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Prometheus Brings Fire to Mankind, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, c. 1817. Prometheus brings fire to humanity, it having been hidden as revenge for the trick at Mecone. The trick at Mecone or Mekone (Mi-kon) was an event in Greek mythology first attested by Hesiod in which Prometheus tricked Zeus for humanity’s benefit, and thus incurred his wrath.
In Greek mythology, Idomeneus (/ aɪ ˈ d ɒ m ɪ n i ə s /; [1] Greek: Ἰδομενεύς) was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. [2] He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax. Meriones was his charioteer and brother-in-arms.
Theseus (UK: / ˈ θ iː sj uː s /, US: / ˈ θ iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur.The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages.
Paris (Ancient Greek: Πάρις), also known as Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War. He appears in numerous Greek legends and works of Ancient Greek literature such as the Iliad. In myth, he is prince of Troy, son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, and younger brother of Prince ...
The story of the Iliad follows the great Greek warrior Achilles, as well as his rage and the destruction it causes. Parallel to this, the story also follows the Trojan warrior Hector and his efforts to fight to protect his family and his people. It is generally assumed that, because he is the protagonist, Achilles is the hero of this story.
Sinon as a captive in front of the walls of Troy, in the Vergilius Romanus, 5th century AD. In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων, [1] from the verb "σίνομαι"—sinomai, "to harm, to hurt" [2]) or Sinopos [3] was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War.
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.
Pandarus / ˈ p æ n d ə r ə s / or Pandar / ˈ p æ n d ər / (Ancient Greek: Πάνδαρος Pándaros) is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the Trojan War. In Homer's Iliad he is portrayed as an energetic and powerful warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair ...