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Damysus or Damysos (Greek: Δάμυσος), was the fastest of all the Giants in the Greek mythology.. In the sixth book of the New History, ascribed by Photius to Ptolemy Hephaestion, mention that Thetis, the mother of Achilles, burned in a secret place the children she had by Peleus, but when she had Achilles, Peleus noticed and tore him from the flames with only a burnt foot, then confided ...
Damysus (Δάμυσος), the fastest of all the Giants in Greek mythology. Enceladus (Ἐγκέλαδος), typically slain by Athena , said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily . Mimas (Μίμας), according to Apollodorus , he was killed by Hephaestus , or by others Zeus or Ares .
Damysus (Δάμυσος), the fastest of all the Giants in Greek mythology. Enceladus (Ἐγκέλαδος), typically slain by Athena , said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily . Mimas (Μίμας), according to Apollodorus , he was killed by Hephaestus , or by others Zeus or Ares .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
In Greek mythology, Arion or Areion (/ ə ˈ r aɪ. ə n /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἀρίων, Ἀρείων), is a divinely-bred, fabulously fast, black-maned horse.He saved the life of Adrastus, king of Argos, during the war of the Seven against Thebes.
Atalanta (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, [1] whose parents were Iasus and Clymene [2] [3] and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; [4] and the other from Boeotia, who ...
Most notably, Ajax is not wounded in any of the battles described in the Iliad, and he is the only principal character on either side who does not receive substantial assistance from any of the gods (except for Agamemnon) who take part in the battles, although, in book 13, Poseidon strikes Ajax with his staff, renewing his strength.