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Oldest member of the entire Greek army at Troy. Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles.
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
Aegean – Aegeus, of Greek mythology (as in Aegean Sea) Aeolian – Aeolus, of Greek mythology (as in Aeolian Islands); also Eolian (as in Eolian processes) Aeschylean – Aeschylus (as in Aeschylean silence) Aesopian – Aesop the Ancient Greek fabulist. (Also, conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a ...
In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos [1] (/ ˈ iː ə l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴολος [ǎi̯.o.los], Greek: ⓘ) is a name shared by three mythical characters.These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which.
The character of Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a self-centered personality style. This quality in extreme contributes to the definition of narcissistic personality disorder , a psychiatric condition marked by grandiosity , excessive need for attention and admiration, and an inability to empathize .
Baucis and Philemon are characters in the fifth act of Goethe's Faust II (1832). Gogol wrote an ironic and bittersweet reworking of the legend in his 1835 novella The Old World Landowners. Charles Gounod wrote his opéra comique Philémon et Baucis in 1860. The Lanchester Marionettes created a puppet show Philemon and Baucis in 1952 [4]
Philyra or Phillyra (/ ˈ f ɪ l ə r ə /: Ancient Greek: Φιλύρα means "linden-tree") is the name of three distinct characters in Greek mythology. Philyra, an Oceanid and mother of Chiron by Cronus. [1] Philyra, one of the names given to the wife of Nauplius, who was the father of Palamedes, Oiax and Nausimedon.
Greek name English name Description The Twelve Titans Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus: God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Κρόνος ...