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Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
Pages in category "Princes in Greek mythology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 431 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In Greek mythology, Cadmus (/ ˈ k æ d m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κάδμος, romanized: Kádmos) was the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. [1] He was, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [2]
In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (/ ˌ p r ɒ t ɪ s ɪ ˈ l eɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλᾱος, romanized: Prōtesilāos) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the ...
In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (/ ɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴγυπτος) was a legendary king of ancient Egypt. [1] He was a descendant of the princess Io through his father Belus, and of the river-god Nilus as both the father of Achiroe, his mother and as a great, great-grandfather on his father's side.
The war of the Epigoni is remembered as the most important expedition in Greek mythology prior to the Trojan War. It was a favorite topic for epics, but, all of these epics are now lost. The main battle took place at Glisas where Prince Aegialeus (son of Adrastus and heir to the throne) was slain by King Laodamas, who was in turn killed by ...
In Greek mythology, Endymion [a] (/ ɛ n ˈ d ɪ m i ə n /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνδυμίων, gen.: Ἐνδυμίωνος) was variously a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king who was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis. [1] He was also venerated and said to reside on Mount Latmus in Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor. [2]
Aloeus (/ ə ˈ l oʊ j uː s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλωεύς probably derived from ἀλοάω aloaō "to thresh, to tread" as well as "to crush, to smash") can indicate one of the two characters in Greek mythology: Aloeus or Haloeus, a Thessalian prince as the son of Poseidon and princess Canace, daughter of King Aeolus and Enarete.