Condemned souls in Tartarus

thumb|upright=1.3|The Fall of the Titans (1596-98), a mythological painting by Dutch painter [[Cornelis van Haarlem.]]

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or ; ) was the leader and youngest of the Titans, the children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age until he was overthrown by his son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. According to Plato, however, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.

thumb|alt=Sisyphus depicted on a black-figure amphora vase |Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attic [[black-figure amphora, BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen]] thumb|Sisyphus and Amphiaraus, copy of a mural in the [[François Tomb, Vulci, made in 4th century BC]]

In Greek mythology, Iapetus or Iapetos (; ; ), also Japetus or Japetos, was one of the Titans, the son of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth) and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources.

In Greek mythology, Coeus (; ), also called Koios or Polus, was one of the Titans, the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth).

In Greek mythology, Crius, Krios or Kreios (; or ) was one of the Titans, the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth).

thumb|300px|Tantalus on an Apulian red-figure volute krater, 330-320 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen.

thumb|The Fall of Ixion by Cornelis van Haarlem

thumb|331x331px|The Danaides (1904), a Pre-Raphaelite interpretation by [[John William Waterhouse]] In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes (; ), also Danaides or Danaids, were the fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Libya. In the most common version of the myth, the daughters were forced to marry the sons of Danaus' brother Aegyptus. In retaliation, Danaus commanded them to kill their husbands on their wedding night, and all but one, Hypermnestra, obeyed. The Danaids were then condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated jug.

thumb|Tityos attempts to rape Leto and is stopped by Apollo and Artemis on an Attic red-figure amphora from Vulci, 510–520 BCE, by the Phintias (painter)|Phintias Painter. [[Louvre, Paris.]]

In Greek mythology, the Aloadae () or Aloads (Ancient Greek: Ἀλωάδαι Aloadai) were Otus or Otos (Ὦτος means "insatiability") and Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης, which means "nightmare"), Thessalian sons of Princess Iphimedia, wife of Aloeus, by Poseidon, whom she induced to make her pregnant by going to the seashore and disporting herself in the surf or scooping seawater into her bosom. From Aloeus, sometimes their real father, they received their patronymic, the Aloadae. They had a sister Pancratis (Pancrato) who was renowned for her great beauty.

In Greek mythology, Salmoneus (; ) was 'the wicked' eponymous king and founder of Salmone in Pisatis.

thumb|Phlegias with Dante Alighieri|Dante and [[Virgil, stained glass in Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan]]

Menoetius or Menoetes (; ) was a name that refers to three distinct persons from Greek mythology:

thumb|Ocnus by J. Ligozzi (circa 1547-circa 1627) In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus () or Bianor () was a son of Manto and Tiberinus Silvius, king of Alba Longa. He founded modern Mantua in honor of his mother. Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Aulestes and founded Felsina (modern Bologna), Perusia or Cesena.