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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]].
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]].
Aetolia: '''Aetolia''' is a region in northwestern [[Greece]]. [[Category:Greek Mythology]]
Aetolia: '''Aetolia''' is a region in northwestern [[Greece]].
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.
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.
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>
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]].
Calypso: '''Calypso''', in Greek mythology was a [[nymph]], and a daughter of [[Atlas]], queen of the island of [[Ogygia]], who by her fascinating charms detained [[Ulysses]] beside her for 7 of the 10 years of his wanderings home from Troy; she died of grief on his departure.<ref>{{Nuttall|Calypso}}</ref>
Charon %28mythology%29: '''Charon''', in [[Greek]] [[mythology]] was the [[ferryman]] of the ghosts of the dead over the [[Styx]] into [[Hades]], a grim old figure with a mean dress and a dirty beard, peremptory in exacting from the ghosts he ferried over the obolus allowed him for passage-money.<ref>{{Nuttall|Charon}}</ref>
Charon %28mythology%29: '''Charon''', in [[Greek]] [[mythology]] was the [[ferryman]] of the ghosts of the dead over the [[Styx]] into [[Hades]], a grim old figure with a mean dress and a dirty beard, peremptory in exacting from the ghosts he ferried over the obolus allowed him for passage-money.<ref>{{Nuttall|Charon}}</ref> [[Category:Greek Mythology]]