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

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

 

'''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>  

'''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''', 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''', 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>  

The '''Chimera''' or '''Chimaera''' (pronounced keye-MIR-uh) was "a fire-breathing she-monster in [[Greek mythology]] having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail."<ref>http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimera</ref> The monster was slain by Bellerophon, riding the winged horse, Pegasus. The term has multiple uses in modern [[biology]]. One prominent definition is an animal that has multiple different populations of genetically distinct [[cell]]s that originated from different [[zygote]]s. Some humans are naturally chimeric, sharing cells from a twin (often one that was never born) or a parent.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/11/27/1069825920727.html </ref> In popular usage, a chimera means something deliberately created with a combination of human and animal [[cell]]s. Such combination is often opposed on [[religious]] and [[ethical]] grounds. Some [[Catholic]] bishops have argued that such [[embryo]]s should not be created but should be brought to term if created in contrast to proposed legislation in [[Great Britain]] which would allow both the creation of chimeras and outlaw the implantation of a chimera once created.<ref>http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/uk-catholic-bis.html </ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/26/nchimera126.xml </ref>  

The '''Chimera''' or '''Chimaera''' (pronounced keye-MIR-uh) was "a fire-breathing she-monster in [[Greek mythology]] having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail."<ref>http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimera</ref> The monster was slain by Bellerophon, riding the winged horse, Pegasus. The term has multiple uses in modern [[biology]]. One prominent definition is an animal that has multiple different populations of genetically distinct [[cell]]s that originated from different [[zygote]]s. Some humans are naturally chimeric, sharing cells from a twin (often one that was never born) or a parent.<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/11/27/1069825920727.html </ref> In popular usage, a chimera means something deliberately created with a combination of human and animal [[cell]]s. Such combination is often opposed on [[religious]] and [[ethical]] grounds. Some [[Catholic]] bishops have argued that such [[embryo]]s should not be created but should be brought to term if created in contrast to proposed legislation in [[Great Britain]] which would allow both the creation of chimeras and outlaw the implantation of a chimera once created.<ref>http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/06/uk-catholic-bis.html </ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/26/nchimera126.xml </ref>  

'''Coronus''' was the son of [[Caeneus]], father of the [[Achaean]] [[Leonteus]].  

'''Coronus''' was the son of [[Caeneus]], father of the [[Achaean]] [[Leonteus]].  

 

The '''Curetes''' were [[Aetolians]] living in [[Pleuron]], who made war on the Aetolians of [[Calydon]].  

The '''Curetes''' were [[Aetolians]] living in [[Pleuron]], who made war on the Aetolians of [[Calydon]].  

The '''Cyclopes''' are members of the Greco-mythical race of giants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, like monsters. The most famous of these was Polyphemus, descendant of [[Poseidon]] from Homer's [[Odyssey]].  

The '''Cyclopes''' are members of the Greco-mythical race of giants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, like monsters. The most famous of these was Polyphemus, descendant of [[Poseidon]] from Homer's [[Odyssey]].  

'''Jason''' was a person from [[pagan]] Greek mythology. He sailed (on his ship the Argo with [[Hercules]] and [[Orpheus]] and the other Argonauts) to Colchis to retrieve the [[Golden Fleece]]. King Aeetes of Colchis assigned Jason several tasks he had to perform before he could retrieve the Golden Fleece; these tasks were supposed to be imposible, but King Aeetes’s daughter [[Medea]] had fallen in love with Jason so she aided him in the tasks. With Medea’s aid (Medea was a powerful [[witch]] as well as being a princess), Jason won the Golden Fleece and he and Medea were married and he had two children by her. Later in his life, he [[divorce]]d Medea so he could marry King Creon's daughter; in revenge for this betrayal Medea killed Jason’s new bride and both of the children she had by him, leaving him to mourn their loss. <ref>Encyclopedia Mythica[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/j/jason.html]</ref> [[Jason]] is also a [[Christian name]] for a boy.  

