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In Greek mythology, the Hecatoncheires (Ancient Greek: Ἑκατόγχειρες, romanized: Hekatóncheires, lit. 'Hundred-Handed Ones'), also called Hundred-Handers or Centimanes [1] (/ ˈ s ɛ n t ɪ m eɪ n z /; Latin: Centimani), were three monstrous giants, of enormous size and strength, each with fifty heads and one hundred arms.
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis (Ancient Greek: Βυβλίς) was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, daughter of Celaenus; [1] Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander; [2] or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. [3] She fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother.
A two-headed Orthrus, with snake tail, lying wounded at the feet of Heracles (left) and the three-bodied Geryon (right). Detail from a red-figure kylix by Euphronios, 550–500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Munich 2620).
Legendary hero of the Trojan War, from the Greek Achilles. [1] Achmemrun: Legendary king of Mycenaean Greece, from the Greek Agamemnon. [1] Aivas Tlamunus, Aivas Vilates: Also Eivas or Evas. Etruscan equivalents of the Greek heroes Ajax, son of Telamon and Ajax, son of Oileus. [2] Alchumena: The Greek legendary character, Alcmena. [2] Alcstei ...
In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (/ ɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Αἴγυπτος) was a legendary king of ancient Egypt. [1] He was a descendant of the princess Io through his father Belus, and of the river-god Nilus as both the father of Achiroe, his mother and as a great, great-grandfather on his father's side.
In Greek mythology, Cynortas (Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτας, / s ɪ ˈ n ɔːr t ə s /) or Cynortes (Ancient Greek: Κυνόρτης, / s ɪ ˈ n ɔːr t iː z /) or Cynortus was a king of Sparta. Family