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Xanthe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. [2] Xantho, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [3] [1] Xanthe, wife of Asclepius in the Messenian version of the story. Machaon was her son. [4] Xanthe, one of the Amazons. [5]
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
Sea Hag is the Sorceress of Immortality and a member of the first human colony of Xanth. On her death, Sea Hag inhabits and possesses another male or female body. The character is introduced in Golem in the Gears and given further explanation in Question Quest and The Dastard.
Balius (/ ˈ b eɪ l i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Βάλιος, Balios, possibly "dappled") and Xanthus (/ ˈ z æ n θ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος, Xanthos, "blonde") were, according to Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus.
Named Oceanids Name Sources Notes Hes. [17]Hom. Hymn [18] Ap. [19]Hyg. [20]Other Acaste Only mentioned by name in a single myth Admete Adrasteia [21] Apollodorus, 1.1.6 makes the nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, the nurses of Zeus, daughters of Melisseus, leader of the Kuretes of Crete
Though typically found in mythology and religion in an anthropomorphic visage, the gods were also capable of taking on the form of various animals. [4] The emotions and actions of deities were largely the same as those of humans; [ 5 ] they frequently engaged in sexual activity, [ 6 ] and were fickle and amoral. [ 7 ]
Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...
Xanthe (/ ˈ z æ n θ iː /; Greek: Ξανθή, meaning "blond-haired") is a name with origins in Greek mythology. People with this first name include: People with this first name include: Xanthe Elbrick (born 1978), British actress