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Momus
Momus , figure in Greek mythology. He was the personification of censure and mockery.... Read more |
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Atlas (mythology)
Atlas In Greek mythology, one of the Titans, brother of Prometheus. Having fought against Zeus, he was condemned to hold up the heavens.... Read more |
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Tethys (mythology)
Tethys in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan, daughter of Gaea and Uranus. She was the wife of the seagod Oceanus and the mother of the Oceanids.... Read more |
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Amphitrite
Amphitrite , in Greek mythology, queen of the sea; daughter of Nereus. She was the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton.... Read more |
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Harpy
Harpy in Greek mythology, winged women with sharp claws who snatched food, objects, or people.... Read more |
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Hyperboreans
Hyperboreans , in Greek mythology, people dwelling in a state of perfect bliss in the Far North who were Apollo worshipers.... Read more |
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Lethe
Lethe , in Greek mythology, river of forgetfulness in Hades. The dead drank from Lethe upon their arrival in the underworld.... Read more |
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Iris (Greek)
Iris , in Greek mythology, goddess of the rainbow; daughter of Electra and Thaumas. She was often represented as a messenger of Zeus and Hera.... Read more |
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Selene
Selene , in Greek mythology and mythology, moon goddess; daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and sister of the sun god Helios. There was no known moon cult among the Greeks, but Selene was a significant figure in Greek poetry and sorcery and was often identified with Hecate and Artemis.... Read more |
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Greek mythology
Greek Mythology The mythology of the ancient Greeks included a dazzling array of deities, demigods,monsters, and heroes. These figures inhabited a realm that stretched beyond the Greek landscape to the palaces of the gods on snow-capped Mount Olympus, as well as to the... Read more |
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