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Medea in a fresco from Herculaneum. Medea is a direct descendant of the sun god Helios (son of the Titan Hyperion) through her father King Aeëtes of Colchis.According to Hesiod (Theogony 956–962), Helios and the Oceanid Perseis produced two children, Circe and Aeëtes. [5]
After her husband failed to steal a golden dog from Zeus, he and Harmothoë fled to Sicily where they perished miserably. [1] [4] [5] [6] Following their deaths, Aphrodite, Hera and Athena took care of their daughters Cleothera and Merope, but when Aphrodite tried to find them husbands, strong winds carried them away and they became handmaidens to the Furies; Aëdon meanwhile was wed to Zethus ...
The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths is a children's book by Saviour Pirotta, illustrated by Jan Lewis. First published in hardback by Orchard Books, [1] an imprint of Hachette Book Group in 2003, it has become a favourite with many schools and families exploring ancient Greek myths with children aged five to eight. It has been reprinted ...
Instead, Laius carried him off to Thebes and raped him, a crime for which he, his city, and his family were later punished by the gods. [4] Others named as Chrysippus' kidnappers Zeus [5] and even Theseus. [6] In one version Chrysippus' father Pelops, following his son's abduction, curses Laius to be killed by one of his own children. [7]
Medea (Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides based on a myth. It was first performed in 431 BC as part of a trilogy, the other plays of which have not survived.
An insane Heracles is depicted killing his son while Megara stands horrified on the right side of the scene (National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, c. 350-320 B.C.E.)In Greek mythology, Megara (/ ˈ m ɛ ɡ ə r ə /; Ancient Greek: Μεγάρα) was a Theban princess and the first wife of the hero Heracles.
In the ninja anime series Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha kills his brother Itachi Uchiha to avenge the murder of their family. In the manga and anime series Ginga Densetsu Weed , Hougen, the tyrannical Great Dane, and one of the villains of the series, is forced kill his younger brother, Genba, after he has a fight with the protagonists, falls and hits ...
Still from Universal's film Damon and Pythias (1914). In 1564, the material was made into a tragicomic play by the English poet Richard Edwardes (Damon and Pythias).; The best-known modern treatment of the legend is the German ballad Die Bürgschaft, [2] written in 1799 by Friedrich Schiller, based on the Gesta Romanorum version.
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