Category: Greek Mythology

Acamas (untiring) In Greek mythology, son of Theseus and Phaedra; brought up with his brother Demophon by Elephenor, king of Euboea. He was sent with…

Absyrtus In Greek mythology, son of King Aeetes of Colchis; brother of Medea. In her flight from Colchis with her lover Jason, Medea cut Absyrtus…

Abderus (son of battle) In Greek mythology, a son of Hermes and Opus. A male lover of Heracles, the hero sent Abderus to guard the…

Abaris (boatless one) In Greek mythology, a sage who travelled with a magic arrow given him by the god Apollo. Abaris also used the arrow…

Aloadae (children of the threshing floor) In Greek mythology, sons of Poseidon by Iphimedia, the wife of Aloeus. Aloeus was the son of Canace and…

AENEAS Trojan hero of both GREECE and ROME. Aeneas appears in the Latin epic poem the AENEID, by VIRGIL. Aeneas was the son of ANCHISES…

ARTEMIS : MISTRESS OF ANIMALS; SHE OF THE WILD; MOST BEAUTIFUL; LADY OF MANY SHRINES AND MANY CITIES; LADY OF THE WILD MOUNTAINS; OPENER OF…

Aristaeus : Ever Close Follower of the Flocks; The Honey Lord; The Bee King; The Best Aristaeus, son of the Nymph Cyrene and Apollo, was…

Poseidon and Demeter coupled in the form of horses. (Whether this was consensual on Demeter’s part depends on the version of the myth.) From this…

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus Ariadne – The Holy One; The Pure One Ariadne is most famous as the Minotaur’s sister. She fell in love with…