Greek mythology

myths of ancient Greece

thumb|Nectar of camellia thumb|Orange-yellow nectaries and greenish nectar in buckwheat flowers thumb|An Australian painted lady feeding on a flower's nectar thumb|Gymnadenia conopsea flowers with nectar-filled spur Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide herbivore protection. Common nectar-consuming pollinators include mosquitoes, hoverflies, wasps, bees, butterflies and moth

thumb|right|A dragon-like ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract

In Greek mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; , singular: , ) were an ancient Thessalian tribe.

thumb|upright=1.25|"Cú Chulainn|Cuchulain Slays the [[Hound of Culain", illustration by Stephen Reid from Eleanor Hull's ''The Boys' Cuchulain'', 1904]]

The name Pelasgians (, ) was used by Classical Greek writers to refer either to the predecessors of the Greeks, or to all the inhabitants of Greece before the emergence of the Greeks. In general, "Pelasgian" has come to mean more broadly all the indigenous inhabitants of the Aegean Sea region and their cultures, and British historian Peter Green comments on it as "a hold-all term for any ancient, primitive and presumably indigenous people in the Greek world".

type of stonework found in ancient Mycenaean architecture

family tree of gods, goddesses and other divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion

methodology for cultural comparison

utopian ideal

Minoan goddess figurine

thumb|right|The Emesa temple to the sun god Elagabalus (deity)|Elagabalus with baetyl at centre. Roman coin of 3rd century AD.

devotion to a hero in ancient Greek religion

thumb|right|300px|"Plank figure" of chalk, Early Cypriot III to Middle Cypriot I, 1900-1800 BCE in the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens).

metaphor originating from Greek mythology

fairy-like creatures from mythology and folklore (for sprites from a work of fiction see Q30318085)

ancient sanctuary of Amphiaraus in Attica, Greece

book by Gaius Iulius Hyginus

fountain in ancient Corinth, Greece

wind that originates in the west and blows east

Mavronéri (Greek: “Black Water”) is a river identified with the River Styx of Greek mythology according to Hesiod’s description in Theogony. It is located near Nonakris in the Aroania Mountains of Achaia on the Peloponnesian peninsula. Its waters contain a significant amount of Calicheamicin, a dangerous compound produced by bacteria. Stanford University scientists Antoinette Hayes and Adrienne Mayor speculate that the waters of the Mavronéri were used to poison Alexander the Great in 323 BCE.

thumb|300px|Celebrating the Adonia: fragment of an Attic red-figure wedding vase, ca. 430–420 BCE

wind that originates in the south and blows north

Collection of folksongs (faked)

historic era of Mediterranean history

one of the prophetic Thriae nymphs

wind that originates in the east and blows west

Cleisithyra is the daughter of Meda and King Idomeneus of Crete in Greek mythology. Her father was a son of Deucalion, who was a son of Minos, therefore Cleisithyra was the great-great-granddaughter of Zeus. She is also a foster sibling to Leucus, who her parents took in.

Aesop's fable

In Greek religion and mythology, Theandrios (, "God-Man") or Theandrates (Θεανδράτης) is a deity that was worshipped in towns and villages around Mount Hermon by North Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia. Theandrios is evidenced by a dedication to a male god found at Beit Rime, Syria and it is supposed that the Greek name was imposed on a previous god of the region. He has been considered the Arabian version of similar "God-man" deities such as Dionysus, Heracles, Mithras, Krishna and Jesus.

The historiola is a modern term for a kind of incantation incorporating a short mythic story that provides the paradigm for the desired magical action. It can be found in ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Greek mythology, in the Aramaic Uruk incantation, incorporated in Mandaean incantations, as well as in Jewish kabbalah. There are also Christian examples evoking Christian legends.

charioteer of Amphiaraus

300px|thumb|right|Votive relief showing Bendis (right, identified by her Phrygian cap) approached by eight athletes and two officials. The torch in the hands of the first official shows that the athletes were part of a torch relay team. The Bendidia was an ancient Athenian festival celebrating the Thracian goddess Bendis. It was celebrated on the 19th day of the month of Thargelion (late May, in the Gregorian calendar), and was introduced in 429 BC. The festival took place in Piraeus. It was rare for ancient Athens to permit foreign residents of the city to worship their own gods; the cult of