Adaro
Adaro In Melanesian mythology, sun spirits who move about in waterspouts, cross from place to place using rainbows as bridges, or come to earth during…
Month: September 2017
Adapa
Adapa (man) In Near Eastern mythology, Babylonian hero who lost the gift of immortality for humankind through a trick of the gods. The myth of…
Adamanthaea
Adamanthaea In Greek mythology, a Cretan nurse of Zeus who suspended his cradle from a tree so that he was neither on earth nor heaven…
Adachigahara
Adachigahara is in Japanese folklore, a cannibalistic woman spirit, portrayed with a kitchen knife, sometimes preparing to kill a child. According to one legend, she…
Actis
Actis (beam of light) In Greek mythology, son of Helios and Rhode; brother of Candalus, Cercaphus, Macar, Ochimus, Tenages, and Triopas. Actis and his brothers…
Actaeus
Actaeus (of the coast) In Greek mythology, first king of Attica and father of Agraulos. Agraulos married Cecrops, whom the Athenians called their first king,…
Acrisius
Acrisius (lacking judgment) In Greek mythology, king of Argos, son of Abas and Aglaia; great-grandson of Danaus; and brother of Proteus. After an oracle told…
Acontius of Cea
Acontius of Cea (spear-man) In Greek mythology, a poor young man who fell in love with Cydippe, daughter of a rich Athenian nobleman. Acontius carved…
Acidalia
Acidalia In Greek and Roman mythology, name given to Aphrodite (Venus), goddess of love, after she had washed in the same fountain as the Graces…
Acheflour
Acheflour was in some Arthurian legends, mother of Perceval and sister of King Arthur. She was married to Bliocadrans, one of the 12 knights of…
