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Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities ...
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [ 2] They were called Olympians because ...
Pandion I, a king of Athens. Pandion II, a king of Athens. Peleus, king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he sailed with the Argonauts and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt. Pelias, a king of Iolcus and usurper of Aeson's rightful throne. Pelops, a king of Pisa and founder of the House of Atreus.
Aëtos was an earthborn childhood friend of Zeus, who befriended him while in Crete as he was hiding from his father Cronus. Years later, after Zeus had married Hera, she turned Aëtos into an eagle, as she feared that Zeus had fallen in love with him. The eagle became Zeus's sacred bird and symbol. Agrius and Oreius.
Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( / pərˈsɛfəniː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized : Persephónē ), also called Kore ( / ˈkɔːriː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized : Kórē, lit. 'the maiden') or Cora, is the ...
Silver decadrachm of Arethusa, minted in Syracuse, Sicily (405–400 BCE). In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ θj uː z ə /; Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.
Athena[ b] or Athene, [ c] often given the epithet Pallas, [ d] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft. [ 4] Greek historians mention that Athena has ancient Libyan origins in North Africa [ 5][ e][ f][ 6] and was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [ 7]
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn; in Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Heracles, the Argonautica and the Iliad. They were a group of female warriors and hunters who were known for their physical ...