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Deeds of Hera
- DionysusClay tablets unearthed at Pylos in the twelfth or thirteenth century BC bear the inscription di-wo-nu-so. This Mycenaean Greek form appears twice on…
- HephaestusHephaestus refused to come home. The Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, and fire had been thrown out of heaven by his own mother, Hera, and his answer was…
- Trojan WarA golden apple inscribed with the words for the fairest landed in the lap of a shepherd boy named Paris on Mount Ida. This object sparked a quarrel between…
- ArgonautsKing Pelias of Iolcus sat upon a throne he had stolen from his half-brother Aeson. An oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge for…
- JasonA newborn son named Jason lay swaddled among female attendants who cried as if he were stillborn. Alcimede, his mother, had hidden him from Pelias, the…
- HeraclesThe story of Heracles began in the Neolithic hunter culture, where traditions of shamanistic crossings into the netherworld shaped his mythological…
- Iris (mythology)The ancient Greek noun for rainbow also meant the halo of the Moon. An inscription from Corinth reveals an original form with a digamma that eventually…
- IxionIxion ruled the ancient tribe of Thessaly known as the Lapiths. His lineage traces back to Perimele and either Ares, Leonteus, Antion, or Phlegyas.
- Judgement of ParisEris, the goddess of discord, arrived at a wedding feast she had not been invited to. She carried a golden apple from the Garden of the Hesperides and threw…
- AlcmeneAlcmene stood tall among mortal women, her dark eyes matching the charm of Aphrodite. Hesiod described her as the most beautiful woman born to parents who…