Alcinous
Alcinous (mighty mind) In Greek mythology, king of the Phaeacians; husband of Arete; father of Nausicaa; the king with whom Odysseus finds shelter and aid.…
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Alcestis
Alcestis (might of the home) In Greek mythology, daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia (or Phylomache); wife of Admetus, king of Pherae in Thessaly. When Admetus,…
Alcathous
Alcathous (swift aid) In Greek mythology, king of Megara, the son of Pelops and Hippodameia; brother of Astydameia, Atreus, Chrysippus, Copreus, Lysidice, Nicippe, Piltheus, Troezen,…
Cabeiri
Cabeiri (great, mighty?) In Greek and Roman mythology, ancient deities worshipped with secret rites especially in Boeotia and at Lemnos and Samothrace along the coast…
Cabeiro
Cabeiro, mother of the Cabeiri, was venerated in Northern Aegean Mystery traditions. Surviving myth suggests that she was a local Nymph, daughter of the sea,…
Callisto
Callisto (fairest) In Greek mythology, an Arcadian nymph, follower of Artemis; daughter of Lycam and Cyllene (or Nycteus or Cereus); sister of Pallas; mother of…
Castalia
Castalia In Greek mythology, daughter of the river god Achelous and sister of Callirrhoë and Peirene. Castalia was chased by Apollo and turned into a…
Chariklo
Chiron the centaur raised and tutored many of ancient Greece’s heroes, but he didn’t do so by himself. He had help from his wife, Chariklo.…
Dactyls
Dactyls : The Fingers; The Kids The Dactyls are mysterious metal-working spirits of shamanism, smithcraft, fertility, and magic. Various versions of their origins exist, as…
Ganymede
Ganymede was a Trojan king’s gorgeous young son, described as the handsomest boy in the world, the male equivalent of Helen of Troy. His beauty…