2023年3月9日 · The Erinyes, also known as the Furies or Eumenides, were ancient goddesses who punished crimes against family and blood-guilt. They were born from the blood of Uranus and had three names: Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera.
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2023年3月11日 · Medusa was one of the three Gorgons, daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto. She was once a beautiful maiden loved by Poseidon, but was cursed by Athena and turned into a winged snake-haired creature that could turn anyone who looked at her to stone.
2023年3月8日 · Odin was the highest of deities and the chief of the Aesir tribe of gods and goddesses in Norse mythology. He was a warrior, a shaman, a seer, a shapeshifter, and a poet, who sought knowledge and inspiration in various ways and realms.
2023年3月23日 · Harpies were winged female monsters, descendants of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra, who represented storms and storm winds. They were famous for tormenting King Phineus of Thrace, and were often associated with the Strophades islands, the River Harpys, or the Underworld.
2023年9月18日 · Hyacinthus was a handsome prince of Sparta who became the beloved of the god Apollo. He died when Apollo threw a discus that hit him, and Apollo transformed his blood into the hyacinth flower.
2023年7月12日 · Agamemnon was the most powerful king of mythical times, who led the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus, the brother of Menelaus, and the husband of Clytemnestra, who murdered him after his return from Troy.
2023年3月8日 · Nemesis was a personification of moral justice and divine vengeance, who punished those who committed injustice or hybris against the gods. She had various symbols, attributes, and cults, and was sometimes identified with other deities of fate and justice.
2023年9月7日 · Eris was the personification of strife in Greek mythology, a daughter of Nyx and a friend of Ares. She caused the Trojan War by throwing a golden apple to the goddesses, and gave birth to many evil forces.
2023年4月13日 · Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo. She was the goddess of the hunt, nature, wild animals, and initiation, and was often depicted with a bow and arrows.