AEGISTHUS In Greek mythology, son of Pelopia and THYESTES. Aegisthus became the lover of CLYTEMNESTRA, the wife of King AGAMEMNON, after the king had gone off to the TROJAN WAR. Aegisthus and
Olympian Spirits ORIGIN: Greece When children are asked to name Greek gods, they are almost always really being asked to name the Olympian pantheon. Twelve spirits are officially classified as Olympians. They were considered the official ruling pantheon of Greece.
Nyx, Goddess of Night, is the primordial Creatrix. In the beginning, according to one Greek myth, there was Chaos—the Void who brought forth Nyx, her daughter and eldest child. Chaos had more
Oceanids ALSO KNOWN AS: Okeanids The Oceanids, Nymphs of the Sea, are daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. The ocean is redolent of fertility and so there are at least three thousand Oceanids,
In one Greek creation myth, Oceanus, not Gaia, is the source of life, the origin of everything. Even in the more familiar myth with Gaia, Oceanus is the source of all waters,
Oinone ALSO KNOWN AS: Oenone CLASSIFICATION: Nymph; Naiad Cassandra wasn’t Troy’s only prophetess. Helen wasn’t Paris’ only love. Paris met Oinone, daughter of the Kebren River, when he was just a shepherd
Horae : The Hours The Horae are the joyous goddesses of the seasons. Daughters of Zeus and Themis, they are spirits of abundance. The Horae organized the seasons and devised the earliest
Hyacinthus In Greek mythology, a young man loved by Apollo; son of Amyclas and Diomedes of Pierus and the Muse Clio. Hyacinthus was killed out of jealousy by Zephyrus, the West Wind,
Hydra was the daughter of Echidna and Typhon and Hera’s beloved foster child. She lived at the sevenfold source of the River Amymone and haunts the neighbouring swamps of Lerna. It was
Hygeia (health) In Greek mythology, goddess of health, daughter of Asclepius and Epione; sister of Acesis, Aegle, Iaso, Janiscus, Machaon, Panacea, and Podalirius; called Salus by the Romans. She was worshipped along
Hypnos (sleep) In Greek mythology, god of sleep, son of Nyx (Nox) and Erebus; brother of Thanatos (death), Aether (upper sky), Cer (bane), Dreams, Hemeia, Momus (blame), Moros (portion), and Nemesis; married
Io (moon) In Greek mythology, priestess of Hera and daughter of the river god Inachus and Melia, a priestess of Hera at Argos. Zeus seduced the young virgin Io. Afterward he transformed
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