Deeds of Zeus

ancient Greek goddess of mischief

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.]]

Procne (; ) or Progne is a minor figure in Greek and Roman mythology. Traditionally she is an Athenian princess as the elder daughter of a king of Athens named Pandion. Procne was married to the king of Thrace, Tereus, who lusted after her sister Philomela. Tereus raped Philomela, cut out her tongue, and locked her away. When Procne discovered her sister's rape from a tapestry which Philomela wove and sent to her, she took revenge against her husband by murdering their only child, a boy named Itys, and serving him as food to Tereus. Procne's story serves as an origin myth for the nightingale,

Greek mythical character, king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea

nymphs associated with rain in Greek mythology

thumb | right | alt=Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). | Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). In Greek mythology, Arcas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς) was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people the arts of weaving and baking bread and for spreading agriculture to Arcadia.

thumb|alt=Phoroneus|Relief from Giotto's Campanile, depicting Phoroneus as the man who invented law.

Oceanid of Greek mythology

thumb|right|220px|Capaneus scales the city wall of Thebes (Greece)|Thebes, Campanian red-figure [[Neck-amphora attributed to the Caivano Painter, ca. 340 BC, J. Paul Getty Museum (92.AE.86).]] In Greek mythology, Capaneus (; Ancient Greek: Καπανεύς Kapaneús) was a son of Hipponous and either Astynome (daughter of Talaus) or Laodice (daughter of Iphis), and husband of Evadne, with whom he fathered Sthenelus. Some call his wife Ianeira.

In Greek mythology, Oeneus (; ) was a Calydonian king. He introduced wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant from the same god.

story from Greek mythology

ancient Greek mythical characters

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

In Greek mythology, Iasion () or Iasus (), also called Eetion (), was the founder of the mystic rites on the island of Samothrace.

thumb|250px|Two Centaurs pound Caeneus into the ground with tree trunks; bronze relief from Olympia, Archaeological Museum of Olympia BE 11a (mid–late seventh century BC) In Greek mythology, Caeneus () was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis (), the daughter of Elatus, but after Poseidon had sex with Caenis, she was transformed by him into an invulnerable man. Caeneus participated in the Centauromachy, where he met his demise at the hands of the Centaurs by being pounded into the ground while still alive.

thumb|250px|Phineus with the Boreads.

The name Hippomenes may also refer to the father of Leimone. thumb|Marble statue of Hippomenes by Guillaume Coustou. Louvre museum in Paris, France

giant (Greek mythology)

mythical Greek deity, daughter of Triton

son of Aphareus, husband of Marpessa, argonaut in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Eurylochus (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρύλοχος Eurúlokhos) appears in Homer's Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus' ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He is portrayed as an unpleasant, cowardly individual who undermines Odysseus and stirs up trouble.

thumb|Marcantonio Franceschini - The Birth of Adonis, 1690

Aëdon () was in Greek mythology, the daughter of Pandareus of Ephesus. According to Homer, she was the wife of Zethus, and the mother of Itylus. Aëdon features in two different stories, one set in Thebes and one set in Western Asia Minor, both of which contain filicide and explain the origin of the nightingale, a bird in constant mourning.

Melissa is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". In Hittite, melit signifies "honey". Melissa is a common variant form, with others being Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, and Molissa.

mythical animal

mythological dog

thumb|270px|The daughters of Pandareus by Henry Fuseli, .

daughter of Icarius of Athens in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, Hyrieus (; ) was the eponym of Hyria in Boeotia, where he dwelt and where Orion (see below) was born; some sources though place him either in Thrace or on Chios. Most accounts speak of him as a king, although Ovid and Nonnus portray him as a peasant.

In Greek mythology, Ischys () was the son of Elatus.

mythical introducer of wine

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legendary king of Attica, turned into an eagle by Zeus

thumb|Illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) Aegipan (, Αἰγίπανος, "Goat-Pan") was a mythological being, either distinct from or identical to Pan. His story appears to be of late origin.

character in Greek mythology

daughter of Hebrus in Greek mythology

mythical dog of Icarius of Attica

daughter of Hippodamia and Autonous and sister to Anthus, Erodius, Schoenous and Acanthus

figure of Greek mythology; son of Achilles

In Roman and Greek mythology, Carpus (; ) is a minor character, son of Zephyrus the west wind-god. Carpus drowned in a river, causing his distressed lover Kalamos to end his life as well.

Polyphonte () is a character in Greek mythology, transformed into a strix.

mythical son of Amphidamas

group of Greek mythical characters

who was changed into a snow cloud

myth in Greek mythology

mythical craftsman emulous of Athena

In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Erinoma () or Erinona () is a beautiful maiden who attracted the attention of both Zeus and Adonis, as well as the wrath of Hera and Aphrodite. Her story seems to be a local variant of Adonis's myth originating from the island of Cyprus, and survives only in the late works of Servius, a Latin grammarian who lived during the early fifth century AD.

ancient Greek mythological figure

In Greek mythology, Schoeneus (; Ancient Greek: Σχοινεύς Skhoineús, literally "rushy") was the name of several individuals:

son of Autonous in Greek mythology

Greek mythical character

In Greek mythology, Autonous (Ancient Greek: Αὐτόνοος (Auto - Nuss) means 'man with a mind of his own') was an owner of a large herd of horses which were pastured by his wife and children.