Figures Flashcards
Abderus
A hero
Participated in the eighth of the Labours of Heracles
Aethra
The name given to different figures
Agrius
a name given to a number of different characters
Amazons
A race of female warriors
Amphion
Built the city of Thebes with his twin brother, Zethus
Callirrhoe
A name attributed to seven Different characters
Ceyx
A name give to two different figures.
The first became the king of Thessaly
The other was the king of Trachis
Chloris
A name givento various characters.
One was a nymph that lived in the Elysian Fields
Clutius
Name given to many characters
Deucalion
Son of Prometheus
Doris
An oceanid
Epaphus
Became the king of Egypt
Eurytus
The king of the area of Oechalia, Thessaly. Considered to be the archery teacher for Heracles.
Glaucus
Aman who became immortal by eating a magical herb and turned into a prophetic god of the sea
Iacchus
a name given to Dionysus when he participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries
Iasus
A name given to multiple characters including the son of Zeus and electra, the king of Argos, the father of Atalanta and finally the father of Phaedimus
Macaria
the name was given to 2 characters, the daughter of Heracles and also a diety who was the daughter of hades and represented a blessed death
Maera
A name given to various figures. the daughter of Atlas, a daughter of the river god Erasinus. The better known Maera is a hound that belonged to Erigone, the daughter of Icarius of Athens
Minos
The king of Crete, he was famous for creating a successful code of laws, he became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld because of this.
Myrtilus
son of Hermes, the charioteer of king Oenomaus
Nereids
Sea nymphs that helped sailors when they faced fierce storms
Nereus
also know as the old man of the sea, considered to be a gentle and trustworthy god who never lied
Phaethon
a name given to multiple figures, the best known being the son of the oceanid nymph Clymene, was killed by Zeus when he almost flew Apollos chariot into the earth
Pleisthenes
A name given to various figures, all of them descendants of Tantalus.
Rhadamanthus
a king that was the son of Zeus and Europa
Teiresias
the most famous of all ancient Greek seers. he was blinded by either Athena or Hera
Telchines
original inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, skilled in metallurgy, made a trident for Poseidon. they were able to shapeshift, create poisons, and cause hailstorms, snow and rain. they were killed by either Zeus, Poseidon or Apollo after they started using their powers for evil
the Pleiades
the seven daughters of Atlas, were transformed into stars by Zeus after their father was given the fate of holding up the heavens to help the evade Orion who had started pursuing
Triton
a merman who was the messenger god of the sea and son of Poseidon.
