Capaneus
Capaneus (charioteer) In Greek mythology, one of the Seven against Thebes; son of Hipponous and Astynome, married to Evadne, and father of Sthenelus. Capaneus boasted…
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Canace
Canace (barking) In Greek mythology, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete; she committed incest with her brother Marcareus, had a child, and then killed herself at…
Calydonian Boar Hunt
Calydonian Boar Hunt : In Greek mythology, the Calydonian boar was sent by Artemis to ravage the territory of King Oeneus of Calydon because Oeneus…
Calydon
Calydon In Greek mythology, son of Thestius, accidentally killed by his father; also the name of the son of Aetolus and Pronoe; the brother of…
Callirrhoë
Callirrhoë (fair flowing) In Greek mythology, daughter of the river god Achelous; sister of Castalia and Peirene; unwittingly sent her husband Alcmaeon to his death…
Calliope
Calliope (beautiful voice, fair face) In Greek mythology, one of the nine Muses, the Muse of epic or heroic poetry; daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne;…
Callidice
Callidice (fair justice) In Greek mythology, queen of Thesprotia and a wife of Odysseus after the Trojan War. According to some accounts, when Odysseus was…
Calchas
Calchas (brazen) In Greek mythology, a soothsayer, son of Thestor and Megaera; brother of Alcmeon, Leucippe, and Theonoe; father of Cressida. Calchas was an Argonaut…
Calais
Calais (green-blue gemstone) In Greek mythology, an Argonaut; son of Boreas and Orithyia; twin brother of Zetes (searcher). Calais and Zetes aided Jason as Argonauts.…
Caicas
Caicas In Greek mythology, the northeast wind, son of Eos and Astraeus. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony…