Tag: Mythology

Pegasus

Pegasus was a beautiful winged horse who sprang from the body of Medusa when she was slain by the hero Perseus,…
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Phorcys and Ceto

Phorcys and Ceto personified more especially the hidden perils and terrors of the ocean. They were the parents of the Gorgons,…
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Plutus

Plutus, the son of Demeter and a mortal called Iasion, was the god of wealth, and is represented as being lame…
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Poseidon

God of the Sea Poseidon was the son of Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus. He was god of…
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Priapus

Priapus, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite, was regarded as the god of fruitfulness, the protector of flocks, sheep, goats, bees,…
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Proteus

Proteus, more familiarly known as “The Old Man of the Sea,” was a son of Poseidon, and gifted with prophetic power. …
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Rhea

Mother of Zeus Table of Contents “Rhea, the wife of Cronus, and mother of Zeus and the other great gods of…
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Satyrs

Woodland Spirits Table of Contents The Satyrs were a race of woodland spirits, who evidently personified the free, wild, and untrammelled…
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Semele

Semele, a beautiful princess, the daughter of Cadmus, king of Phoenicia, was greatly beloved by Zeus. Like the unfortunate Callisto, she…
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Sirens

The Sirens Σειρήνες (The Sirens) would appear to have been personifications of those numerous rocks and unseen dangers, which abound on…
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Sphinx

Egyptian Deity The Sphinx was an ancient Egyptian divinity, who personified wisdom, and the fertility of nature. She is represented as…
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Thanatos & Hypnus

Thanatos and Hypnos Thanatos (Death) and his twin-brother Hypnus (Sleep) were the children of Nyx. Their dwelling was in the realm…
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