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Sisyphus
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]]
Jason
thumb|upright=1.25|Jason, between the jaws of the dragon which guards the Golden Fleece, is saved by [[Athena. The fleece hangs from a tree behind them. Attic kylix, 480–470 BC, attributed to Douris.]]
chimera
mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals
Bellerophon
Bellerophon or Bellerophontes () or Hipponous (), was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos. He was "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside Cadmus and Perseus, before the days of Heracles". Among his greatest feats was killing the Chimera of the Iliad, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail: "her breath came out in terrible blasts of burning flame." thumb|Bellerophon, Pegasus, and [[Athena, a Roman fresco in Pompeii, first half of the 1st century]]
Medea
ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Melicertes
In Greek mythology, Melicertes (, sometimes Melecertes), later called Palaemon or Palaimon (), was a Boeotian prince as the son of King Athamas and Ino, daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes. He was the brother of Learchus.
Leucothea
thumb|Leucothea, an Etruscan sculpture from Pyrgi, c. 350 BC (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome) In Greek mythology, Leucothea (; , ), sometimes also called Leucothoe (, ), was a sea goddess. Myths surrounding Leucothea typically concern her original identity, either as Ino or Halia, and her transformation into a goddess.
Sciron
thumb|right|300px|Sciron beaten by Theseus, Attic red-figure cup, 500–490 BC, [[Louvre (G 104).]]
Glaucus
son of Sisyphus, mythical Corinthian king
Merope
one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology: wife of Sisyphus
Medus
In Greek mythology, Medus () or Medeus/Medeius ( or ) was an Athenian prince as the son of King Aegeus, thus a half-brother of the hero Theseus.
Bacchiadae
The Bacchiadae ( Bakkhiadai), a tightly knit Doric clan, were the ruling family of ancient Corinth in the eighth and seventh centuries BCE, a period of Corinthian cultural power.
Eurynome
daughter of Nisos in Greek mythology
Ornytion
In Greek mythology, Ornytion (Ancient Greek: Ὀρνύτιων means 'moon-bird') or Ornytus (Ὄρνυτος) may refer to two different characters:
Thoas
king of Corinth, son of Ornytion
Hippotes
Hippotes () may refer to a number of people from Greek mythology:
Merope
Foster mother of Oedipus
Locrus
In Greek mythology, the name Locrus or Lokros (; ) may refer to: