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In fact, in the analysis of Greek tragedy made by Sarah Iles Johnston, the revenge of Medea serves "as a means of reasserting her identity and ensuring that her enemies pay for their betrayal" [35]. Having killed Jason's new bride and their children, she made his betrayal cause suffering and not success.
In Classical mythology, Dolus (Latin: Dolus, lit. 'Deception, Guile, Deceit') [1] is a figure who appears in an Aesopic fable by the Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus, where he is an apprentice of the Titan Prometheus.
In Greek mythology, Apate (/ ˈ æ p ə t iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀπάτη Apátē) is the goddess and personification of deceit. Her mother is Nyx, the personification of the night. [1] [2] In Roman mythology her equivalent is Fraus (Fraud), while her male counterpart is Dolus (Deception), and her opposite number Aletheia, the goddess of truth.
In another version of the myth, the Niobids are the children of Philottus [11] and Niobe, daughter of Assaon. When Niobe dares to argue with Leto about the beauty of her children, Leto comes up with multi-stage punishment. First, Philottus is killed while hunting. Then, her father Assaon makes advances to his own daughter, which she refuses.
In Greek mythology, Coronis (/ k ɒ ˈ r ə ʊ n ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, romanized: Korōnís) is a Thessalian princess and a lover of the god Apollo.She was the daughter of Phlegyas, [1] king of the Lapiths, and Cleophema.
Tantalus (Ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including: . Tantalus, king of Lydia, a son of Zeus, was favored by the gods but made the fatal mistake of sacrificing his son Pelops to the Olympians, who hated human sacrifice and cannibalism.
Children by Greek mythological figure (18 C) E. Epigoni (8 P) N. Niobids (11 P) Pages in category "Children in Greek mythology" This category contains only the ...
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.