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Ocnus by J. Ligozzi (circa 1547-circa 1627) 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]
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
While the Greek gods are immortal and unaffected by aging, the mortality of humans forces them to move through the stages of life, before reaching death. [2] The group of figures referred to as "heroes" (or " demigods "), unique to Greek religion and mythology, are (after the time of Homer ) individuals who have died but continue to exert power ...
] (Ancient Greek: Ὄγκιος, romanized: Ónkios, lit. 'case for arrowheads') or Oncus ( Ancient Greek : Ὄγκος , romanized : Ónkos , lit. 'point of an arrow') [ 1 ] was a son of Apollo and a ruler over Ónkeion ( Ὄγκειον ), a region of Arcadia adjacent to Thelpusa , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as well as eponym of a city Oncae . [ 4 ]
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount ...
In Greek mythology, the name Bienor (Ancient Greek: Βιήνωρ) or Bianor (Βιάνωρ) may refer to: Bienor, a Centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, killed by Theseus in the ensuing battle. [1] Bienor, a defender of Troy killed by Agamemnon. [2]
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (/ ˈ s ɪ s ɪ f ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus's wrath.
In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (/ d ə ˈ n eɪ. ɪ d iː z /; Greek: Δαναΐδες), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the Metamorphoses, [1] Ovid refers to them as the Belides after their grandfather Belus.