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Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities of deities ...
t. e. In Greek mythology, Prometheus (/ prəˈmiːθiəs /; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning "forethought") [1] is one of the Titans and a god of fire. [2] Prometheus is best known for defying the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and ...
In Greek mythology, Antigone (/ æ n ˈ t ɪ ɡ ə n i / ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη, romanized: Antigónē) is a Theban princess and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She is the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes; her mother/grandmother is either Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia.
Oedipus. Oedipus (UK: / ˈiːdɪpəs /, also US: / ˈɛdə -/; ‹See Tfd› Greek: Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.
Calypso (mythology) In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ kəˈlɪpsoʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [1] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer 's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with ...
The Last Watch of Hero by Frederic Leighton, depicting Hero anxiously waiting for Leander during the storm. Hero and Leander (/ ˈ h iː r oʊ /, / l iː ˈ æ n d ər /) is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώ, Hērṓ; [hɛː.rɔ̌ː]), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and ...
The Pandora myth first appeared in lines 560–612 of Hesiod's poem in epic meter, the Theogony (c. 8th–7th centuries BC), without ever giving the woman a name. After humans received the stolen gift of fire from Prometheus, an angry Zeus decides to give humanity a punishing gift to compensate for the boon they had been given.
The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War, and in later versions to the foundation of Rome. [1] Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In revenge, she brought a golden apple, inscribed, "To the fairest one," which she threw into ...