🗡 Heroes
497 entries — mortals and demigods whose deeds echo through the ages
King of Argos renowned as a fierce warrior whose very shield could terrify enemies
Beloved companion of Heracles who was devoured by the man-eating mares of Diomedes.
Son of King Aeetes of Colchis, murdered and dismembered by his sister Medea to slow their father's pursuit.
Trojan warrior and son of Antenor who fought bravely in the defence of Troy
King of Iolcus and Argonaut who tried to murder Peleus through treachery on Mount Pelion — a tale of false accusation and sacred hospitality violated.
The greatest warrior in the Greek army at Troy, nearly invulnerable thanks to being dipped in the River Styx as an infant — except for the heel by which his mother held him.
The swift-footed son of Peleus and Thetis whose wrath drives the Iliad and whose choice between glory and life defines the heroic ideal.
Sicilian shepherd youth beloved by the sea-nymph Galatea and crushed by the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus
Young hunter who was turned to stone by the sight of Medusa's head at the wedding of Perseus and Andromeda
King of Argos who imprisoned his daughter Danae and was killed by his grandson Perseus with a discus, fulfilling the oracle he tried to escape.
Actaeon was a master hunter who accidentally saw Artemis bathing naked — she transformed him into a stag and his own hounds tore him apart.
Hunter who accidentally saw Artemis bathing and was transformed into a stag, then torn apart by his own hunting dogs.
Argonaut who sailed with his brother Erytus and joined Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece
King of Pherae whose wife Alcestis volunteered to die in his place, making theirs the most extreme love story in myth.
Adonis was a youth of such extraordinary beauty that Aphrodite herself fell in love with him — his death and annual rebirth became a metaphor for the cycle of seasons.
Adrastus was the only survivor of the Seven Against Thebes — he escaped on his divine horse Arion and later led the Epigoni to avenge their fathers.
Aeacus was the most pious mortal of his age, whose prayers could end drought and whose justice earned him the role of judge of the dead.
King of Colchis, son of Helios, father of Medea, and guardian of the Golden Fleece who set impossible tasks for Jason.
King of Athens and father of Theseus who threw himself into the sea when he saw black sails, believing his son was dead.
Son of Thyestes who murdered Agamemnon to avenge his father, ruling Mycenae with Clytemnestra for seven years.
A mythological king with fifty sons who demanded marriage to the fifty daughters of his brother Danaus, precipitating one of the most infamous mass killings in Greek mythology
Aeneas was a Trojan prince, son of Aphrodite, who survived Troy's fall and became the ancestor of Rome.
Arcadian king who was killed by a serpent while attempting to enter the forbidden sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
Queen of Mycenae whose adultery with Thyestes caused the devastating curse upon the House of Atreus
Aeson was Jason's aged father whom Medea rejuvenated through sorcery — cutting his throat, draining his blood, and filling him with a magical potion.
Princess of Troezen, mother of Theseus, who became a captive slave in Troy.
Agamemnon led the Greek coalition against Troy but was murdered upon return by his wife Clytemnestra.
Arcadian king who led sixty ships to Troy and later founded Paphos in Cyprus
Mother of Pentheus and daughter of Cadmus who tore her own son apart while possessed by Dionysian madness.
Trojan warrior and herdsman who was ordered to expose the infant Paris on Mount Ida
A daughter of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, who disobeyed Athena by opening a forbidden chest and was driven to leap from the Acropolis
The massive warrior from Salamis who carried a shield like a tower wall and held the Greek line when every other defender broke.
Ajax the Great's descent into madness and suicide after losing the contest for Achilles's armor to Odysseus.
Ajax son of Telamon was the tallest and strongest of the Greek warriors at Troy, a tower of a man who fought with a massive shield and never received divine aid.
Ajax son of Oileus was a fast, fierce, impious warrior whose assault on Cassandra in Athena's temple brought divine wrath upon the Greek fleet.
Son of Pelops who rebuilt the walls of Megara and won the throne by slaying the Cithaeronian lion.
Alcestis was the devoted wife who volunteered to die in place of her husband Admetus — the only person willing to make the sacrifice.
Noble Thessalian woman and mother of Jason, leader of the Argonauts
Wise king of the Phaeacians who hosted Odysseus and arranged his passage home
A daughter of Ares whose assault by Halirrhothius led to the first murder trial in Greek mythology, held on the hill that became the Areopagus
Son of Amphiaraus who killed his own mother Eriphyle on his father's orders and was driven mad by the Erinyes.
Alcmene was the mortal woman whom Zeus seduced by disguising himself as her husband — she bore Heracles, the greatest hero of Greek mythology.
Queen of Trachis who was transformed into a kingfisher bird alongside her devoted husband Ceyx
Argive nobleman and father of several notable figures in the Trojan War tradition
Son of Aegisthus who briefly seized the Mycenaean throne before being killed by Electra.
King of Tegea in Arcadia and founder of the great temple of Athena Alea
A son of Heracles and Hebe born on Mount Olympus after Heracles' deification, serving as a divine guardian against war
Thessalian king whose twin stepsons the Aloadae nearly defeated the Olympian gods.
First wife of Alcmaeon who received the cursed necklace of Harmonia as a wedding gift
Queen of Calydon and mother of Meleager who killed her own son by burning the magical brand that the Fates had tied to his life at birth
Cretan prince who fled to Rhodes to avoid a prophecy that he would kill his father, only to fulfil it
The Amazons were a legendary nation of all-female warriors who lived without men, governed themselves, and fought the greatest Greek heroes as equals.
Beautiful satyr youth beloved by Dionysus who died riding a wild bull and was transformed into the first grapevine.
Amphiaraus was a warrior-prophet who foresaw his death in the Seven Against Thebes but marched anyway, bound by his wife's betrayal.
A warrior-prophet who knew the Seven Against Thebes would fail but marched to his death anyway, swallowed by the earth.
King of Chalcis in Euboea whose funeral games famously featured a poetic contest between Homer and Hesiod
Seer and hero who founded oracle sites across the eastern Mediterranean after the Trojan War.
Greek commander from Elis who sailed to Troy and was killed by Hector
The most decent of Penelope's suitors, killed despite Odysseus' veiled warning to flee
Amphion and Zethus were twin sons of Zeus and Antiope who built the walls of Thebes — Zethus carried the stones by hand while Amphion moved them with the music of his lyre.
Daughter of Macareus who was beloved by Apollo and gave her name to the city of Amphissa in Locris
Amphitryon was the mortal husband of Alcmene whose identity Zeus stole for one night — making Amphitryon the cuckolded but loving father of Heracles.
The husband of Alcmene whom Zeus impersonated to conceive Heracles, creating mythology's most famous case of divine identity theft.
The Theban general whose identity Zeus stole to sleep with Alcmene — producing the hero Heracles from divine deception.
Legendary king of Sparta and founder of the ancient city of Amyclae near Sparta
Savage king of the Bebryces who challenged all visitors to a boxing match and was defeated by Polydeuces
King of Eleon or Ormenion whose curse upon his son Phoenix led to one of the Iliad's most poignant speeches
Thessalian prince and father of the great seer Melampus, founder of a celebrated prophetic dynasty
Cypriot noblewoman turned to stone for her cold-hearted rejection of her devoted suitor Iphis
Mycenaean princess who married Strophius of Phocis and raised the young Orestes in secret
Mighty Argonaut who took over as helmsman of the Argo after the death of Tiphys
Trojan prince beloved by Aphrodite and father of Aeneas, the legendary founder of Rome
Son of King Minos whose murder at Athens caused the tribute of seven youths and seven maidens to the Minotaur
Andromache was Hector's devoted wife whose farewell with him on Troy's walls is the most tender scene in the Iliad — and whose fate after Troy's fall was the cruelest.
Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess chained to a sea cliff as sacrifice to a monster — rescued by Perseus, who petrified the beast with Medusa's head.
Ethiopian princess chained to a rock as sacrifice to a sea monster, rescued by Perseus, and placed among the stars.
Giant wrestler of Libya invincible while touching the earth, defeated by Heracles
Queen of Tiryns who falsely accused Bellerophon of assault, setting in motion his legendary trials
Trojan elder and counsellor who advocated returning Helen to Menelaus and ending the war.
Mother of Odysseus who died of grief during his absence and appeared to him in the Underworld
The mother of Odysseus who died of grief during her son's long absence at Troy, appearing to him as a shade when he visited the underworld
Daughter of Oedipus who defied King Creon's decree to bury her brother Polynices. Her story is one of mythology's most powerful explorations of conscience versus authority.
Son of Nestor, youngest Greek commander at Troy, beloved companion of Achilles who died protecting his father.
The son of Nestor who died at Troy protecting his elderly father from Memnon — a sacrifice that moved Achilles to avenge him.
Trojan elder who was bribed by Paris to argue against returning Helen to the Greeks
The most arrogant of the suitors who occupied Odysseus' palace in Ithaca
King of the Laestrygonians, a race of man-eating giants encountered by Odysseus on his voyage home
Son of the Thessalian king Thessalus who co-commanded the forces from Cos and nearby islands
A mortal weaver so skilled she challenged Athena to a weaving contest. When Arachne's tapestry proved flawless — and mocked the gods — Athena transformed her into the first spider.
Eponymous founder and king of Arcadia who was nearly tricked into eating his own transformed mother
One of the five Boeotian commanders at Troy who was killed by Hector during the fighting
Trojan commander and son of Antenor who co-led the Dardanian forces at Troy
Trojan charioteer of Hector who was killed by an arrow from Teucer during the battle at the Greek ships
Arcadian warrior known as the Mace-Bearer who fought with an iron club rather than a spear or sword
Trojan warrior who fell in battle during the fighting at Troy
Trojan warrior who fought and died during the battles before the walls of Troy
Daughter of King Minos who fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread that allowed him to escape the Labyrinth after slaying the Minotaur.
Cretan princess who saved Theseus with a ball of thread, was abandoned on Naxos, and became the immortal wife of Dionysus.
Arion was a legendary poet and musician whose life was saved by a dolphin when pirates forced him to jump overboard.
Culture hero who taught humanity beekeeping, cheese-making, and olive cultivation.
A culture hero who taught humanity beekeeping, olive cultivation, and cheese-making, and whose bees were restored through the miraculous bugonia ritual.
Mother of Asclepius in certain traditions, a mortal woman of Messenia loved by Apollo
A descendant of Heracles who led an unsuccessful attempt to reclaim the Peloponnese, paving the way for his sons' eventual triumph in the Return of the Heraclidae
Nurse or foster-mother of Orestes who saved the prince from Clytemnestra's murderous designs
Centaur seer who read omens in the flight of birds and warned his kin against fighting Heracles
The legendary physician who could cure any illness and even raise the dead. Son of Apollo, his skill in medicine was so great that Zeus struck him down to preserve the natural order.
Trojan ally from Arisbe who insisted on fighting from his chariot against Greek fortifications
Argonaut from Thessaly who was the son of a river god and sailed to Colchis with Jason
Paeonian warrior who fought for Troy and duelled Achilles at the river Scamander
Infant son of Hector and Andromache thrown from the walls of Troy by the Greeks to prevent a Trojan heir from surviving.
A heroine raised by bears who could outrun any mortal man. Atalanta joined the Argonauts, slew the Calydonian Boar, and would only marry a man who could beat her in a race.
The only woman among the Argonauts in some traditions, a virgin huntress raised by bears who could outrun any man and demanded a footrace as the price of marriage.
The swift-footed huntress who drew first blood against the Calydonian Boar and was only beaten in a footrace by divine trickery.
King of Mycenae who murdered his nephews and fed them to his brother Thyestes, establishing the bloodiest family curse in myth.
Daughter of the early Athenian king Cranaus, from whom the region of Attica received its name
King of Elis whose filthy stables were cleaned by Heracles as one of his famous labours
Autolycus was the greatest thief in Greek mythology, son of Hermes, who could steal anything and change its appearance — grandfather of Odysseus.
The master thief and shapeshifter, grandfather of Odysseus, whose gift for deception was inherited by the most cunning hero in Greek mythology.
Greek or Trojan warrior known for his family's wealth who died in the fighting at Troy
Baucis and Philemon were a poor elderly couple who unknowingly hosted Zeus and Hermes — the only household to offer hospitality, rewarded while their inhospitable neighbours were destroyed.
The hero who tamed the winged horse Pegasus and used him to slay the monstrous Chimera. His story is a cautionary tale about hubris.
The Corinthian hero who tamed the winged horse Pegasus and slew the Chimera, but fell from heaven when he tried to reach Olympus.
The hero who tamed Pegasus and slew the Chimera but was destroyed by his own hubris when he tried to fly to Olympus.
Trojan or Greek warrior whose name means strength, appearing among fighters at Troy
Briseis was the captive woman taken from Achilles by Agamemnon — the cause of Achilles' wrath that nearly destroyed the Greek army at Troy.
Captured woman taken from Achilles by Agamemnon, whose seizure caused Achilles to withdraw from the Trojan War.
Eldest but illegitimate son of the Trojan king Laomedon who was raised among herdsmen
Egyptian king who sacrificed strangers to Zeus until Heracles broke free and killed him
Argonaut and Athenian hero who alone leaped toward the Sirens and was saved by Aphrodite.
Cadmus was the Phoenician prince who founded Thebes, sowed dragon's teeth, and brought the alphabet from Phoenicia to Greece.
The Phoenician prince who founded Thebes, sowed dragon's teeth to raise an army, and gave Greece the gift of writing.
The Phoenician prince who founded Thebes and introduced the Greek alphabet, whose sowing of dragon teeth produced the first Theban warriors.
Born as the woman Caenis, raped by Poseidon, who granted her wish to become an invulnerable man.
Lapith warrior transformed from a woman into an invulnerable man by Poseidon, killed by Centaurs pounding him into the earth.
Winged son of Boreas the North Wind who sailed with the Argonauts and drove off the Harpies
Chief seer of the Greek army at Troy who interpreted omens, demanded Iphigenia's sacrifice, and foretold the war's length.
Argonaut from Euboea who was killed in Libya while searching for stolen cattle
One of the Seven against Thebes who boasted that not even Zeus could stop him from scaling the walls.
A Trojan princess blessed with prophecy by Apollo but cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions. She foresaw Troy's destruction but could not prevent it.
Trojan prophetess cursed by Apollo to always speak true prophecies that no one would ever believe.
Vain queen of Aethiopia whose boast brought a sea monster upon her kingdom
Cassiopeia was the queen who boasted her beauty exceeded the sea nymphs — provoking Poseidon to demand her daughter Andromeda as sacrifice.
Mortal twin of the Dioscuri, famous horse tamer who shared immortality with Polydeuces
The twin brothers of Helen — one mortal, one divine — who shared immortality by alternating between Olympus and Hades.
Half-serpent first king of Athens who judged the contest between Athena and Poseidon.
Cephalus and Procris were devoted spouses whose mutual jealousy — tested by Eos and by a magic gift — led to Procris's accidental death.
King of Aethiopia who nearly sacrificed his daughter Andromeda to a sea monster
Ethiopian king who chained his own daughter Andromeda to a rock to appease Poseidon's sea monster.
King of Eleusis who forced travellers to wrestle him to the death until Theseus arrived
King and queen who loved each other so deeply the gods transformed them into kingfisher birds to be together after death.
Trojan warrior who fought in the defence of Troy during the long Greek siege
Mysian commander who led his people as allies of Troy during the great war
Chryseis was the priest's daughter whose captivity by Agamemnon and forced return sparked the quarrel with Achilles that drives the entire Iliad.
Daughter of Apollo's priest Chryses whose capture by Agamemnon triggered the plague and quarrel that opens the Iliad.
Priest of Apollo whose daughter's captivity triggered the plague that opened the Iliad
A son of Pelops whose abduction by Laius of Thebes brought a curse upon the house of Laius and introduced the theme of transgression that haunted the Oedipus cycle
Obedient daughter of Agamemnon who accepted her mother's rule where Electra rebelled
Trojan warrior and attendant who was killed during the fighting at Troy
One of the five Boeotian commanders at Troy who was among the first leaders killed in the war
Clytemnestra murdered Agamemnon on his return from Troy, driven by rage over Iphigenia's sacrifice.
A king of Sicily who sheltered the craftsman Daedalus after his escape from Crete and whose daughters killed King Minos with boiling water
Son of the Lapith lord Caeneus who sailed with the Argonauts as a representative of his people
King of Thebes who ruled after Oedipus and decreed death for Antigone
Croesus was the fabulously wealthy king of Lydia whose encounter with the Athenian sage Solon — "count no man happy until he is dead" — became the defining parable of Greek ethical thought.
Minor warrior or figure associated with the Trojan War whose name means man of possessions
Violent suitor from Same who threw an ox hoof at the disguised Odysseus
Ligurian king and kinsman of Phaethon transformed into a swan while mourning along the river Eridanus.
Son of Poseidon who was invulnerable to weapons and fought Achilles on the beach at Troy until strangled with his own helmet strap.
A son of Ares who built a temple from the skulls and bones of travellers he murdered, killed by Heracles when Ares himself failed to protect him.
The greatest inventor and craftsman of Greek mythology. Daedalus built the Labyrinth, crafted wings for human flight, and created automata — living statues.
The legendary master craftsman of Athens and Crete who created the Labyrinth, artificial wings, and living statues, embodying the Greek ideal of techne.
Trojan figure known primarily as the father of the warrior Tlepolemus of Troy
Princess of Argos imprisoned in a bronze tower, mother of Perseus by Zeus
Danaë was a princess locked in a bronze tower by her father to prevent a prophecy — but Zeus came to her as a shower of golden rain, and she bore Perseus.
The fifty daughters of Danaus, forty-nine of whom murdered their husbands and were condemned to fill leaky vessels in Tartarus forever.
Egyptian-born king of Argos whose fifty daughters murdered their fifty husbands on their wedding night — all except one.
A nymph who prayed to be transformed rather than submit to Apollo's pursuit. She became the laurel tree, forever sacred to the god who could not have her.
The wife of Heracles whose love inadvertently killed the greatest hero in Greek mythology when she used the poisoned shirt of Nessus.
Trojan prince who married Helen after Paris was killed, making him the last husband of the most contested woman in myth.
Greek warrior who fought at Troy and was killed during the great battles around the ships
Illegitimate son of King Priam who came from Abydos to fight at Troy
Blind bard of the Phaeacians whose songs moved Odysseus to reveal his identity
Deucalion survived Zeus's flood and repopulated the earth by throwing stones.
Son of Prometheus who survived Zeus's great flood by building an ark on his father's advice, then repopulated the earth.
Fisherman of Seriphos who rescued Danae and infant Perseus from the sea and raised the boy as his own.
Diomedes was the only mortal in the Iliad to wound two Olympian gods in a single day.
The king of Argos who fought at Troy with such ferocity that he wounded both Aphrodite and Ares — becoming one of the only mortals to injure gods.
