Mythology
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Momus
Momus, the son of Nyx, was the god of raillery and ridicule, who delighted to criticise, with bitter…
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Morpheus
Morpheus, the son of Hypnus, was the god of Dreams. He is always represented winged, and appears sometimes…
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Muses
Daughters of Zeus Table of Contents Of all the Olympic deities, none occupy a more distinguished position than…
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Myrae or Fates
The ancients believed that the duration of human existence and the destinies of mortals were regulated by three…
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Nemesis
Nemesis, the daughter of Nyx, represents that power which adjusts the balance of human affairs, by awarding to…
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Nereus
Nereus appears to have been the personification of the sea in its calm and placid moods, and was,…
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Nike
Goddess of Victory Table of Contents Nike, the goddess of victory, was the daughter of the Titan Pallas,…
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Nymphs
THE NYMPHS. The graceful beings called the Nymphs were the presiding deities of the woods, grottoes, streams, meadows,…
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Nyx (Nox)
Nyx Νύξ (Nyx), the daughter of Chaos, being the personification of Night, was, according to the poetic ideas…
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Oceanus
Oceanus was the son of Uranus and Gæa. He was the personification of the ever-flowing stream, which, according…
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Origins of Man
From the Earth Table of Contents The first natural belief of the Greek people was that man had…
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Pan
God of Fertility Pan (or Panas) was the god of fertility, and the special patron of shepherds and…