Copy of MYTHOLOGY LISTS 5.6.2011

Ambrosia

Food of the gods, granting immortality.

Nectar

Drink of the gods, associated with divine pleasure.

Golden shower

Transformation by Zeus to approach Danae.

Ichors

The blood of the gods.

Artemis

Goddess associated with the hunt, childbirth, and wilderness.

Electra

A Pleiad who bore Dardanus.

Sinope

A lover of Zeus who tricked him for eternal virginity.

Poseidon

God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.

Taygete

A Pleiad who bore Lacedaemon.

Hera

Queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and family.

Daphne

Transformed into a laurel tree by Apollo.

Cassandra

A prophetess cursed to never be believed.

Coronis

The mother of Asclepius.

Chione

Mother of Philammon, associated with Apollo.

Mythology

A collection of myths, typically involving gods, demigods, and heroes.

Transformations

Changes in form typically in myths.

Niobe

Turned to stone for boasting about her children.

Ambitios

Striving for honor and achievement.

Dactyls

Mythological spirits, also known as the finger-like beings.

Gorgons

Three sisters with hair of snakes, including Medusa.

Hydra

Multi-headed serpent killed by Heracles.

Cerberus

Three-headed dog that guards the underworld.

Furies

Deities of vengeance, tormenting wrongdoers.

Hecatoncheires

Giants with a hundred hands.

Cyclopes

One-eyed giants.

Tartarus

Deep abyss used for torment and suffering.

Elysium

Paradise in the underworld for the blessed.

Lethe

River of forgetfulness in the underworld.

Acheron

River of woe in the underworld.

Styx

River of hatred; boundary between Earth and the Underworld.

Youthful gods

Divinities associated with new life and vitality.

Ambrosial

Related to ambrosia; divine or immortal.

Nymphs

Minor female deities associated with nature.

Doppleganger

A character having a double or counterpart in mythology.

Argonauts

Heroes who traveled with Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece.

Thespian

Relating to theatre or drama, often associated with Greek culture.

Sisyphus

Figured eternally punished by rolling a boulder up a hill.

Atlas

Titan condemned to hold up the sky.

Eros

God of love; often depicted as a youthful figure.

Odyssey

Long epic poem detailing the adventures of Odysseus.

Themis

Titaness of divine law and order.

Bacchus

Roman god of wine, equivalent to the Greek Dionysus.

Theseus

Hero of Athens; known for defeating the Minotaur.

Persephone

Goddess of spring; daughter of Demeter.

Prometheus

Titan who gave fire to humanity.

Argus

The hundred-eyed giant who guarded Io.

Antigone

Greek heroine who defied a king's order to bury her brother.

Achilles

Greatest warrior in the Trojan War.

Hercules

Hero known for his twelve labors.

Elysian Fields

The final resting place of the virtuous and heroic.

Centaur

Mythical creature that is half human and half horse.

Metis

Goddess of wisdom, mother of Athena.

Clytemnestra

Wife of Agamemnon who plotted his murder.

Telemachus

Son of Odysseus, searching for his father.

Medusa

A Gorgon who could turn people to stone.

Circe

Sorceress who turned Odysseus’ men into swine.

Aeneas

Trojan hero who fled to found Rome.

Danaë

Mother of Perseus, locked in a tower.

Ganymede

Trojan boy taken by Zeus to be his cupbearer.

Phoenix

Mythological bird that is reborn from its ashes.

Lycaon

Transformed into a wolf by Zeus for his impiousness.

Midas

King with the ability to turn everything to gold.

Pygmalion

Sculptor who fell in love with his own creation.

The Minotaur

Half-man, half-bull; defeated by Theseus.

Hades

God of the underworld.

Deimos & Phobos

Sons of Ares; represent terror and fear.

Chiron

The wise centaur mentor of many heroes.

Saturated lemurs

Figurative representation of transitions in mythology.

The Muses

Nine goddesses who inspire art and science.

Hecate

Goddess associated with witchcraft and magic.

Eurydice

Wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the underworld.

Bellerophon

Hero who conquered the Chimera.

Gaea

Primordial goddess of the Earth.

Typhon

Monster who challenged Zeus for control of the cosmos.

Narcissus

Youth who fell in love with his own reflection.

Sibilus

Prophetess associated with the Oracle of Delphi.

Pallas Athena

Goddess of wisdom and war.

Satyr

Half-human, half-goat creature associated with Dionysian revelry.

Scylla

Monster who inhabited a narrow strait, opposite Charybdis.

Charybdis

Sea monster that created whirlpools.

Dido

Queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas.

Icarus

Boy who flew too close to the sun with wax wings.

Calypso

Nymph who kept Odysseus on her island.

Adonis

Youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone.

Perseus

Hero who beheaded Medusa.

Hephaestus

God of fire and craftsmanship.

Minos

King of Crete, judge of the dead.

Sphinx

Winged monster with riddle; defeated by Oedipus.

Aphrodite

Goddess of love and beauty.

Pan

God of nature, shepherds, and flocks.

Ajax

A Greek hero known for his size and strength.

Dionysus

God of wine and festivity.

Eros

Personification of love.

Valkyrie

Mythological maidens who choose those who may die and those who may live.

Hercules' Twelve Labors

A series of tasks that Hercules had to complete.

Cerberus

Three-headed dog guarding the underworld.

Argonauts

A group of heroes who accompanied Jason.

Mythical creatures

Legends and folklore involving beings beyond the natural.

Flora

Goddess of flowers and spring.

Charybdis

A whirlpool monster that swallowed ships.