Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities of deities ...
Echetus, a king of Epirus. Eetion, a king of Cilician Thebe and father of Andromache. Electryon, a king of Tiryns and Mycenae; son of Perseus and Andromeda. Elephenor, a king of the Abantes of Euboea. Eleusis, eponym and king of Eleusis, Attica. Epaphus, a king of Egypt and founder of Memphis, Egypt.
Family tree of the Greek gods. The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font. Key: The names of the twelve first-generation Titans have a green background.
Zeus (/ zjuːs /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) [ a ] is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first syllable of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.
e. In Greek mythology, Prometheus (/ prəˈmiːθiəs /; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning " forethought ") [ 1 ] is one of the Titans and a god of fire. [ 2 ] Prometheus is best known for defying the Olympian gods by taking fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and ...
e. Theseus (UK: / ˈθiːsjuːs /, US: / ˈθiːsiəs /; Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology who is famous for slaying the Minotaur. The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes described as the son of ...
In Greek mythology, Ganymede (/ ˈɡænɪmiːd / [ 1 ]) or Ganymedes (/ ɡænɪˈmiːdiːz /; [ 2 ] Ancient Greek: Γανυμήδης Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most handsome of mortals and tells the story of how he was abducted by the gods to serve as Zeus's cup-bearer in Olympus.
Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes. [ 1 ] Hephaestus's Roman counterpart is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was either the son of Zeus and Hera or he was Hera's parthenogenous child.