'''Jason''' was a person from [[pagan]] Greek mythology. He sailed (on his ship the Argo with [[Hercules]] and [[Orpheus]] and the other Argonauts) to Colchis to retrieve the [[Golden Fleece]]. King Aeetes of Colchis assigned Jason several tasks he had to perform before he could retrieve the Golden Fleece; these tasks were supposed to be imposible, but King Aeetes’s daughter [[Medea]] had fallen in love with Jason so she aided him in the tasks. With Medea’s aid (Medea was a powerful [[witch]] as well as being a princess), Jason won the Golden Fleece and he and Medea were married and he had two children by her. Later in his life, he [[divorce]]d Medea so he could marry King Creon's daughter; in revenge for this betrayal Medea killed Jason’s new bride and both of the children she had by him, leaving him to mourn their loss. <ref>Encyclopedia Mythica[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/j/jason.html]</ref> [[Jason]] is also a [[Christian name]] for a boy.  

[[Image:Labyrinth.gif|thumb|200px|Labyrinth: The [[Minotaur]] at the center of the Labyrinth]]

[[Image:Labyrinth.gif|thumb|200px|Labyrinth: The [[Minotaur]] at the center of the Labyrinth]]

'''Laodamia''' was a daughter of [[Bellerophon]], the mother of [[Sarpedon]] by [[Zeus]], killed by the goddess [[Artemis]]  

'''Laodamia''' was a daughter of [[Bellerophon]], the mother of [[Sarpedon]] by [[Zeus]], killed by the goddess [[Artemis]]  

'''Medea''' ,(from the Greek for cunning), was a [[sorceress]], daughter of [[Aeetes]], king of [[Colchis]]. She helped [[Jason]] to obtain the [[Golden Fleece]] and married him. However, she was deserted in [[Corinth]] and avenged herself by killing their two children.  

'''Medea''' ,(from the Greek for cunning), was a [[sorceress]], daughter of [[Aeetes]], king of [[Colchis]]. She helped [[Jason]] to obtain the [[Golden Fleece]] and married him. However, she was deserted in [[Corinth]] and avenged herself by killing their two children.  

[[Image:Medusa.gif|thumb|Medusa]]  

[[Image:Medusa.gif|thumb|Medusa]]  

'''Melas''' was the son of [[Portheus]], brother of [[Oeneus]].  

'''Melas''' was the son of [[Portheus]], brother of [[Oeneus]].  

The '''Myrmidons''' were the people of [[Phthia]] in southern [[Thessaly]]. They were ruled by [[Peleus]] and commanded during the [[Trojan War]] by [[Achilles]].  

The '''Myrmidons''' were the people of [[Phthia]] in southern [[Thessaly]]. They were ruled by [[Peleus]] and commanded during the [[Trojan War]] by [[Achilles]].  

[[Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|right|thumb|Image:Michelangelo Caravaggio 065.jpg|''Narcissus'' by [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]].]] '''Narcissus''' was a man in Greek myth who fell in love with his own reflection. In the Roman poet [[Ovid]]'s retelling of the myth, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. [[Tiresias]], the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, [[Echo]], was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper (the origin of the word "echo"). The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girl's prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die. It is quite possible, however, that the connection between Echo and Narcissus was entirely Ovid's own invention, for there is no earlier references to this story in literature.  

'''Narcissus''' was a man in Greek myth who fell in love with his own reflection. In the Roman poet [[Ovid]]'s retelling of the myth, Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. [[Tiresias]], the seer, told his parents that the child "would live to an old age if it did not look at itself." Many nymphs and girls fell in love with him but he rejected them. One of these nymphs, [[Echo]], was so distraught over this rejection that she withdrew into a lonely spot and faded until all that was left was a plaintive whisper (the origin of the word "echo"). The goddess Nemesis heard the rejected girl's prayers for vengeance and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection. He stayed watching his reflection and let himself die. It is quite possible, however, that the connection between Echo and Narcissus was entirely Ovid's own invention, for there is no earlier references to this story in literature.  

 

'''Neleus''' was the father of [[Nestor]], former king of [[Pylos]].  

'''Neleus''' was the father of [[Nestor]], former king of [[Pylos]].