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Abantes,
a powerful family from Euboea, named after the first of the line, Abas
Abderus,
son of Hermes, after whom the Thracian city of Abdera was named
Ablerus,
a Troyan, killed by Antilochus Absyrtus,
son of Aeetes and Eidyia, brother of Medea
Academus,
a local Attic hero, who pointed out to the Tyndaridae where Helen was to
be found after she had been carried off by Theseus and Pirithous Acamas, son
of Theseus and Phaedra, hero of the Troyan war
Acamas, son
of Antenor, brother of Archelochus, Troyan leader in the Troyan war
Acamas, a
Thracian, killed by Ajax the Great
Acarnan,
son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe Acastus,
son of Pelias, one of the Argonauts Achelous,
river-god, eldest of the 3000 sons of Ocean us and Tethys; father of the
Sirens, according to one branch of tradition
Achilles,
son of Peleus and the Nereid Thetis, greatest Argive hero of the Troyan war Acoetes,
helmsman of the pirate ship on which Dionysus was abducted Acrisius,
king of Argos, son of Abas and Aglaia; grandfather of Perseus, by whom he
was accidentally killed
Actoris,
one of Penelope's serving-women Adamas, a
Troyan, son of Asius, killed by Merionet Admetus,
son of Pheres and Periclymene,
husband of Alcestis, father of Eumelus; one of those who took part in the hunt
for the Calydonian boar; one of the Argonauts Adrastus, king of Argos, son of Talaus; one of the Seven against Thebes
Adrastus, Troyan leader, son of Merops, killed by Diomedes
Adrastus, a Troyan, killed by Mene-laus
Aeetes, son of Helios and Perse, brother of Circe; husband of Eidvia,
father of Medea and Absyrtus
Aegeus, son of Pandion and Pylia, father of Theseus
Aegialeus, son of Adrastus and Demonassa; one of the Epigoni,
killed by Laodamas before Thebes
Aegisthus, son of Thyestes; paramour of Clytaemnestra and usurper
of Agamemnon's throne
Aegle, one of the Hesperides
Aegyptius, an Ithacan, friend of Odysseus and Telemachus
Aella, one of the Amazons, killed by Heracles
Aeneas, son of Anchises and Aphrodite, husband of Creusa, father
of Ascanius; a Troyan hero
Aeolus, son of Hippotes, father of Xuthus; friend of the gods and
keeper of the winds
Aepytidae, the family name of the descendants of Aepytus, one of
the descendants of Heracles
Aepytus, son of Cresphontes and Merope, a descendant of Heracles
Aerope, wife of Atreus, mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Aesacus, son of Priam and Arisbe, who predicted that Paris would
bring about the downfall of Troy Aeson, son of Cretheus; half brother of Pelias; father of Jason Aethe, name of one of the mares of Agamemnon Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, wife of Aegeus, mother of Theseus Aethra, one of the handmaids of Helen
Agamemnon, son of Atreus, brother
of Menelaus; husband of Clytaemnestra, father of Orestes and Electra; leader of
the Argives in the Troyan war Agapenor, king of Tegea, son of Ancaeus; leader of the Arcadians in the
Troyan war
Agave, daughter of Cadmus and
Harmonia, wife of Echion, mother of Pentheus, who killed her son in a
Bacchic frenzy
Agelaus, the slave of Priam who
was commanded to expose the infant Paris, bat who reared him as his own child
Agelaus, a Troyan, son of Phradmon,
killed by Diomedes Agelaus of Miletus, killed by Meges Agelaus, son of Damastor, one of Penelope's suitors Agenor, son of Poseidon and Libya, father of Europa
Agenor, son of Phegeus, brother of Pronous and Arsinoe Agenor, a Troyan hero, son of Antenor and Theano
Ajax, son of Telamon and Eriboea, known as Ajax the Great; Argive hero of
the Troyan war
Ajax, son of Oileus, known as Ajax the Less or Ajax the Locrian; Argive hero
of the Troyan war Alcathous, Troyan leader, son-in-law of Anchises killed
by Idomeneus or, by another branch of tradition, by Achilles
Alcestis, daughter of Pelias famed for her tender love for her husband Admetus and her voluntary death on his behalf Alcibia, an Amazon, killed by Diomedes Alcimedon, son of Laerces, one of the leaders of the Myrmidons under
Patroclus
Alcimenes, son of Jason and Medea Alcimus, a Myrmidon, one of Achilles' charioteers
Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, husband of Arete, father of Nausicaa
Alcippe, an Amazon, killed by Heracles Alcmaeon, son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, one of the Epigoni Alcmaeon, an Argive, son of Thestor, killed by Sarpedon Alcmene, daughter of Electryon, wife of Amphitryon; mother of Heracles by