The Dioscuri were twin brothers — Castor (mortal) and Pollux (divine) — inseparable in life, who chose to share immortality by alternating between Olympus and Hades.
The queen of Thebes who tormented Antiope and was killed by being tied to a wild bull by Antiope's sons Amphion and Zethus, becoming the sacred spring of Thebes.
Trojan spy captured and killed during a night raid by Odysseus and Diomedes
Trojan warrior and son of Lampus who fought bravely before falling at Troy
Illegitimate son of Priam who was killed during the fighting at Troy
Wealthy Greek who bribed Agamemnon with a fine mare to avoid serving at Troy
One of the Spartoi who survived to help found Thebes, and father of the doomed seer Pentheus.
Minor Argonaut whose name is connected to the olive tree, sacred symbol of Athena
Daughter of Agamemnon who plotted with her brother Orestes to avenge their father's murder by killing their mother Clytemnestra.
Commander of the Abantes from Euboea who was an exile leading his people despite his fugitive status
Young companion of Odysseus who died from a drunken fall on Circe's island
A philosopher-mystic from Akragas in Sicily who proposed the four classical elements and reportedly leapt into Mount Etna to prove his divinity.
Endymion was a beautiful shepherd whom the moon goddess Selene loved so deeply that she asked Zeus to grant him eternal sleep — so she could gaze upon him forever.
Mysian commander and augur who led his people to Troy despite reading his own doom in the omens
Greek craftsman and worst warrior at Troy who built the wooden horse that ended the war.
Co-commander of the Phocian forces at Troy who shared leadership with his kinsman Schedius
Legendary king of Athens who sacrificed his own daughter to win a war and was killed by Poseidon's trident.
King of Orchomenus who exacted tribute from Thebes until defeated by the young Heracles.
Argonaut who served as a healer aboard the Argo and recovered the body of his fallen companion Canthus
Earth-born king of Athens raised by Athena, credited with inventing the four-horse chariot
Child born from the earth after Hephaestus attempted to assault Athena and his seed fell on the ground.
Earth-born king of Athens raised by Athena in secret.
Wife of Amphiaraus who twice accepted bribes to send her male relatives to their deaths in war.
Trojan warrior who fell during the fighting in the great battles at Troy
A Thessalian king cursed by Demeter with insatiable hunger after destroying her sacred grove — he devoured everything he owned, then consumed himself.
Argonaut who sailed with his brother Actor on the voyage to retrieve the Golden Fleece
Sicilian king and champion boxer, son of Aphrodite, killed by Heracles in a wrestling match.
Eteocles was the son of Oedipus who refused to share the throne of Thebes with his brother Polynices, sparking the war of the Seven — and dying in mutual fratricide.
Son of Hermes and commander of one of the five Myrmidon divisions under Achilles
Eumaeus was the loyal swineherd who sheltered the disguised Odysseus on Ithaca — proof that nobility lies in character, not birth.
Son of Admetus who commanded the Thessalian contingent at Troy and owned the fastest horses in the Greek army
The mythical founder of the Eleusinian priestly clan of the Eumolpidae, who served as hierophants of the Mysteries for over a thousand years.
Argonaut and son of Poseidon who could walk on water and was prophesied to be the ancestor of Cyrene's founders.
Trojan warrior famed for his beauty who first wounded Patroclus before Hector delivered the killing blow
Europa was the Phoenician princess whom Zeus, in the form of a white bull, carried across the sea to Crete — her name was given to the continent of Europe.
Son of Mecisteus who commanded part of the Argive contingent and won the boxing match at Patroclus's funeral games
Trusted herald of Odysseus who accompanied him throughout the Trojan War
Eurycleia was Odysseus's old nurse who recognised him by a boar-tusk scar on his thigh when she washed his feet — one of the Odyssey's most famous recognition scenes.
Argonaut from the shores of Lake Xynias who sailed with Jason to Colchis
Second-in-command of Odysseus's crew who led the mutiny that killed the cattle of Helios and doomed the entire ship.
Prominent suitor of Penelope who used charm and deception to dominate Odysseus' hall
Son of Telephus and leader of the Mysians who came late to Troy's defence and was killed by Neoptolemus
Son of Telephus who led a Mysian army to Troy as the last major reinforcement and was killed by Neoptolemus.
King of Mycenae who assigned Heracles his twelve labours, born prematurely through Hera's manipulation to gain power over the demigod.
Argonaut and skilled hunter who later participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt
Wife of Capaneus who threw herself onto his funeral pyre at Thebes, becoming the archetype of self-immolating devotion.
A beautiful Trojan prince abducted by Zeus to serve as cup-bearer on Olympus. Ganymede became immortal and was placed among the stars as the constellation Aquarius.
Most beautiful mortal boy, abducted by Zeus (as an eagle) to serve as cupbearer of the gods on Olympus.
A young prince of Crete who drowned in a jar of honey and was restored to life by the seer Polyidus using a magical herb revealed by a serpent
Corinthian king and charioteer who fed his mares on human flesh; they devoured him during the funeral games of Pelias.
Lycian commander and grandson of Bellerophon who famously exchanged armour with Diomedes on the battlefield
Son of Creon and fiancé of Antigone who died beside her in defiance of his father
Elderly Ithacan prophet who interpreted bird omens and supported Telemachus
Thracian princess raised as a warrior who was transformed into a bird after a cycle of horrific revenge.
Hector was Troy's greatest warrior, who fought not for glory but to defend his city, wife, and son.
Hecuba was the queen of Troy who watched her husband, sons, and city destroyed — embodying the total devastation that war inflicts on women.
Queen of Troy who survived the fall, witnessed the sacrifice of Polyxena, and took savage revenge on the man who murdered her son Polydorus.
The most beautiful woman in the ancient world — daughter of Zeus, wife of Menelaus, whose elopement with Paris launched the Trojan War and a thousand ships.
Alternative transliteration of Helenus, Trojan prince and seer who foretold the fall of Troy
Trojan prince and seer who possessed the gift of prophecy and later aided the Greeks
Daughter of Athamas who fell from the golden ram into the strait that bears her name — the Hellespont.
Son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, ancestor of all Greek peoples, whose name gave the Greeks their own name for themselves: Hellenes.
The greatest hero of Greek mythology, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene. Famous for his extraordinary strength and his Twelve Labors.
The son of Zeus and Alcmene who performed twelve impossible labours and was the only hero to achieve full godhood after death.
