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Griffin – Mythopedia
Griffins also feature in modern retellings of Greek mythology. In Rick Riordan’s 2011 novel The Son of Neptune, for example, the protagonists (led by Percy Jackson) are attacked by Griffins while traveling in Alaska. Griffins have a long history of use in heraldry, and they continue to grace many crests and logos today. Some examples include ...
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Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
Mythopedia. We’re building the world’s most authoritative, online mythology resource, with engaging, accessible content that is both educational and compelling to read. After all, mythology is storytelling at its finest. Learn more about our mission. Subscribe to our newsletter.
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Hydra - Mythopedia
A 2009 monster movie, titled simply Hydra, was also inspired by the many-headed serpent of Greek mythology. Moreover, the name “Hydra” was given to a villainous organization in the Marvel Comics and Marvel Cinematic Universe; the organization’s name is evocative of its wide reach and numerous members, and its motto is an allusion to the mythical Hydra’s power of regeneration (“if a ...
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Greek Mythology – Mythopedia
Greek Mortals. Human beings doomed to die who lived at the mercy of the gods. The mortals of Greek mythology included kings and queens, prophets, healers, warriors, and peasants. Unlike gods, all mortals were fated to eventually die, but many of them achieved great fame (or infamy) while they lived.
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Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia
Greek. In Greek literature, the Charites appear first in the epics of Homer (eighth century BCE), where their number is ambiguous; the two individual Charites named by Homer, Pasithea and Charis, do not appear in the better known account given by Hesiod (eighth/seventh century BCE), who gives the names of the three Charites as Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia in his Theogony (907–9).
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Greek Gods - Mythopedia
The most ancient gods of the Greeks, born at the beginning of the cosmos. The Greek primordial gods were the first beings to populate the cosmos and gave birth to all the subsequent gods, creatures, and mortals of Greek mythology. Two of these primordial gods, Gaia and Uranus, were the parents of the Titans and the grandparents of the Olympians.
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Erinyes (Furies) – Mythopedia
The Erinyes, also known as the “Furies” or “Eumenides,” were the goddesses responsible for punishing wrongdoing and blood-guilt. They appeared above all when someone carried out a crime against a family member, but they were also invoked in cases of nonfamilial homicide, impiety, and perjury. Born from the blood of Uranus (the ...
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Pandora – Mythopedia
Pandora, perhaps more than any other figure in Greek mythology, was defined by her attributes. Indeed, her name was interpreted by the ancient Greeks as a reference to the fact that, when she was created, each of the gods gave her a different attribute as a gift. From Hephaestus, Pandora received a lovely shape; from
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Leto – Mythopedia
Mythology Origins. Leto was the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. Though her parentage is clear, her place of birth was a source of debate in antiquity: some sources said she was born on the island of Cos in the southeast Aegean, while others insisted that she came from the mysterious northern land of the Hyperboreans.
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Jupiter - Mythopedia
Jupiter (or Iuppiter) was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, a god of the sky and weather as well as a champion of world order, the state, and the Roman Empire. In mythology and art, Jupiter was largely identical with his Greek counterpart Zeus, though the two gods had separate cults. Jupiter, like the Greek Zeus, was represented as a ...
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