Acantha

The acanthus is a large-leafed plant common in the Mediterranean region. In Greek legend the Athenian architect and sculptor Callimachus one day happened to pass…

Dryope (oaken face) In Greek mythology, a name for various women. According to the Homeric Hymn to Pan (attributed to Homer but not by him),…

Phaethon (shining) In Greek mythology, son of Apollo or Helios, both sun gods, and the nymph Clymene. Phaethon was laughed at by his companions when…

Anius (grievous, troublesome) In Greek mythology, son of Apollo by Rhoeo (or Creusa). Rhoeo’s father, Staphylus of Naxos, a son of Dionysus and Ariadne, put…

Daedalion (little Daedalus)vIn Greek mythology, a young man, son of Phosphorus; brother of Ceyx; father of Chione (Philonis). He was loved by the gods Apollo…