All but the nymph; the nymph stood fix’d alone, By Pallas arm’d with boldness not her own. Meantime in dubious thought the king awaits, And, self-considering, as he stands, debates; …

Sep 12, 2023 · Dione was an early goddess who was either a Titan or an Oceanid. She was a lover of Zeus and, according to some traditions, gave birth to the love goddess Aphrodite.

Sep 18, 2023 · Psamathe was a Nereid—one of the fifty sea nymphs born to the gods Nereus and Doris. With her two consorts, Aeacus and Proteus, she had several children. A famous …

Mar 25, 2023 · Silenus was the oldest, wisest, and wildest of the satyrs (or silens)—half-human, half-animal creatures in Dionysus’ drunken band of revelers. Silenus was sometimes said to …

Dec 8, 2022 · Tantalus, the son of the nymph Pluto and either Zeus or Tmolus, was a king, usually said to have ruled somewhere in Anatolia. For many years, Tantalus enjoyed the gods’ …

Oct 9, 2023 · Amycus, son of Poseidon and a nymph, was the king of the Bebrycians, a mythical race that lived in Anatolia. He challenged all strangers who visited his land to a boxing match, …

Mar 22, 2023 · Echidna was a primeval female monster, usually represented as a woman from the waist up and a snake from the waist down. She was said to have been the mother of some of …

Jul 27, 2023 · Aristaeus, son of Apollo and Cyrene, was a Greek hero and deity connected with many domains, including animal husbandry, agriculture, hunting, healing, and prophecy. One …

Sep 20, 2023 · Scylla was a multi-headed, hybrid monster who haunted a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis. With her darting heads and sharp teeth, Scylla would pick off unwary …

Feb 9, 2023 · Eurydice was the young woman or nymph who died on the day of her marriage to the musician Orpheus. Orpheus descended to the Underworld to retrieve his bride but …