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==The Greek Pantheon==

==The Greek Pantheon==

Achaeans: The '''Achaeans''' was a collective name for the ancient [[Greeks]] and their allies who fought against the [[Troy|Trojans]] during the [[Trojan War]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Achaeans: The '''Achaeans''' was a collective name for the ancient [[Greeks]] and their allies who fought against the [[Troy|Trojans]] during the [[Trojan War]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Aeacus: '''Aeacus''' was a son of [[Zeus]], the father of [[Peleus]], and grandfather of [[Achilles]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Aeacus: '''Aeacus''' was a son of [[Zeus]], the father of [[Peleus]], and grandfather of [[Achilles]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Aetolia: '''Aetolia''' is a region in northwestern [[Greece]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Aetolia: '''Aetolia''' is a region in northwestern [[Greece]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Agamemnon: '''Agamemnon''' is a mythical king of Mycenae. During the [[Trojan War]], as described in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', Agamemnon was the Supreme commander of the Greek forces. He was a member of the House of Atreus, which is considered to have been cursed due to its violent history, and was brother to [[Menelaus]], king of [[Sparta]]. With his wife, [[Clytemnestra]], Agamemnon had four daughters: [[Chrysothemis]], [[Electra]], [[Iphianissa]], and [[Iphigenia]]; he also had one son, [[Orestes]]. During the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia to [[Artemis]], to ensure strong winds for the voyage to Troy. During the war, he captured [[Priam]]'s daughter, [[Cassandra]], and brought her back to [[Mycenae]] with him. However, upon his return, he discovered that Clytemnestra had taken a new husband, [[Aegisthus]]. Clytemnestra killed both Agamemnon and Cassandra after luring them to a banquet. [[Category:Greek Mythology]] {{Nb mythology iliad}}

Agamemnon: '''Agamemnon''' is a mythical king of Mycenae. During the [[Trojan War]], as described in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', Agamemnon was the Supreme commander of the Greek forces. He was a member of the House of Atreus, which is considered to have been cursed due to its violent history, and was brother to [[Menelaus]], king of [[Sparta]]. With his wife, [[Clytemnestra]], Agamemnon had four daughters: [[Chrysothemis]], [[Electra]], [[Iphianissa]], and [[Iphigenia]]; he also had one son, [[Orestes]]. During the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia to [[Artemis]], to ensure strong winds for the voyage to Troy. During the war, he captured [[Priam]]'s daughter, [[Cassandra]], and brought her back to [[Mycenae]] with him. However, upon his return, he discovered that Clytemnestra had taken a new husband, [[Aegisthus]]. Clytemnestra killed both Agamemnon and Cassandra after luring them to a banquet. [[Category:Greek Mythology]] {{Nb mythology iliad}}

Agrius: '''Agrius''' was a prince of [[Calydon]], the son of [[Portheus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Agrius: '''Agrius''' was a prince of [[Calydon]], the son of [[Portheus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Altes: '''Altes''' was king of the [[Leleges]] and father of [[Laothoë]] (a wife of [[Priam]]). [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Altes: '''Altes''' was king of the [[Leleges]] and father of [[Laothoë]] (a wife of [[Priam]]). [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Althaea: '''Althaea''' was the mother of [[Meleager]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Althaea: '''Althaea''' was the mother of [[Meleager]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Antilochus: According to [[Greek mythology]], '''Antilochus''' was the son of [[Nestor]], brother of [[Thrasymedes]], and a favorite of [[Achilles]] after the death of [[Patroclus]]. He was killed by [[Memnon]] of [[Ethiopia]] during the [[Trojan War]]. Achilles was recovering Antilochus' body when [[Paris]] hit him with an arrow in his [[Achilles heel|heel]], killing him. [[Category: Greek Mythology]]

