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Atalanta (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, [1] whose parents were Iasus and Clymene [2] [3] and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; [4] and the other from Boeotia, who ...
The title refers to the Greek chorus, which is composed of Phoenician women on their way to Delphi who are trapped in Thebes by the war. Unlike some of Euripides' other plays, the chorus does not play a significant role in the plot, but represents the innocent and neutral people who very often are found in the middle of war situations.
Benna Smuglewicz Rape of Hippodamia. Hippodamia (/ ˌ h ɪ p ɒ d ə ˈ m aɪ. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax [2] or Butes [3] or Adrastus [4] and the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths in Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Ancient Greek: Καινεύς, romanized: Kaineús) was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis ( Ancient Greek : Καινίς , romanized : Kainís ), the daughter of Elatus , but after Poseidon had sex with Caenis, she was transformed by ...
Étienne-Barthélémy Garnier, One of the Minyades showing the dismembered body of Hippasus.. At the time when the worship of Dionysus was introduced into Boeotia, and while the other women and maidens were reveling and ranging over the mountains in Bacchic joy, these sisters alone remained at home, devoting themselves to their usual occupations, and thus profaning the days sacred to the god.
Metis (/ ˈ m iː t ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Μῆτις, romanized: Mêtis; Modern Greek: Μήτις, meaning 'Wisdom', 'Skill', or 'Craft'), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was one of the Oceanids. [1] She is notable for being the first wife and advisor of Zeus, the King of the Gods.
Penthesilea (Greek: Πενθεσίλεια, romanized: Penthesíleia) was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope, and Melanippe. She assisted Troy in the Trojan War, during which she was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus.
Eurymedousa or Eurymedusa (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυμέδουσα) is a name attributed to several women in Greek mythology. Eurymedousa, daughter of Cletor [1] or Achelous. Zeus approached and seduced her in the form of an ant. [2] [3] As a result, she gave birth to Myrmidon. Eurymedousa, an old woman from Apeire and the nanny and attendant of ...