl.; Gr. Polytonic|Πρωτογενοι, sing. Protogenos) means First Born or Primeval and are a group of deities who were born in the beginning of our universe.The Protogenoi are the first entities or beings… … Wikipedia
Micronesian culture — ▪ cultural region, Pacific Ocean Introduction the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Micronesia. The region of Micronesia lies between the Philippines and Hawaii and… … Universalium
Pytheas — of Massilia (Ancient Greek Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης), 4th century BC, was a Greek geographer and explorer from the Greek colony Massilia (today Marseille, France). He made a voyage of exploration to northwestern Europe possibly no earlier than around … Wikipedia