Heracles performed twelve seemingly impossible labours as penance for killing his family in a madness sent by Hera — the most famous cycle of heroic tasks in mythology.
Trojan princess chained to a rock as sacrifice to a sea monster, rescued by Heracles, then given to Telamon as a war prize.
Lapith princess whose wedding to Pirithous was disrupted when centaurs attempted to abduct her, triggering the Centauromachy.
Queen of the Amazons whose magical belt was the object of Heracles' ninth labour
Hippolytus was the chaste son of Theseus who rejected Aphrodite and was destroyed when his stepmother Phaedra fell in love with him.
One of the Seven against Thebes, a towering warrior known for his ferocity in battle
Suitor who defeated Atalanta in a footrace using three golden apples from Aphrodite
Leader of the Pelasgian allies of Troy who was killed fighting over the body of Patroclus
Hyacinthus was a Spartan prince of extraordinary beauty loved by both Apollo and Zephyrus — his accidental death gave birth to the hyacinth flower.
Hunter whose death from a lion or boar caused such grief in his sisters that they were transformed into the Hyades star cluster
Beautiful young companion of Heracles on the Argo who was pulled into a spring by enamored water nymphs and never seen again.
The only one of the fifty Danaids who refused to murder her husband Lynceus on their wedding night.
Queen of Lemnos who saved her father when the women of the island murdered every other man, later becoming the lover of Jason during the Argonauts' voyage
Trojan warrior who fought in the defence of Troy during the great war
Son of Ares who co-commanded the Orchomenian contingent at Troy with his brother Ascalaphus
A legendary king of Sparta and father of Penelope who tried to prevent his daughter from leaving with Odysseus after her marriage
The son of Daedalus who flew on wings of wax and feathers but ignored his father's warning not to fly too close to the sun. The wax melted and he fell to his death.
Icarus was the son of Daedalus who escaped Crete on wings of wax and feathers but flew too high — the sun melted his wings and he fell into the sea.
Strongest of the Argonauts, who kidnapped his bride from Apollo and later died fighting the Dioscuri.
A seer among the Argonauts who foresaw his own death on the voyage but sailed anyway, embodying the Greek ideal of knowingly accepting fate.
Idomeneus was the king of Crete who led eighty ships to Troy and was among the fiercest fighters — his story continued in a vow that cost him his son.
King of Crete and grandson of Minos who led eighty ships to Troy and made a rash vow to Poseidon on the voyage home.
Trojan warrior whose name means man of Ilion, killed by Peneleos during the great battles
Son-in-law of Priam from the island of Imbros who fought and died defending Troy
Theban princess who raised the infant Dionysus, was driven mad by Hera, and leaped into the sea to become the goddess Leucothea.
Io was a priestess of Hera whom Zeus seduced and then transformed into a white cow to hide from his jealous wife — she wandered the world in torment.
Priestess of Hera transformed into a white cow by Zeus (or Hera), driven across the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt.
Iolaus was Heracles' beloved nephew and charioteer who helped him slay the Hydra by cauterising the stumps — the essential companion to the greatest hero.
Daughter of Agamemnon mentioned by Homer, sometimes identified with Iphigenia
Iphicles was the mortal twin brother of Heracles — born the same night to the same mother but fathered by a mortal, creating the perfect contrast to divine strength.
Famed Argonaut from Phylace known for his incredible swiftness and prized cattle
Young Trojan warrior who left his bride to fight at Troy and was killed by Agamemnon
Iphigenia was Agamemnon's eldest daughter, sacrificed at Aulis to gain winds for Troy — or rescued at the last moment by Artemis and whisked to Tauris.
Poor Argive youth who died of unrequited love for Anaxarete, who was then turned to stone.
Trojan ally and lord of a wealthy city who was the first man Achilles killed upon returning to battle
Son of Eurytus who gave Odysseus the great bow and was later murdered by Heracles
Daughter of Oedipus and sister of Antigone, cautious where Antigone was defiant
Young son of Tereus and Procne murdered by his own mother and served as food to his father in revenge for Philomela's rape.
Ixion was the first human to murder a kinsman and the first to attempt seduction of a goddess — bound forever to a spinning wheel of fire.
First human murderer of kin, who attempted to seduce Hera and was bound to an eternally spinning wheel of fire.
The hero who assembled the Argonauts and sailed to Colchis in quest of the Golden Fleece. Jason's story is one of ambition, adventure, and tragic betrayal.
The hero who assembled the Argonauts and sailed to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece, aided by Medea's sorcery.
Queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus after his return
Father of Odysseus and aging king of Ithaca who returned to farming during his son's long absence.
King of Thebes whose attempt to cheat fate led directly to the Oedipus tragedy
Laocoon was the Trojan priest who tried to warn Troy about the Wooden Horse — "I fear Greeks even bearing gifts" — and was killed by sea serpents sent by the gods.
Trojan priest of Apollo who warned against the wooden horse and was killed with his sons by sea serpents.
Wife of Protesilaus who embraced a wax image of her dead husband so desperately the gods briefly returned him to life.
King of Troy who cheated both Apollo and Poseidon of their wages and set the pattern of Trojan oath-breaking.
Leda was the queen of Sparta who was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan and bore two eggs — from which hatched Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor, and Pollux.
Boeotian commander at Troy who was wounded but survived the war and returned home
Earth-born first king of Lacedaemon and ancestor of the pre-Spartan Leleges people.
Reluctant suitor and sacrificial priest who failed to string Odysseus' bow
Argonaut who joined Jason's expedition to Colchis aboard the legendary ship Argo
Lapith warrior who defended the Greek wall alongside Polypoetes at Troy
Messenian king whose daughters Hilaeira and Phoebe were carried off by Castor and Polydeuces.
Herald of Heracles who unwittingly delivered the poisoned robe that killed his master
Legendary musician and teacher killed by his pupil Heracles with a lyre
Lycaon was the king of Arcadia who tested Zeus by serving him human flesh at a banquet — and was transformed into a wolf as punishment.
Trojan prince captured and later killed by Achilles beside the river Scamander
Thracian king who rejected Dionysus, drove his followers from the land, and was destroyed by the god's vengeance.
The Argonaut with superhuman eyesight who could see through the earth and beneath the sea, serving as the expedition's lookout aboard the Argo.
Danaid husband with supernaturally sharp sight, sole male survivor of the massacre of the fifty sons of Aegyptus.
