Category: Greek Mythology

Aethra (bright sky) In Greek mythology, mother of Theseus by Aegeus or, according to another account, by Poseidon. Homer mentions her as a servant to…

Aesacus (myrtle branch) In Greek mythology, son of King Priam of Troy and Arisbe (or Alexiroe); he learned the art of interpreting dreams from his…

Aerope (sky-face) In Greek mythology, wife of Atreus; daughter of Catreus of Crete. She was given by her father to Nauplius to be sold abroad.…

Aegyptus (Greek form of Het-Ka-Ptah, an ancient city near Egyptian Memphis) In Greek mythology, son of Belus and Anchinoë; twin brother of Danaus. Aegyptus conquered…

Aegle (dazzling light) In Greek mythology, one of the Hesperides, who guarded the Golden Apples. The name is also that of the youngest daughter of…

Aegialeia is in Greek mythology, the daughter of Adrastus of Argos and Amphithea; wife of Diomedes, sister of Argeia, Aegialeus, Cyanippus, Deipyle, and Hippodameia. In…

Aëdon (nightingale, songstress) is in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareos, wife of the Theban king, Zethus; and mother of Itylus, whom she killed and…

Aeaea In Greek mythology, a female hunter who was changed by the gods into an island of the same name to help her escape the…

Admetus (untamed) In Greek mythology, an Argonaut, son of Pheres and Periclymene (or Clymene) and husband of Alcestis; father of Eumelus and Perimele. Admetus took…

Adamanthaea In Greek mythology, a Cretan nurse of Zeus who suspended his cradle from a tree so that he was neither on earth nor heaven…