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Adonis – Mythopedia
Adonis was a young man so handsome that he earned the affections of Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself. His myth ended tragically when he was slain by a boar while hunting.
Homeric Hymns: 2. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
II. TO DEMETER (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers over a soft meadow, roses and crocuses and ...
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Phorcys – Mythopedia
Phorcys, son of Pontus and Gaia, was a Greek sea god. He fathered a host of mythological monsters with his sister-consort Ceto. Among these terrifying children—sometimes collectively known as the “Phorcides”—were the Gorgons and the Graeae.
Nessus – Mythopedia
Nessus was a Centaur killed by Heracles when he tried to rape the hero’s wife, Deianira. But before dying, Nessus was able to trick Deianira into avenging him.
Metamorphoses: Book 10 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Adonis far a sweeter Heav’n is thought. On him she hangs, and fonds with ev’ry art, And never, never knows from him to part. She, whose soft limbs had only been display’d On rosie beds beneath the myrtle shade, Whose pleasing care was to improve each grace, And add more charms to an unrival’d face, Now buskin’d, like the virgin ...
Achelous – Mythopedia
Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river. A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god. He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated.
Cybele – Mythopedia
Cybele (known as “Cybebe” in Lydian) was a major mother goddess of Phrygia, in Anatolia. She was a goddess of fertility first and foremost, but was also associated with nature, healing, prophecy, mountains, and the protection of cities. Cybele was often honored alongside her handsome consort Attis.
Aeneas – Mythopedia
Aeneas was a Trojan hero who bravely fought the Greeks during the Trojan War. After the war, he settled in the West, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
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