Greek Mythology: Notable Figures and the Myths/Tales Associated with Them and their Notable Involvements in Greek Literature

Prometheus (Fact 1)

Titan who stole fire from Mt. Olympus to give it to men after molding them out of clay, against Zeus's orders, and thus was punished by Zeus to be imprisoned on Mt. Caucasus where an eagle would fly by and eat his liver everyday because it would regrow because he was immortal

Prometheus (Fact 2)

Brother of Epimetheus

Epimetheus (Fact 1)

Titan who molded animals and humans out of clay and gave animals many gifts such as speed, agility, and eye sight while giving humans nothing

Epimetheus (Fact 2)

Brother of Prometheus

Epimetheus (Fact 3)

Husband of Pandora

Xerxes (Fact 1)

Pandora's Servant

Pandora (Fact 1)

The first human woman created by Zeus and the gods out of clay, she was given a sealed jar that Zeus told her never to open

Pandora (Fact 2)

Created out of clay by the Gods with ruby red lips and sapphire eyes, the four winds blew breath into her and called her the namesake name, which in Greek means, "all gifted"

Pandora (Fact 3)

She was "all gifted" because she was created by the Gods given beauty (from Aphrodite), music (from Apollo), curiosity and a wish to know all things (from Athena), a love of the sea (from Poseidon), and a gentle soul (from Hestia)

Pandora (Fact 4)

A mysterious mountain lioness appears on a ledge to her (possibly in a dream she was having) that led her to believe it was a symbol that she should satisfy her curiosity and open the jar whose mystery surrounding it was tormenting her to no end

Pandora (Fact 5)

When she opened the jar, out came Greed, War, Anger, Death, Gossip, Envy, Lies, Despair, and Accusation and they couldn't go back in and hope was about to escape when she decided to close the jar because of how horrible everything was that already come

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Zeus (Fact 1)

God of all the Greek Gods, of the sky, of thunder and lightning

Zeus (Fact 2)

God whose children include Athena, Ares, and Apollo among many others and whose wife is Hera

Apollo (Fact 1)

God of the Sun, Music, Poetry, Prophecy, Medicine, and Archery

Thetis (Fact 1)

Goddess of the Sea and Water, she is the mother of Achilles

Thetis (Fact 2)

Goddess who held her son Achilles by the heel while dipping him into the River Styx making him immortal except at his heel, hence the phrase "Achilles' Heel"