Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre – Whitehorse
Introduction : The Whitehorse Cadet Summer Training Centre’s haunted reputation is a compelling blend of history, tragedy, and folklore. Whether one believes in the paranormal…
Month: May 2019
Centaur
Centaur (wounder, stabber) In Greek mythology, a half-man, half-horse creature living principally in Thessaly; offspring of either Ixion and Nephele, a cloud, or Apollo’s son…
Autonoe
Autonoe (with mind of her own) In Greek mythology, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia; sister of Agave, Illyrius, Ino, Polydorus, and Semele. She was the…
Avernus
Avernus (without birds?) In Greek and Roman mythology, a deep sulfurous lake northwest of Roman Puteoli (Pozzouli), believed by the ancients to be one of…
Baphyra
Baphyra In Greek mythology, the name assumed by the Helicon River when it refused to wash away the blood the Bacchants (or Maenads) had spilled…
Battus
Battus (stammer) In Greek mythology, a shepherd of Pylos who saw Hermes steal the cattle of Apollo. Battus promised not to divulge the theft but…
Baucis and Philemon
Baucis and Philemon (over-modest and friendly slinger) In Greek mythology, an old couple rewarded for their hospitality to Zeus and Hermes. Zeus and Hermes, in…
Bellerophon
Bellerophon (he who slays the monster) In Greek mythology, a hero, son of Glaucus of Corinth or Poseidon and Eurymede; brother of Deliades; grandson of…
Biton and Cleobis
Biton and Cleobis (wild ox and famous life) In Greek mythology, two heroes of Argos. They were sons of Cydippe, a priestess of the goddess…
Brizo
Brizo (charmer, soother) In Greek mythology, a goddess worshipped at Delos and honoured by women as the protector of mariners. Food offerings (no fish) were…