Category: Greek Mythology

Agathos The Romans and Hellenistic Greeks did not like deities in the shapes of animals. They liked their spirits to resemble humans. Adopted Egyptian spirits…

The Aglaurides Housemates of the Serpent ORIGIN: Athens The Aglaurides are the three daughters of Aglauros, a Nymph, and Cecrops, snake spirit and first king…

Aglauros Aglauros, eldest of the Aglaurides, was Athena’s first Athenian priestess, but she was also the subject of a Mystery tradition. Scholars theorize that Aglauros…

Akalli, Ariadne’s older sister, is the eldest of Pasiphae and Minos’ children. While still a young teenager, she met the youthful Apollo while he was…

Alcyone (1) The Queen Who Wards Off Evil ALSO KNOWN AS: Halcyone; Alkyone ORIGIN: Greek Official story: Alcyone is a daughter of Aeolus, but not…

Alcyone (2) Strong Helper; Sea Hound; Sea Bird ALSO KNOWN AS: Alkyone ORIGIN: Greek Alcyone, daughter of Atlas, is the leader of the seven sister…

A daimon is in ancient Greek lore, an intermediary spirit between humanity and the gods. Daimones are either good or evil. A good daimon protects…

Alpheios, son of Oceanus and Tethys, is Lord of the Alpheios River, the longest river in the Peloponnese. The Alpheios comes second in Hesiod’s catalogue…

Sybil is a title used to designate a lineage of prophetesses, venerated for centuries. At least two Sybils are traditionally venerated as goddesses. Others serve…