A
- Acheron:
A river in the Underworld.
- Achilles:
Greek hero in the Trojan War. He was killed by Paris with an arrow to the heel, his only mortal spot.
- Actaeon:
Punished by Artemia this Hunter was transformed into a stag and killed by his own hounds.
- Adonis:
A beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.
- Aeneas:
A Trojan Prince whose wanderings after the fall of Troy are the basis of the tales of Virgil's Aeneid.
- Aesculapus:
God of Healing.
- Agememnon:
Commander of the greek armies in the Trojan war. He was killed by his wife Clytemnestra as prophesied by Cassandra.
- Ajax:
Fellow warrier and good friend of Achilles.
- Amazons:
Mythical race of war-like females.
- Andromeda:
Wife of the Trojan Prince, Hector.
- Aphrodite (Venus):
Goddess of love and beauty.
- Ares (Mars):
Son of Zeus and a lover of Aphredite. Mars was the God of war.
- Argonaughts:
As companions of Jason these Greek heroes sailed in the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- Atalanta:
She would only marry the man who could beat her in a running race. Hippomenes succeded with the help of Aphrodite and golden apples from the garden of Hesperides.
- Atlas:
After refusing to shelter Perseus he was turned into Atlas Mountain and condemned to support the heavens.
- Argos:
King of Argos who had one hundred
eyes of which only two slept at any
time.
- Ariadne:
The daughter of Minos, the King of Crete, who helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur 's labyrinth with thread.
- Artemis (Diana):
Twin sister of Apollo. She was the Goddess of the hunt, the moon (Selene) and magic (Hecate).
- Apollo:
Son of Zeus, God of music, medicine, the arts and prophesy and charriot driver to the Sun.
B
- Bacchantes:
Wild disheveled women who were devotees of Bacchus.
- Bacchus (Dionysus):
God of wine, mirth and revelry.
- Bellerophon:
Slew the Chimaera aided by Pallas Athene and riding Pegasus.
C
- Calypso:
Nymph on island of Ogygia who kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years.
- Cassandra:
Prohhetess - maiden daughter of Priam who was taken as booty by Agamemnon.
- Centaurs:
Half man, half horse that lived on Mount Pelion.
- Cerberus:
Many headed dog that guarded the gateway to the Underground
- Charities (Graces):
The three attendants of Aphrodite.
- Charon:
Ferried the souls of the dead over the rivers of Hades.
- Chiron:
A Centaur and tutor of the Gods.
|
|
- Cronos (Saturn):
The oldest of the Gods he devoured his sons at birth so as to retain his throne and was finally overthrown by Zeus.
- Cyclops:
A giant with one eye in the middle of the forehead.
D
- Daedalus:
A craftman who flew with wings made of wax.
- Dementer (Ceres):
Goddess of the produce of the earth.
E
- Electra:
A daughter of Agamemnon and sister of Orestes.
- Endymion:
A beautiful youth who was loved by Selene who put him into a perpetual sleep.
- Eos:
Goddess of the Dawn and daughter of Hyperion. Eris:
Goddess of discord.
- Eros (Cupid):
God of Love.
- Eumenides (Furies):
Winged maidens, avenging dei-ties.
- Europa:
A beautiful Nymph who was carried by Zeus in the guise of a bull across the sea of Crete.
F
- Fates:
Three sisters who controlled the destiny of man
G
- Ganymede:
A mor tal prince who became Zeus's cup-bear er.
- Gorgons:
Three winged sisters with snakes for hair. They were so ugly that whoever looked at them was turned to stone.
H
- Hades (Pluto):
God of the Under wor ld who carried off Persephone, the daugh-ter of Dementer. Also the name of the under world itself.
- Harpies:
Vultures with old women's heads who tormented men.
- Hector:
Trojan her o and son of Priam who was killed by Achilles.
- Helen:
Wife of Menelaus who was carried off, by Paris, to Tr y and was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Hephaestus (Vulcan):
God of fire and blacksmiths.
- Hera ( Juno):
Queen of Heaven and daughter of Cronos.
- Heracles ( Hercules):
A Greek hero who accomplished twelve labours with the help of Gods.
- Hermes ( Mercury):
God of travelers, merchants, shepherds and robbers as well as messenger and herald of the Gods
- Hydra:
Seven headed monster who was killed by Hercules.
- Hygieia:
Goddess of health.
- Hymen:
God of marriage.
- Hyperion:
Father of Helios ( Sun), Selene ( Moon) and Eos (Dawn).
J
- Jason:
Sailed with the Argonauts on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece.
L
- Leander:
A Youth of Abydos who swam Hellespont each night to see Hero, priestess of Aphrodite.
|
|
M
- Medea:
Daughter of Aeretes who helped Jason in his quest.
- Medusa:
A Gorgon that was killed by Perseus.
- Menelaus:
Married to Helen of Troy, He was the King of Spata.
- Mnemnosyne:
Goddess of memory and mother of the nine Muses.
- Muses:
Nine sisters presiding over the arts.
N
- Narcissus:
He gazed into a str eam and fell in love with his own image,
- Nymphs:
Lesser female deities.
O
- Odysseus (Ulysses):
The Greek leader of the Trojan war who invented the 'Trojan Horse'.
- Oedipus:
King of Thebes ans son of Laius. He killed his father as was prophesied at his birth
- Orestes:
Son of Age me mnon and Clytemnestra
- Orpheus:
Tried to reclaim his wife from Hades with the aid of his lyre playing without success.
P
- Paris:
The son of Priam. He selected Aphrodite as the most beautiful Goddess and was rewarded with Helen.
- Parnassus:
A mountain dedicated to Muses a nd also inhabited by Bacchantes.
- Pegasus:
The winged horse.
- Perseus:
With the assistance of the Gods he killed Gorgon Medusa.
- Poseidon ( Neptune):
Brother of Zeus and King of the sea.
- Priam:
The last King of Tr oy.
- Prometheus:
A titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to men.
- Psyche:
A beautiful Nymph beloved by Eros.
- Pallas Athene (Minerva):
Goddess of wisdom and power.
- Pan (Faunus):
God of shepherds, Pan was half man and half goat.
- Pandora:
The first woman. Zeus asked Hephaestus to make her of clay. The ills of the wor ld were released from her box.
R
S
- Satyrs:
Spirits of the woods and fields and devotees of Baccus.
- Sirens:
Nymphs whose beautiful voices lured people to their deaths.
- Styx:
The main river of the Underworld.
T
- Themis:
Goddess of law and justice.
- Titans:
Older race of giant Gods.
Z
- Zeus (Jupiter):
Replaced his father, Cronos, as the King of Gods.
|
