Andromeda - Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Mythology Perseus. Andromeda was born to Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the king and queen of Ethiopia (or, according to some sources, of Jaffa in modern Israel; see above). Andromeda and her mother Cassiopeia were blessed with remarkable beauty. But this beauty would prove their undoing.
Perseus - Mythopedia
2023年7月3日 · Perseus and Andromeda soon traveled to Greece, where they had many children. They are remembered as the ancestors of a number of great heroes, including Heracles. Detail from Perseus and Andromeda by Pierre Mignard I (1679). Cepheus is depicted kissing the hand of Perseus after he rescues his daughter Andromeda. Louvre Museum, Paris Public Domain
Medusa - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · After killing Medusa, Perseus used her severed head as a weapon, turning many of his enemies to stone. In Libya, he used Medusa’s head to kill the monster Cetus and save Andromeda, who became his wife. When Andromeda’s former fiancé Phineus attacked him, Perseus killed him, too, using Medusa’s head.
Nereids - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Further valuable information on the mythology and cult of the Nereids comes from works such as the Library, a mythological handbook attributed to Apollodorus or “Pseudo-Apollodorus” (first century BCE/first few centuries CE), and from the Description of Greece by Pausanias (ca. 115–ca. 180 CE); Book 1 of Apollodorus’ Library (2.7) gives ...
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Pandora – Mythopedia
2022年12月9日 · Pandora was the first human woman in Greek mythology, created by the gods for the express purpose of punishing mortals. The gods entrusted Pandora with a jar containing all the evils of the cosmos for her to unleash upon mankind.
Phineus – Mythopedia
2023年9月4日 · Phineus was a king of Thrace, famous for his skill as a prophet. He was blinded, however, for angering the gods. Phineus is best remembered for his role in the myth of the Argonauts: he gave them life-saving counsel in exchange for their help in defeating the Harpies.
Althaea - Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Althaea, daughter of Thestius, was the wife of the Calydonian king Oeneus. She was best known for bringing about the death of her son Meleager after he killed her brothers in a quarrel during the Calydonian Boar Hunt.
Ariadne - Mythopedia
2023年5月23日 · Further valuable references to the mythology and cult of Ariadne are contained in the Description of Greece by Pausanias (ca. 115–ca. 180 CE). Finally, Book 47 of the late epic Dionysiaca , composed by Nonnus (fifth century CE), gives a fanciful and somewhat idiosyncratic account of Ariadne’s abandonment by Theseus, her marriage to Dionysus ...
Andromache – Mythopedia
2023年2月9日 · Andromache, daughter of King Eetion of Cilician Thebes, was the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. A devoted wife and mother, she lost her husband and son in the Trojan War, after which she herself was taken to Greece as a captive.