The daughter of the king of Crete Minos and Pasiphae, Ariadne played a key role in the killing of the Minotaur by the hero of Athens, Theseus. However, although he promised to marry her, Theseus later abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Theseus arrived in Crete as one of the 14 young men and women who were...
The story of Arachne is about a woman that was transformed into a spider by the goddess Athena, as a warning to the ancient Greeks to respect the gods. Arachne was the daughter of Idmon, who some say he was aristocrat, while others claim he was a painter. They lived in the ancient Greek city of Colophon...
Antigone was one of the four children born of the hereditary relationship of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, with his mother, Iokaste. In Greek mythology and drama, Antigone's greatest virtue was devotion: she led her father after his blindness and self-exile, while in the case of the burial of her brother Polyneices,...
Andromeda plays an important role in the Perseus myth. Her father was Cepheus, king of Ethiopia and her mother Cassiopea, who was famous throughout Greece for her beauty. Andromeda ended up being as beautiful as her mother. Cassiopea, who was always bragging for her appearance, was too proud of her daughter's...
He was a hero from Argos. His father was called Oeklis and his mother Hypermnestra. He married the sister of Adrastos, Erifili, and acquired Alkmaion, Amphilochus, Eurydice and Iphianassa with her. He was an oracle, and so he knew that if he took part in the campaign against Thebes that Adrastos had prepared, he...
He was a twin brother of Zethos. The two children were born from Zeus and Antiope, the daughter of the god river Asopos . Their mother gave birth to mount Kithairon and they were raised by shepherds. Ancient Greeks considered him one of the greatest musicians of the time. They were saying that his brother Zithos...
He was the son of the oracle Amphiaraus and Erifili. He was one of the Epigoni, one of the children of the Seven Generals, who had also campaigned against Thebes. In this campaign he took part to avenge the death of his father. He excelled in the battlefield and killed the King of Thebes, Laomedon, son of Polyneikes. When...
Actaeon had been trained as an excellent hunter by the wise and courageous centaur Chiron. The story of Actaeon is known, however, not for his skills as a hunter, but because he ended up prey to his dogs when he was transformed into a male deer. Actaeon's father was Aristaeus, the son of Apollo, and his mother...
Aeneas was a Trojan hero of Greek mythology, a prince son of mortal Anchises and goddess Aphrodite. In addition, Aeneas was the legendary founder of the Roman race. Though Troy was in Asia Minor, it was fully influenced by Greece, Greek culture, as it was an old commercial colony of Greeks in the region. So although...
Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae. His father was Atreus and his mother, Aerope, the daughter of King Minos. His Brothers were Menelaus and Anaxives. Because Thyestes killed his brother Atreus, the boys of Atreus, Agamemnon and Menelaus, fled to Sparta. There they married the daughters of King Tyndareus,...
With this name there are two heroes of ancient Greek mythology. 1. Ajax of Telamon, the son of the king of Salamis and Perivia, brother of Teykros. Because he was huge in stature, he was named the Great. He is considered with Diomedes the second heroic heroes of the Trojan war after Achilles. He alone removed...
Hector is one of the key characters in the history of the Trojan War. He was the eldest brother of the Trojan Prince Paris, and is regarded by the ancient Greeks as gentle, fair and fearless in battle. Hector was the oldest of many children of the king of Troy, Priamos. Although he was yet another son of Priam,...
Alcestis was the daughter of Pelias, the same king of Iolkos, who sent his nephew Jason to recover the Golden fleece. The most famous version of her myth was revived in the tragedy of Euripides "Alcestis". Alcestis was the most beautiful of Pelia's three daughters and she received many wedding offers from various...
In the most widely known version of the myth, Adonis was the son of Kinyras, the king of Cyprus. The goddess Aphrodite was the one who had led Myrra, King's daughter, or Smyrna, to an affectionate love for her father. Myra went to the King's bed in the dark, hiding her identity, and as a result Adonis was conceived....
