Danae – Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Overview. Danae was a Greek princess, the daughter of the Argive king Acrisius. Fearing a prophecy that he would be killed by his own grandson, Acrisius imprisoned Danae to prevent her from conceiving. But Zeus seduced Danae as a shower of gold dust, and she became pregnant with Perseus. When Acrisius learned about Perseus, he locked both his ...
Perseus – Mythopedia
2023年7月3日 · Perseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid. Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty. Banished from Argos before he was born (due to an ominous prophecy), Perseus grew up on a ...
Andromeda - Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Andromeda followed Perseus back to Greece. The newlyweds stopped first on the island of Seriphos, where Perseus had been raised, so that he could save his mother Danae from the unwanted advances of King Polydectes. Perseus then took Andromeda to his ancestral kingdom of Argos on the Greek mainland. Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (ca ...
Danu – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · Danu was the source of the tribe's common heritage, as well as its nobility, unity, and power. As a goddess of sovereignty and power, Danu would grant gifts to rulers and those of noble birth. Though such gifts varied in value and substance, it is nevertheless clear that the kings, chiefs, and Ollam of the Tuatha Dé Danann all drew their power ...
Phineus - Mythopedia
2023年9月4日 · Phineus, son of Agenor (or, in some traditions, of the sea god Poseidon), was a prophet-king of Thrace; his kingdom was usually referred to as Salmydessus. Though Phineus was a powerful figure, he was blinded by the gods for committing some sin. Ancient sources disagreed on the exact nature of this sin: some said that Phineus had prophesied the ...
Medusa - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, was a snake-haired female who turned anybody who looked upon her to stone. She was finally killed by the hero Perseus, who used her severed head as a weapon against his enemies.
Lycurgus – Mythopedia
2023年7月18日 · The name Lycurgus (Greek Λυκοῦργος, translit. Lykoûrgos) [11] is a compound of two Greek words: λύκος (lýkos), meaning “wolf,” and εἴργω (eírgō), meaning “to ward off.”. It therefore means “he who wards off wolves.”. The name was given to several figures from Greek mythology. English.
Argus (son of Zeus) – Mythopedia
2023年9月11日 · Argus was a son of Zeus, the chief deity of the Greek pantheon, and Niobe, the mortal daughter of Phoroneus. He had one brother, Pelasgus, who was the first ruler of the region later known as the Argolid. [2] Argus married either Evadne, the daughter of Strymon, [3] or the Oceanid Peitho. [4] In some traditions, the nymph Ismene, daughter of ...
Persephone – Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Persephone, often known simply as Kore (“Maiden”), was a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her mythology tells of how she was abducted by her uncle Hades one day while picking flowers. Demeter, distraught, wandered the entire world in search of her daughter. When Demeter at last located Persephone in the Underworld, she demanded that her ...
Naiads - Mythopedia
2023年8月31日 · Overview. The Naiads were water nymphs, most commonly associated with bodies of fresh water such as springs, rivers, lakes, and fountains. However, any nymph associated with water could be called a “Naiad,” including sea nymphs like the Oceanids and Nereids. Like other nymphs, the Naiads were represented as beautiful young women.