Argonaut famed for supernatural eyesight so sharp he could see through solid earth and spot objects miles away.
Daughter of Heracles who voluntarily sacrificed herself so that the Heraclidae could defeat Eurystheus.
Son of Asclepius and chief surgeon of the Greek army at Troy, killed by Eurypylus son of Telephus.
Daughter of Tiresias and prophetess in her own right who was sent to Delphi as a war prize after Thebes fell.
Mortal woman who chose the hero Idas over Apollo, fearing a god would abandon her in old age.
Argive warrior and boxer who competed at the funeral games of Oedipus at Thebes
A powerful sorceress and princess of Colchis who betrayed her family to help Jason win the Golden Fleece, only to be abandoned by him and take catastrophic revenge.
Medea was a granddaughter of Helios and priestess of Hecate whose sorcery saved Jason — and whose revenge destroyed him.
First wife of Heracles, given to him as a reward and later killed in his madness
Greek warrior from Dulichium who led the Epeians to Troy and fought bravely at the ships
The first mortal prophet in Greek tradition who gained the ability to understand the speech of animals after serpents licked his ears clean
Arcadian hunter who won Atalanta in a footrace by using golden apples given by Aphrodite.
Treacherous goatherd of Ithaca who sided with the suitors against Odysseus
Disloyal maidservant in Odysseus' palace who mocked the disguised king
Meleager's life was bound to a burning log.
The leader of the Calydonian Boar Hunt whose fate was tied to a charred brand — when it burned out, he died.
Ethiopian king and son of Eos who brought a vast army to Troy, killed Antilochus, and was slain by Achilles.
Menelaus was the king of Sparta whose stolen wife Helen was the cause of the Trojan War — yet he survived the war, the return, and old age, a rare happy ending among Greek heroes.
Son of the river god Spercheius who commanded one of the five Myrmidon divisions at Troy
Young Theban prince who killed himself to save Thebes after Tiresias prophesied the city needed royal blood.
A young Theban nobleman who sacrificed himself by leaping from the city walls to fulfil Tiresias's prophecy that only royal blood could save Thebes from the Seven.
Daughter of Erysichthon who was given the power of shapeshifting by Poseidon, sold repeatedly by her starving father.
The king of Phrygia who wished that everything he touched would turn to gold — a wish granted, to his horror, when even food and his beloved daughter became lifeless metal.
Minos was the legendary king of Crete who ruled the first great maritime empire, commissioned the Labyrinth, and became a judge of the dead in the underworld.
King of Crete who after death became one of three judges of the dead in the Underworld, deciding the fate of souls.
Celebrated seer and Argonaut who could read the future in the flight of birds
Son of Manto and grandson of Tiresias who defeated the great seer Calchas in a divination contest, causing Calchas to die.
Lapith seer who sailed with the Argonauts and died of a serpent bite in Libya on the return journey.
A princess cursed by Aphrodite to desire her own father, whose tears of shame became myrrh resin after the gods transformed her into a tree.
Charioteer of King Oenomaus bribed by Pelops to sabotage his master's chariot, then murdered by Pelops and the origin of the Pelopid curse.
A beautiful youth who rejected all lovers and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. Unable to embrace the image, he wasted away and became a flower.
Master navigator who wrecked the Greek fleet on false beacon fires in revenge for his son Palamedes' unjust execution.
Nausicaa was the young princess of Scheria who found the shipwrecked Odysseus on the beach and guided him to her father's palace — launching his final journey home.
Founder and first king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scheria
Son of Poseidon and Tyro, founder of Pylos, father of Nestor, killed by Heracles for refusing purification.
Neoptolemus was Achilles' fierce son, brought to Troy because a prophecy declared the city could not fall without him.
Nestor was the oldest and wisest Greek at Troy, whose long-winded reminiscences and sound counsel made him the archetypal wise old man of Western literature.
A queen who boasted that her fourteen children made her superior to the goddess Leto, who had only two. Apollo and Artemis killed all fourteen, and Niobe wept until she turned to stone.
Considered the most beautiful Greek at Troy after Achilles, but brought only three ships and minor military impact.
A king of Megara whose city was invulnerable as long as a magical purple lock of hair remained on his head, betrayed when his daughter Scylla cut it for love of Minos
The cleverest of the Greek heroes, whose ten-year journey home from Troy is one of the greatest stories ever told. Odysseus's cunning was his greatest weapon.
The craftiest of all Greek heroes, whose ten-year voyage home from Troy tested every human capacity for survival and adaptation.
Odysseus was the most cunning of all Greek heroes — the man of polytropos (many turns), whose intelligence rather than strength defined a new kind of heroism.
Early king of Sparta whose descendants included Castor, Pollux, and Helen.
The tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, fulfilling a prophecy he had spent his life trying to avoid.
A king of Pisa who killed the suitors of his daughter Hippodamia in rigged chariot races until Pelops defeated him through trickery and divine favour
Lydian queen who owned Heracles as a slave and made him wear women's clothing
Athenian princess abducted by the North Wind Boreas, mother of the winged Argonauts Zetes and Calais.
Orestes killed his mother to avenge his father — then was acquitted by Athena's court.
The greatest musician in Greek mythology, whose playing could charm animals, trees, and even stones. His descent into the underworld to rescue his wife is one of myth's most poignant tales.
The legendary poet-musician whose singing could charm animals, move trees, and halt rivers — and who nearly rescued his wife from death itself.
Trojan ally from Cabesos who sought Cassandra's hand in marriage by promising to drive out the Greeks
Palamedes was a brilliant inventor who exposed Odysseus's fake madness — Odysseus never forgave him and engineered his execution at Troy.
Trojan archer from Lycia who broke the truce between Greeks and Trojans by wounding Menelaus
King of Athens who married off his daughters Procne and Philomela, both of whom suffered terribly at the hands of Tereus.
The first mortal woman, created by the gods as a beautiful punishment for mankind. When she opened her jar, all the evils of the world escaped — leaving only Hope inside.
Paris was the Trojan prince whose judgement of three goddesses and abduction of Helen ignited the Trojan War — the most consequential act of desire in Western mythology.
Young Arcadian hero, one of the Seven Against Thebes, who died at the city walls before seeing his homeland again.
Pasiphaë was the queen of Crete whom Poseidon cursed with an unnatural desire for a bull — the mother of the Minotaur and a sorceress in her own right.
Patroclus was Achilles' closest companion whose death in borrowed armour at Hector's hands was the turning point of the Iliad.