Antilochus: According to [[Greek mythology]], '''Antilochus''' was the son of [[Nestor]], brother of [[Thrasymedes]], and a favorite of [[Achilles]] after the death of [[Patroclus]]. He was killed by [[Memnon]] of [[Ethiopia]] during the [[Trojan War]]. Achilles was recovering Antilochus' body when [[Paris]] hit him with an arrow in his [[Achilles heel|heel]], killing him. [[Category: Greek Mythology]]

Antimachus: '''Antimachus''' was the father of the [[Troy|Trojans]] [[Pisander]], [[Hippolochus]], and [[Hippomachus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Antimachus: '''Antimachus''' was the father of the [[Troy|Trojans]] [[Pisander]], [[Hippolochus]], and [[Hippomachus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Argissa: '''Argissa''' was a city in [[Thessaly]], in the kingdom of [[Polypoetes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Argissa: '''Argissa''' was a city in [[Thessaly]], in the kingdom of [[Polypoetes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Argos: '''Argos''' was a [[city-state]] in [[ancient Greece]], largely eclipsed by [[Sparta]] in prominence and importance. Argos played a role in the mythology of the [[Trojan War]] at which time it was said to be ruled by [[Diomedes]]. "Argos" could also refer to the entire Argolid, which was the kingdom of [[Agamemnon]]. As Agamemnon was the commander of the entire Greek force, "Argos" also could refer very generally to all of allied Greece during the Trojan War. The kingdom of [[Achilles]] was sometimes refered to as "Pelasgian Argos". [[Category:Trojan War]] [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Argos: '''Argos''' was a [[city-state]] in [[ancient Greece]], largely eclipsed by [[Sparta]] in prominence and importance. Argos played a role in the mythology of the [[Trojan War]] at which time it was said to be ruled by [[Diomedes]]. "Argos" could also refer to the entire Argolid, which was the kingdom of [[Agamemnon]]. As Agamemnon was the commander of the entire Greek force, "Argos" also could refer very generally to all of allied Greece during the Trojan War. The kingdom of [[Achilles]] was sometimes refered to as "Pelasgian Argos". [[Category:Trojan War]] [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Bellerophon: '''Bellerophon''' was the hero of [[Greek mythology]] who tamed and rode the flying horse [[Pegasus]] during his victory over the three-headed monster Chimera. [[category:greek Mythology]]

Bellerophon: '''Bellerophon''' was the hero of [[Greek mythology]] who tamed and rode the flying horse [[Pegasus]] during his victory over the three-headed monster Chimera. [[category:greek Mythology]]

Bootes: [[Bootes]] meaning, the ox-driver or wagoner, was a son of Ceres; inventor of the plough in the Greek mythology; and was said to have been translated along with his ox to become a [[constellation]] in the northern sky, the brightest star in which is [[Arcturus]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Boötes}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Bootes: [[Bootes]] meaning, the ox-driver or wagoner, was a son of Ceres; inventor of the plough in the Greek mythology; and was said to have been translated along with his ox to become a [[constellation]] in the northern sky, the brightest star in which is [[Arcturus]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Boötes}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Caeneus: '''Caeneus''' was a [[Lapith]] hero of the generation of [[Nestor]], father of [[Coronus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Caeneus: '''Caeneus''' was a [[Lapith]] hero of the generation of [[Nestor]], father of [[Coronus]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Calydon: '''Calydon''' was a city in [[Aetolia]], the site of a legendary battle between [[Aetolians]] and [[Curetes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Calydon: '''Calydon''' was a city in [[Aetolia]], the site of a legendary battle between [[Aetolians]] and [[Curetes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Tantalus: In [[Greek mythology]], '''Tantalus''' was the father of [[Pelops]], whom he cut up and served to the Greek gods at a feast. In punishment, the gods sent him to [[Tartarus]], where he was always up to his waist in water and just out of reach of some delicious-looking grapes. From this myth we get the word ''tantalizing'', and also one of [[Aesop]]'s Fables. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Tantalus: In [[Greek mythology]], '''Tantalus''' was the father of [[Pelops]], whom he cut up and served to the Greek gods at a feast. In punishment, the gods sent him to [[Tartarus]], where he was always up to his waist in water and just out of reach of some delicious-looking grapes. From this myth we get the word ''tantalizing'', and also one of [[Aesop]]'s Fables. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

 

Tethys: '''Tethys''' can refer to several different things: *the Greek [[Titan]] who was the mother of rivers *one of the Cassini moons of [[Saturn]] *a post-Panthalassic ocean that separated [[Gondwana]] and [[Lorasia]] during the [[Mesozoic]] Era.

Tethys: '''Tethys''' can refer to several different things: *the Greek [[Titan]] who was the mother of rivers *one of the Cassini moons of [[Saturn]] *a post-Panthalassic ocean that separated [[Gondwana]] and [[Lorasia]] during the [[Mesozoic]] Era [[Category:Greek Mythology]] [[Category:Astronomy]]

 

Theseus: '''Theseus''' was a mythological character, the son of Aegeus and Aethra of [[Athens]]. He was raised by his mother away from his father, but his mother had been instructed to send Theseus to claim his place as his father's heir once he was strong enough to roll away a boulder that was guarding a sword and shoes belonging to Aegeus. After a time, he rolled away the boulder and prepared to journey to his father's kingdom. Because the roads to Athens were filled with dangerous bandits, Theseus' mother and grandfather tried to convince him to take the safe route by sea, but Theseus was determined to prove his valor and become a hero by traveling over land. As he traveled, he encountered numerous outlaws, but he killed them all, and by the time he reached Athens he had built a reputation as a good and courageous fighter, so much so that his father, on the advice of [[Medea]], intially tried to poison him before realizing that Theseus was his son. Theseus went on many other adventures, most notably sailing to [[Crete]] to kill the [[Minotaur]]. Periodically, the Athenians were forced by King Minos of Crete to give him seven young men and seven young women to be put into the Labyrinth and fed to the Minotaur. One year, Theseus volunteered and, instead of being eaten by the Minotaur, killed it. Unfortunately, this episode ended in the death of Aegeus. Before leaving, Theseus had told Aegeus that if he came back alive, he would raise white sails on his ship as he returned, but he forgot and instead kept the ship's usual black sails, causing Aegeus to think him dead. In grief the King killed himself. ==External Sources== http://www.online-mythology.com/theseus/ [[category:Greek Mythology]]

Theseus: '''Theseus''' was a mythological character, the son of Aegeus and Aethra of [[Athens]]. He was raised by his mother away from his father, but his mother had been instructed to send Theseus to claim his place as his father's heir once he was strong enough to roll away a boulder that was guarding a sword and shoes belonging to Aegeus. After a time, he rolled away the boulder and prepared to journey to his father's kingdom. Because the roads to Athens were filled with dangerous bandits, Theseus' mother and grandfather tried to convince him to take the safe route by sea, but Theseus was determined to prove his valor and become a hero by traveling over land. As he traveled, he encountered numerous outlaws, but he killed them all, and by the time he reached Athens he had built a reputation as a good and courageous fighter, so much so that his father, on the advice of [[Medea]], intially tried to poison him before realizing that Theseus was his son. Theseus went on many other adventures, most notably sailing to [[Crete]] to kill the [[Minotaur]]. Periodically, the Athenians were forced by King Minos of Crete to give him seven young men and seven young women to be put into the Labyrinth and fed to the Minotaur. One year, Theseus volunteered and, instead of being eaten by the Minotaur, killed it. Unfortunately, this episode ended in the death of Aegeus. Before leaving, Theseus had told Aegeus that if he came back alive, he would raise white sails on his ship as he returned, but he forgot and instead kept the ship's usual black sails, causing Aegeus to think him dead. In grief the King killed himself. ==External Sources== http://www.online-mythology.com/theseus/ [[category:Greek Mythology]]

Tydeus: '''Tydeus''' was the son of [[Oeneus]], father of [[Diomedes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Tydeus: '''Tydeus''' was the son of [[Oeneus]], father of [[Diomedes]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]

==See also==

==See also==

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