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  2. Ceryneian Hind - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian hind (Ancient Greek: Κερυνῖτις ἔλαφος Kerynitis elaphos, Latin: Elaphus Cerynitis), was a creature that lived in Ceryneia, [1] Greece and took the form of an enormous female deer, larger than a bull, [1] with golden antlers [2] like a stag, [3] hooves of bronze or brass, [4] and a "dappled hide", [5] that "excelled in swiftness of foot", [6 ...

  3. Sciron - Wikipedia

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    As his fourth labour, Theseus slew him in the same way, by pushing him off the cliff [10] or according to some, the hero seized him by the feet and threw him into the sea. [11] In the pediment of the royal Stoa at Athens, there was a group of figures of burnt clay, representing Theseus in the act of throwing Sciron into the sea.

  4. Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, The Gorgon's Head is among the films uploaded on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's official YouTube channel to celebrate the exhibition's 150th anniversary. [12] Medusa is portrayed as a wandering tree creature with a single glowing eye in Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (Perseus the Invincible), a 1962 film starring Richard Harrison.

  5. Terpsichore - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Terpsichore (/ t ər p ˈ s ɪ k ər iː /; Ancient Greek: Τερψιχόρη, "delight in dancing") is one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean", which means "of or relating to dance".

  6. Nausithous - Wikipedia

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    The name Nausithous (/ ˌ n ɔː ˈ s ɪ θ oʊ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ναυσίθοος Nausíthoos) is shared by the following characters in Greek mythology: . Nausithous, the king of the Phaeacians who reigned in the generation before Odysseus washed ashore on their home island of Scherie (his son Alcinous was king at the time of Odysseus's arrival).

  7. Ocnus - Wikipedia

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    In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus / ˈ ɒ k n ə s / (Ancient Greek: Ὄκνος) or Bianor / b aɪ ˈ eɪ n ə r / (Ancient Greek: Βιάνωρ) was a son of Manto and Tiberinus Silvius, king of Alba Longa. He founded modern Mantua in honor of his mother. [1] Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Aulestes and founded Felsina (modern ...

  8. Aello - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Aello (/ eɪ ˈ ɛ l oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἀελλώ, Aellō means "storm" or "storm-swift" in ancient Greek) was one of the Harpy sisters who would abduct people and torture them on their way to Tartarus.

  9. Enodia - Wikipedia

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    In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Enodia, also spelled Ennodia and Einodia (/ ɛ ˈ n oʊ d i. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἐννοδία, romanized: Ennodía, lit. 'the one in the streets, on the road') is a distinctly Thessalian goddess, identified in certain areas or by certain ancient writers with Artemis, Hecate or Persephone.