Achilles's closest companion whose death in borrowed armour broke the hero's withdrawal and sent him raging back to war.
King of Phthia, Argonaut, and father of Achilles who wrestled the shape-shifting sea goddess Thetis to win her as his bride.
The king of Phthia who wrestled and won the sea-nymph Thetis, fathering Achilles — the greatest warrior of the Trojan War.
Usurper king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece hoping he would die, and was later boiled alive by his own daughters.
Pelops was the prince served as food to the gods by his father Tantalus, restored to life with an ivory shoulder, and founder of the cursed dynasty that ruled Mycenae.
Son of Tantalus, restored to life by the gods with an ivory shoulder, who won his bride by cheating in a chariot race and cursed his line.
Boeotian commander at Troy known for his savage killing of the Trojan Ilioneus
The wife of Odysseus who waited twenty years for his return, fending off 108 suitors through clever stratagems. Mythology's greatest symbol of faithfulness and intelligence.
Penthesilea was the Amazon queen who came to fight for Troy after Hector's death — killed by Achilles, who wept when he saw her beauty.
King of Thebes torn apart by his own mother for opposing the worship of Dionysus
King of Thebes who denied Dionysus's divinity and was torn apart by his own mother and aunts in a Bacchic frenzy.
Athenian noblewoman who joined the tribute sent to Minos and was rescued by Theseus, later marrying Ajax's father Telamon.
Grandson of Poseidon who could change shape at will and sailed with the Argonauts
Grandson of Poseidon and defender of Pylos who could shapeshift into any animal but was killed by Heracles with Athena's help.
The legendary hero who slew the Gorgon Medusa and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster. Perseus founded the great city of Mycenae.
The son of Zeus and Danae who beheaded Medusa, rescued Andromeda, and founded the Perseid dynasty of Mycenae.
Perseus was the demigod son of Zeus and Danaë who slew Medusa, rescued Andromeda, and founded the great city of Mycenae.
Monstrous sow of Crommyon that terrorised the countryside until slain by Theseus
Son of Priam who fought at Troy and died defending the city in its final hours.
Phaedra was the wife of Theseus who was cursed by Aphrodite to fall hopelessly in love with her stepson Hippolytus — her suicide and false accusation destroyed him.
Phaethon was the son of Helios who insisted on driving the chariot of the sun and lost control, nearly burning the earth to ashes.
Athenian Argonaut after whom the ancient port of Phaleron near Athens was named
Son of Dionysus who sailed with the Argonauts as a representative of the god of wine's lineage
Ferryman of Lesbos made supernaturally beautiful by Aphrodite, said to have been loved by the poet Sappho.
Son of Thessalus who co-commanded forces from Cos with his brother Antiphus at Troy
Ithacan bard forced to sing for the suitors, spared by Odysseus after the slaughter
Philoctetes inherited Heracles' bow and was essential to Troy's fall, yet the Greeks abandoned him for ten years because of a festering wound.
The hero who possessed Heracles' bow without which Troy could not fall, abandoned on Lemnos for ten years due to his festering wound.
Athenian princess whose tongue was cut out by her rapist Tereus, who wove her story into a tapestry to reveal the crime.
Blind Thracian king tormented by Harpies until rescued by the Argonauts
A blind Thracian king and prophet punished by Zeus for revealing divine secrets, tormented by Harpies until rescued by the Argonauts.
Blind Thracian king and prophet cursed by Zeus to have his food snatched by Harpies until the Argonauts freed him.
Son of Aeacus who was murdered by his half-brothers Peleus and Telamon out of jealousy
Son of Aeacus killed by his half-brothers Peleus and Telamon, giving his name to the region of Phocis.
Argive culture hero credited with discovering fire and founding the first human community.
Son of Athamas who rode the golden ram to Colchis, sacrificed it, and gave its fleece to King Aeetes.
King of the Lapiths and best friend of Theseus who attempted to kidnap Persephone from the Underworld and was trapped forever.
Commander of one of the five Myrmidon divisions who served under Achilles at Troy
Son of Asclepius and Greek physician at Troy who specialized in internal medicine while his brother Machaon was the surgeon.
Brother of Protesilaus who took command of the Phylacean contingent after his brother was the first Greek killed at Troy
Trojan nobleman and close companion of Hector who was valued for his hospitality
Trojan prince and son of Priam known for his swiftness as a scout and lookout
Trojan nobleman and wise counsellor to Hector during the war
King of Seriphos who desired Danae and sent Perseus to fetch Medusa's head, expecting the quest to kill him.
Immortal twin of the Dioscuri and the greatest boxer in Greek mythology
Youngest son of Priam, sent away from Troy with gold for safekeeping, only to be murdered by his host.
Argive seer who found and resurrected the drowned prince Glaucus of Crete using a herb he observed a serpent use.
Polynices was the son of Oedipus who raised an army of seven champions to take Thebes from his brother Eteocles — the brothers killed each other in single combat.
Lapith Argonaut who remained in Mysia searching for the lost Hylas and founded the city of Cius.
Lapith commander and son of Pirithous who fought at Troy alongside Leonteus
Trojan princess sacrificed on Achilles's tomb after the fall of Troy to appease his ghost.
Priam was the aged king of Troy, father of fifty sons including Hector and Paris, whose night journey to beg Achilles for Hector's body is the Iliad's most moving scene.
Athenian princess married to Tereus who killed her own son Itys to avenge her sister Philomela's rape.
Procrustes was a bandit of Attica who forced travellers to lie in his iron bed, stretching the short and cutting the tall to make them fit — killed by Theseus.
A king of Tiryns who quarrelled with his twin brother Acrisius over the throne of Argos, an enmity that began in the womb and persisted throughout their lives
Son of Parthenopaeus and member of the Epigoni who succeeded in sacking Thebes where his father had failed.
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity, for which Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle devoured his liver daily — the archetypal rebel against divine authority.
The first Greek to die at Troy, who leapt ashore knowing a prophecy decreed the first to land would perish.
Protesilaus was the first Greek to set foot on Trojan soil — and the first to die.
One of the five Boeotian commanders at Troy who was killed by the Trojan hero Polydamas
Psyche was a princess so beautiful that Aphrodite was jealous — she married Eros in darkness and lost him when she looked, then won him back through impossible labours.
A sculptor who carved an ivory statue so beautiful that he fell in love with it. Aphrodite, moved by his devotion, brought the statue to life.
