Icarus – Mythopedia
2023年8月8日 · Icarus, son of Daedalus, was imprisoned by King Minos in the famous Labyrinth. He escaped with his father using wings made of feathers and held together with wax. But when Icarus foolishly flew too high, the heat from the sun melted the wax, and he fell to his death.
Daedalus - Mythopedia
2023年9月7日 · Daedalus eventually angered his powerful employer and was imprisoned along with his son Icarus. But the two escaped using wings designed by Daedalus himself. Icarus died when he flew too close to the sun and the wax of his makeshift wings melted, but Daedalus reached Sicily and continued his illustrious career there.
Icarius (Attic Hero) – Mythopedia
2023年9月19日 · A Roman-era mosaic from the House of Dionysus in Paphos (Cyprus) showing Iacrius (left) with his cattle (third century CE)
Greek Mythology - Mythopedia
Greek Mortals. Human beings doomed to die who lived at the mercy of the gods. The mortals of Greek mythology included kings and queens, prophets, healers, warriors, and peasants. Unlike gods, all mortals were fated to eventually die, but many of them achieved great fame (or infamy) while they lived.
Penelope - Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Mythology Origins. There are only scattered references to Penelope’s early life. In one tradition, known only from commentators writing in late antiquity, the infant Penelope was thrown into the sea by either her own parents or by Nauplius, a neighboring king. She was saved, however, by ducks, which in Greek are called pēnelopes. Because of ...
Themis – Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Themis was a Greek Titan most famous for embodying the concept of justice. Unlike the other Titans, she sided with the Olympians in their celestial war with her brethren. Today, her image survives as “Lady Justice,” wearing a chiton (a kind of tunic) and holding a set of balanced scales.
Admetus – Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Admetus, son of Pheres, was the king of Pherae in Thessaly. He had a reputation as a just and hospitable ruler and was a favorite of the god Apollo. When it came time for Admetus to die, his wife Alcestis was permitted to die in his place—though in the end she too was restored to life.
Sisyphus – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this later backfired: his actions angered the gods, and when he finally did die, he was forced to suffer eternal punishment in Tartarus.
Hyacinthus – Mythopedia
2023年9月18日 · Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince who was loved by the god Apollo. When Apollo accidentally killed his young lover with an errant discus throw, he turned his blood into the hyacinth flower.
Prometheus – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Mythology Origins. As with most Titans, little is known of Prometheus’ origins. The Olympian gods and goddesses were at the center of Greek worship, while the Titans were viewed as a distant and largely irrelevant group. What is known about Prometheus comes from a hodgepodge of Greek sources, including Hesiod, Aeschylus, Plato, and Ovid. The ...