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Alcimede (Greek myth) Alcimede (mother of Jason) Alcyone (daughter of Sciron) Alcyonides. Alexida. Alexirrhoe. Alistra (mythology) Alope. Alphesiboea.
Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...
Pandora by John William Waterhouse, 1896. In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: Πανδώρα, derived from πᾶν, pān, i.e. "all" and δῶρον, dōron, i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") [ 1 ] was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. [ 2 ][ 3 ] As Hesiod related it, each ...
Aphrodite (/ ˌ æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t iː / ⓘ, AF-rə-DY-tee) [4] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman goddess counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized:Helénē[ a ]), also known as Helen of Troy, [ 2 ][ 3 ]Helen of Argos, or Helen of Sparta, [ 4 ] and in Latin as Helena, [ 5 ] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda or Nemesis, and the ...
Electra, also spelt Elektra (/ əˈlɛktrə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized: Ēléktrā, lit. ' amber '; [ɛː.lék.traː]), is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. [2] She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides. She is also the central figure in ...
Polyxena. The sacrifice of Polyxena by the triumphant Greeks (Attic black-figure Tyrrhenian amphora, ca. 570–550 BC) In Greek mythology, Polyxena (/ pəˈlɪksɪnə /; Ancient Greek: Πολυξένη, romanized: Poluxénē) was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen, Hecuba. [1] She does not appear in Homer, but in several ...
Clytemnestra was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the King and Queen of Sparta, making her a Spartan Princess. According to the myth, Zeus appeared to Leda in the form of a swan, seducing and impregnating her. Leda produced four offspring from two eggs: Castor and Clytemnestra from one egg, and Helen and Polydeuces (Pollux) from the other.