Pygmalion was a sculptor who carved a woman so beautiful he fell in love with it — Aphrodite brought the statue to life, and she became his wife Galatea.
Pylades was the devoted friend of Orestes who accompanied him through matricide, madness, and exile — the exemplar of loyal friendship in Greek myth.
Pyramus and Thisbe were neighbours who fell in love but were forbidden to meet — their tragic miscommunication at a lion-bloodied mulberry tree became the model for Romeo and Juliet.
Wife of Deucalion and daughter of Epimetheus who survived the great flood and helped repopulate the earth by throwing stones.
Pyrrhus was the alternate name of Neoptolemus, meaning "the fiery" or "red-haired" — the name that gave us "Pyrrhic victory."
King of Elis who imitated Zeus by dragging bronze kettles behind his chariot and throwing torches as fake lightning.
Sappho was the historical poet of Lesbos whose life became so encrusted with legend — especially her alleged leap from the Leucadian cliff — that she exists at the boundary of myth and history.
Lycian prince and ally of Troy in the Trojan War, son of Zeus
Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and the greatest Lycian warrior at Troy — his death forced Zeus to confront the limits of even divine power.
Commander of the Phocian contingent at Troy who was killed by Hector during the great battles
Legendary king who gave his name to the island of Scyros, where Achilles was hidden and where he later died.
Robber who kicked travellers off a seaside cliff into the jaws of a giant turtle
Semele was a Theban princess who became the mortal mother of Dionysus — destroyed when she insisted on seeing Zeus in his true divine form.
Bandit of the Isthmus of Corinth who tore travellers apart using bent pine trees
Greek soldier who volunteered to stay behind at Troy and convince the Trojans to accept the wooden horse.
The cunning king of Corinth who cheated death twice, only to be condemned to an eternity of futile labor in Tartarus — forever rolling a boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down.
Sisyphus was the craftiest mortal who ever lived — he cheated Death twice before Zeus condemned him to push a boulder uphill for eternity.
Cleverest of mortals who cheated death twice and was condemned to push a boulder uphill in Tartarus forever.
Son of Capaneus and charioteer of Diomedes at Troy, one of the Epigoni who avenged their fathers at Thebes.
Son of Capaneus, member of the Epigoni, and Diomedes' charioteer and closest companion at Troy.
Chief herald of the Greek army at Troy whose descendants hereditary maintained his cult as patron of heralds.
A king who offended the gods by serving them his own son as a meal. His punishment in Tartarus — standing in water that recedes when he tries to drink, beneath fruit that pulls away when he reaches for it — gave us the word "tantalize."
King invited to dine with the gods who stole nectar and ambrosia and served his son Pelops as a stew to test divine omniscience.
Tiresias was the blind seer of Thebes who experienced life as both man and woman, was blinded by the gods, and compensated with the gift of prophecy.
Blind Theban prophet who lived seven generations and was the only mortal to experience life as both man and woman.
King of Salamis, Argonaut, companion of Heracles, and father of Ajax the Great and Teucer.
Son of Odysseus and Circe who unknowingly killed his own father, fulfilling a prophecy that death would come to Odysseus from the sea.
Telemachus was the son of Odysseus who grew from a helpless boy into a young man during his father's absence — his coming-of-age is the first bildungsroman in Western literature.
Son of Heracles and Auge, king of Mysia, who was wounded by Achilles and could only be healed by the same spear.
Prince of Colonae and first ruler of Tenedos, killed by Achilles despite his divine protection by Apollo.
Tereus was a Thracian king who married Procne, then assaulted her sister Philomela and cut out her tongue — the sisters' revenge and transformation is one of mythology's darkest tales.
Thracian king who raped Philomela, cut out her tongue, and was transformed into a hoopoe bird.
The myth of a Thracian king who assaulted his sister-in-law and cut out her tongue, only for the sisters to exact gruesome revenge.
Teucer was the half-brother of Ajax the Great and the finest archer among the Greeks — he shot from behind Ajax's great shield, the most effective partnership at Troy.
Co-commander of the Epeian contingent from Elis who led troops to Troy in the Catalogue of Ships
The ugliest Greek at Troy and the first commoner to challenge aristocratic authority in Western literature.
The hero who navigated the Labyrinth, slew the Minotaur, and became the legendary king of Athens. Theseus was considered Athens's national hero.
Theseus was the great hero of Athens who slew the Minotaur, united Attica, and established Athenian democracy — Athens' answer to Heracles.
The hero who killed the Minotaur and later united Attica under Athens, becoming the mythological founder of Athenian democracy.
Athenian prince who entered the Cretan Labyrinth, killed the Minotaur with Ariadne's help, then abandoned her on Naxos.
Son of Heracles and legendary ancestor after whom the region of Thessaly was named
Aetolian king and capable Greek commander at Troy who led forty black ships and survived the war.
Brother of Atreus who seduced his sister-in-law and was tricked into eating his own children at the feast of Atreus.
Original helmsman of the Argo whose skill guided the ship through the Clashing Rocks
The most famous seer in Greek mythology, blinded by the gods but given the gift of prophecy in compensation. Tiresias advised kings and heroes across multiple generations.
Trojan prince beloved by Eos who was granted immortality but not eternal youth, aging endlessly into a withered husk.
Tityos was a giant whose attempt to assault Leto earned him one of the underworld's most graphic eternal punishments — two vultures feeding on his liver.
Giant who attempted to rape Leto and was condemned to have two vultures eat his regenerating liver in Tartarus forever.
Son of Heracles who led the Rhodian contingent at Troy and was killed by Sarpedon
Son of Heracles who killed his great-uncle, fled to Rhodes, and led nine ships to Troy where Sarpedon killed him.
Triptolemus was the young prince of Eleusis whom Demeter taught the art of agriculture and sent in a flying chariot to spread grain cultivation across the earth.
Young Trojan prince killed by Achilles at the temple of Apollo, whose death was prophesied to seal Troy's doom.
A hero with an oracular cave at Lebadeia in Boeotia, where consultants descended underground for terrifying prophetic visions that left them unable to laugh for days.
One of the Seven against Thebes who was denied immortality by Athena after she caught him eating his enemy's brain.
A hero of savage courage who fought as one of the Seven Against Thebes but lost Athena's gift of immortality in his final moment.
Beautiful princess who fell in love with the river god Enipeus, only to be seduced by Poseidon disguised as the river.