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This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Calchas (Κάλχας), a powerful Greek prophet and omen reader, who guided the Greeks through the war with his predictions. Diomedes (Διομήδης, also called "Tydides"), the youngest of the Achaean commanders, famous for wounding two gods, Aphrodite and Ares. Helen (Ἑλένη) the wife of Menelaus, the King of Sparta. Paris visits ...
Pages in category "Greek mythological heroes" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abderus;
Participants on the Greek side Participants on the Trojan side Other characters Gods Achaean Leaders ... Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
Heracles was the greatest of Hellenic chthonic heroes, but unlike other Greek heroes, no tomb was identified as his. Heracles was both hero and god, as Pindar says heros theos ; at the same festival sacrifice was made to him, first as a hero, with a chthonic libation , and then as a god, upon an altar: thus he embodies the closest Greek ...
Heroes in the Greek Heroic Age are often depicted on vases, expressing a portion of their story. Greek Hero Heracles is a popular icon among vases and paintings in early art. [6] Moments in history from this period are also captured in statues, such as Perseus with the head of Medusa, the Statue of Achilles, and the Pasquino Group. Polykleitos ...
This is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. ... Greek name of Hercle [3] Lynceus: Lunc, Lnche [11] Meleager: Meleacr [12] Menelaus: Menle: The hero of Trojan ...
Aristodemus – three; Spartan hero, Roman hero, historian; Aristodemus of Cydathenaeum – student of Socrates; Aristogiton – Athenian tyrannicide; Aristolycus of Athens – athlete; Aristomenes – two; Messenian hero, Athenian comedian; Aristomelidas - Spartan, father of the mother of Agesilaus [3] Ariston of Alexandria – philosopher