- Perseus – Mythopedia
Perseus, son of Zeus, was a Greek hero from Argos He is best remembered for killing Medusa, rescuing Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae
- Andromeda – Mythopedia
Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of Ethiopia Offered up as a sacrifice to Poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish boasts, Andromeda was rescued from death by Perseus, who took her back to Greece to be his queen
- Homeric Hymns: 27. To Artemis (Full Text) - Mythopedia
TO ARTEMIS (1–22) I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, who cheers on the hounds, the pure maiden, shooter of stags, who delights in archery, own sister to Apollo with the golden sword Over the shadowy hills and windy peaks she draws her golden bow, rejoicing in the chase, and sends out grievous shafts The tops of the high mountains tremble and the tangled wood echoes awesomely with
- Theogony (Full Text) - Mythopedia
And when Perseus cut off her head, there sprang forth great Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus who is so called because he was born near the springs (pegae) of Ocean; and that other, because he held a golden blade (aor) in his hands
- Pegasus – Mythopedia
Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from Medusa’s blood after she was slain He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero Bellerophon, who rode him into battle against the Chimera
- Gorgons – Mythopedia
The Gorgons were three monstrous sisters who lived at the edge of the world; they are perhaps best remembered for their snake hair and fearsome appearance Two of the Gorgons were immortal, but the third—Medusa—was mortal and eventually slain by the hero Perseus
- Iliad: Book 3 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Argument The Duel of Menelaus and Paris The armies being ready to engage, a single combat is agreed upon between Menelaus and Paris (by the intervention of Hector) for the determination of the war Iris is sent to call Helen to behold the fight She leads her to the walls of Troy, where Priam sat with his counsellers observing the Grecian leaders on the plain below, to whom Helen gives an
- Minotaur – Mythopedia
The Minotaur was a hybrid monster (half-bull, half-man) born of the unorthodox union between the queen of Crete and a beautiful bull The Minotaur was hidden from the world in the Labyrinth, a giant maze, where it was eventually slain by the Athenian hero Theseus
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