Demigods in classical mythology

In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus () was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The central character in Homer's Iliad, he was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonaut. Achilles was raised in Phthia along with his childhood companion Patroclus and received his education by the centaur Chiron. In the Iliad, he is presented as the commander of the mythical tribe of the Myrmidons.

thumb|Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 ([[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy)]]

In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, and descended into the underworld to recover his lost wife, Eurydice.

mythological prince, loved by Apollo

thumb|Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in [[Roman Gaul (3rd century)]]

thumb|Attic neck-amphora featuring [[Heracles and Memnon (detail), BC]] thumb|Eos retrieving the body of her son Memnon from the battlefield (detail); Etruscan bronze mirror, BC

thumb|A wall painting in Pompeii, depicting a youth with a nimbus, who some scholars have identified as Hesperus. It dates to the reign of [[Vespasian (69–79 AD).]] thumb|right|180px|Hesperus as Personification of the Evening Star by Anton Raphael Mengs (1765).

thumb|Calaïs et Zétès délivrent Phinée des Harpies ("Calais and zetes rescuing Phineus from the Harpies") by Bernard Picart.

thumb|325px|Aeneas defeats Turnus, Luca Giordano, 1634–1705. The female figure on the left is Venus, Aeneas' mother, who supported him during the battle. The female character on the right is Turnus' sister [[Juturna, who was forced by a Fury sent by Jupiter (depicted as a black bird) to abandon Turnus.]]

mythical king and demigod

In Greek mythology, Talaus (; ) was the king of Argos and one of the Argonauts. He was the son of Bias (or Perialces) and Pero. His wife was Lysimache, daughter of Abas (also known as Eurynome, Lysippe or Lysianassa, daughter of Polybus). He was the father of Adrastus, Aristomachus, Astynome, Eriphyle, Mecisteus, Metidice, and Pronax.

Halirrhothius (; ) was the Athenian son of Poseidon and Euryte or Bathycleia in Greek mythology. He was also called the son of Perieres and husband of Alcyone who bore him two sons, Serus and Alazygus. Another son of Halirrhothius, Samos of Mantinea was the victor of the four-horse chariot during the first Olympic games established by Heracles.

In Greek mythology, Cychreus () was a legendary king of Salamis Island. He was the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Salamis. Various accounts describe Cychreus as a figure associated with serpentine symbolism: in some versions, he fought a dragon or serpent named Cychreides that was terrorizing the island; in others, he raised a serpent as a pet or was himself called "the dragon" for his fierce temperament.

Hyas (, ; ), in Greek mythology, was a Boeotian who was regarded as the ancestor of the ancient Hyantes (Ὕαντες), who were the aboriginal inhabitants of Boeotia. His name means rain from hyô, hyetos.

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.

In Roman mythology, Caeculus (meaning "little blind boy", from caecus "blind") was a son of Vulcan, and the legendary founder of Praeneste (modern Palestrina).

mythical character, daughter of Ares

mythological demigod

Ardalus () was in Greek mythology a son of the god Hephaestus who was said to have invented the flute, and to have built a sanctuary of the Muses at Troezen, who derived from him the surname Ardalides or Ardaliotides.

Cyamites or Kyamites () from κύαμος "bean", was a hero in ancient Greek religion, worshiped locally in Athens.

In Greek mythology, the name Toxeus or Toxius () refers to the following individuals: