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Car or Kar (Ancient Greek: Κάρ) is a name in Greek mythology that refers to two characters who may or may not be one and the same. [1] Car, king of Megara and son of Phoroneus by Cerdo. [2] His tomb was located on the road from Megara to Corinth. [3]
In Greek mythology, Car or Kar (Ancient Greek: Κάρ) of the Carians, according to Herodotus, was the brother of Lydus and Mysus. He was regarded as the eponymous and ancestral hero of the Carians who would have received their name from the king. He may or may not be the same as Car of Megara [1]
Greek mythology [ edit ] According to Herodotus, the Carians were named after an eponymous Car , a legendary early king and a brother of Lydus and Mysus , also eponymous founders respectively of Lydians and Mysians and all sons of Atys .
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
Two Centaurs pound Caeneus into the ground with tree trunks; bronze relief from Olympia, Archaeological Museum of Olympia BE 11a (mid–late seventh century BC) [1] In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Ancient Greek: Καινεύς, romanized: Kaineús) was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
According to Greek mythology, the chariot was invented by Erichthonius of Athens to conceal his feet, which were those of a dragon. [ 51 ] The most notable appearance of the chariot in Greek mythology occurs when Phaëton , the son of Helios , in an attempt to drive the chariot of the sun, managed to set the earth on fire.
In Greek mythology, Carya was a Laconian princess as the daughter of the King Dion. Family. Carya's mother was Amphithea, daughter of Pronax of Argos.