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  2. Thrax (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Thrax (Ancient Greek: Θρᾷξ; by his name simply the quintessential Thracian) was regarded as one of the reputed sons of Ares. [1] In the Alcestis, Euripides mentions that one of the names of Ares himself was Thrax since he was regarded as the patron of Thrace (his golden or gilded shield was kept in his temple at Bistonia in Thrace).

  3. Rhesus of Thrace - Wikipedia

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    Rhesus (/ ˈ r iː s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ῥῆσος Rhêsos) is a mythical king of Thrace in The Iliad who fought on the side of Trojans.Rhesus arrived late to the battle and while asleep in his camp, Diomedes and Odysseus stole his team of horses during a night raid on the Trojan camp.

  4. Thracian religion - Wikipedia

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    the scene where the Rider stands in front of a goddess or goddesses, or an altar, or a tree with a snake, being a solemn scene of the hero's epiphany, the scene where the Rider is a hunter, the scene where the Rider returns from hunting, which represents the bliss of the hero in the afterlife.

  5. Category:Greek mythology of Thrace - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Greek mythology of Thrace" ... Thrax (mythology) Torone (mythology) This page was last edited on 13 September 2024, at 02:37 (UTC ...

  6. Thracians - Wikipedia

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    Rhesus of Thrace, a mythological Thracian king, was so named because of his red hair and is depicted on Greek pottery as having red hair and a red beard. [58] Ancient Greek writers also described the Thracians as red-haired. A fragment by the Greek poet Xenophanes describes the Thracians as blue-eyed and red haired:

  7. Cycnus (son of Ares) - Wikipedia

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    Cycnus killed all of his guests until he was slain by Heracles.According to Pausanias, one of the men murdered by him was Lycus of Thrace. [3]Pseudo-Apollodorus [4] wrote of Cycnus the Thessalian, the son of Pelopia, and Cycnus the Macedonian, the son of Pyrene, as two distinct encounters of Heracles, mentioning them separately.

  8. Thrax - Wikipedia

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    Thrax or Thraex (Latin borrowing of Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ "Thracian") may be Historical figures: Dionysius Thrax (c. 170-90 BC), a Hellenistic grammarian; Maximinus Thrax (c. 173–238), Roman emperor from Moesia; Leo I Eastern Roman emperor; Justin I Eastern Roman emperor; Thrax (mythology), a child of Ares; Thrax, neosapien character in ...

  9. Thanatos - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Thanatos (UK: / ˈ θ æ n ə t ɒ s /; [2] Ancient Greek: Θᾰ́νᾰτος, Thánatos, pronounced in Ancient Greek: "Death", [3] from θνῄσκω thnēskō "(I) die, am dying" [4] [5]) was the personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person.