greek mythology
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1. the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group)
hypernym | : | classical mythology, |
definition | : | the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | trojan war, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | augean stables, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | pandora's box, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | elysian fields, elysium, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | charybdis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla (noun.event) |
domain member category | : | colchis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece (noun.location) |
domain member category | : | acheron, river acheron, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon (noun.object) |
domain member category | : | cocytus, river cocytus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron (noun.object) |
domain member category | : | lethe, river lethe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive (noun.object) |
domain member category | : | liakoura, mount parnassus, parnassus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry (noun.object) |
domain member category | : | river styx, styx, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls (noun.object) |
domain member category | : | augeas, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | alcyone, halcyon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | demogorgon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | argus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cadmus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | calypso, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | sea nymph, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cyclops, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | scylla, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | stentor, |
definition | : | the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cerberus, hellhound, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | charon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | chimaera, chimera, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | chiron, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | circe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | dardanus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) founder of Troy (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ganymede, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | geryon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | gorgon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | grace, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | aglaia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | euphrosyne, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | thalia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | harpy, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hydra, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hyperborean, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hypnos, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | niobe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | perseus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | andromeda, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cepheus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cassiopeia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | medusa, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | stheno, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | euryale, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | minotaur, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | narcissus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nemean lion, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | bellerophon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | paris, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | patroclus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pegasus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | python, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | sarpedon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | sphinx, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | typhoeus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | typhon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | adonis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | echo, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | atlantides, hesperides, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hyades, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | oread, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pleiades, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | asterope, sterope, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | water nymph, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | daphne, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | naiad, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nereid, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | thetis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | oceanid, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | apollo, phoebus, phoebus apollo, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hero, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | leander, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pygmalion, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | galatea, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ares, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | eris, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | thanatos, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nyx, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | artemis, cynthia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | boreas, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | athena, athene, pallas, pallas athena, pallas athene, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | chaos, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cronus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | demeter, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | dionysus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | doris, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | erebus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | eros, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | daedal, daedalus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | damon and pythias, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | gaea, gaia, ge, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hebe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | helios, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | icarus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hecate, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hephaestus, hephaistos, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hermes, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hermaphroditus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hygeia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | io, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hestia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hymen, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the god of marriage (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hyperion, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | calliope, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | clio, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of history (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | erato, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | euterpe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | melpomene, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | polyhymnia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | terpsichore, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | thalia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | urania, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nemesis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nereus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nike, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ouranos, uranus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | goat god, pan, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pasiphae, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pontos, pontus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | poseidon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | proteus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cora, despoina, kore, persephone, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | procrustes, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | phaethon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | aides, aidoneus, hades, pluto, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pythia, pythoness, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | rhadamanthus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | selene, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | eos, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | eurydice, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | orion, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | orpheus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | titan, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | titaness, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | triton, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | tyche, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | zephyr, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | zeus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | oceanus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cocus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the Titans (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | crius, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the Titans (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | iapetus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | atlas, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | epimetheus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | prometheus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | thea, theia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | themis, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | mnemosyne, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | phoebe, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | tethys, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | psyche, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | pandora, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | argonaut, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | jason, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | medea, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | laertes, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | odysseus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | penelope, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | theseus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | tantalus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | atreus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and of Menelaus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | agamemnon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | menelaus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | iphigenia, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | clytemnestra, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | aegisthus, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | orestes, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | cassandra, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | antigone, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | creon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | jocasta, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | electra, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | laocoon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | laius, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | myrmidon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | king oedipus, oedipus, oedipus rex, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | tiresias, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | hector, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | helen, helen of troy, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | leda, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | amazon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | maenad, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | bacchant, |
definition | : | (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | bacchante, |
definition | : | (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | nestor, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | philemon, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | priam, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | ichor, |
definition | : | (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods (noun.substance) |
domain member category | : | dionysian, |
definition | : | of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus (adj.pert) |
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