Zeus Alcon, a Troyan, son of Megacles Alcyoneus, son of Uranus and Gaea; one of the most powerful of the giants,
who could not be overtaken by death in his own birthplace Alphenor, son of Niobe and Amphion, killed by Apollo Althaea, wife of Oeneus king of Calydon, mother of Meleager Amalthea, a nymph who possessed a miraculous horn of plenty, which she gave
to the river god Achelous when his own was broken off by Heracles
Amphialus, a Phaeacian, son of Polyneus Amphiaraus, father of Alcmaeon; a renowned seer, one of the Seven against
Thebes Amphiclus, a Troyan, killed by Meges Amphidamas, son of Lycurgus, one of the Argonauts Amphilochus, son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, brother of Alcmaeon, one of the
Epigoni Amphimachus, son of Cteatus, one of the Argive leaders to the
Troyan war killed by Hector Amphimachus, son of Nomlon brother of Nastes
one of the Troyan allies Amphimedon, son of Melaneus one of Penelope's suitors Amphinomus, son of Nisus, one of Penelope's suitors Amphion, son of Antiope by Zeus, husband of Niobe; he fitted together the
walls of Thebes by the music of his lyre Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, grandson of Perseus; husband of Alcmene,
stepfather of Heracles Amphius, a Troyan ally, killed by Ajax the Great
Amphoterus, son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe, brother of Acarnan Amycus, king of the Bebrycians, who challenged every stranger to a boxing
match Ancaeus, son of Lycurgus; one of those who took part in the hunt for the
Calydonian boar; one of the Argonaut Anchialus, an Argive, killed by Hector Anchises, son of Capys and Themis, father of Aeneas by his union with
Aphrodite
Androgeos, son of Minos and Pasiphae Andromache, daughter of Eetion, wife of Hector, mother of Astyanax;
distinguished by her tender love for her husband
Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, saved from a sea-monster by
Perseus Antaeus, giant, son of Poseidon and Gaea; killed by Heracles Anteia, wife of Proetus of Tiryns, daughter of Iobates Antenor, son of Aesyetes and Cleomestra, husband of Theano one of the most
honored of the Troyan elders
Anticlea, daughter of Autolycus, wife of Laertes, mother of Odysseus
Antigone, daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, sister of Polynices and
Eteocles; famous for her defense of divine or natural law as opposed by man-made
law
Antilochus, son of Nestor and Anaxlbia, distinguished for his beauty and
bravery; one of the the friends of Achilles
Antimachus, a Troyan, bribed by Paris to oppose the return of Helen to
the Argives
Antimachus, one of the Argive heroes who concealed themselves in the
wooden horse
Antinous, son of Eupeithes, most shameless of Penelope's suitors
Antiphates, king of the Laestrygonians
Antiphus, an old friend of Odysseus
Antiphus, son of Aegyptius, one of the companions of Odysseus
Antiphus, son of Heracles and Laothoe
Antiphus, sod of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Agamemnon
Antiphus, son of Talaemenes, leader of the Maeonians in the Troyan war
Antiphus, son of Thessalus and Chalciope
Aphareus, an Argive, son of Caletor, killed by Aeneas
Aphrodite, the goddess of love, born from the foam which sprang up when
Cronus cast the mutilated members of his father Uranus Into the sea; according
to another tradition, she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione
Apis, properly an Egyptian god, but taken over into Greek mythology as
Epaphus, the son of Zeus and Io (Isis)
Apisaon, a Paeonian, son of Hippasus, killed by Lycomedes
Apisaon, a Troyan, son of Phausius, killed by Eurypylus
Apollo, Greek god of the sun, son of Zeus and Leto, brother of Artemis; known
also as Phoebus, or Phoebus Apollo, and Helios
Arcesilaus, a Boeotian friend of Menestheus, killed by Hector
Archelocbus, a Troyan, son of Antenor , killed by Ajax the Great Archemorus, see Opheltes
Archeptolemus, a Troyan son of Iphitus , killed by Teucer Arcilycus, a Troyan, killed by Patroclus Areithous, a Troyan, killed by Achilles Ares, the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera Aretaon, a Troyan, killed by Teucer Arete, wife of Alcinous king of the Phaeacians, mother of Nausicaa Aretus, son of Priam, killed by Automedon Argia, daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, wife of Polynice Argia, daughter of Autesion, wife of the Heraclid Aristodemus Argiope, daughter of King Teuthras of Mysia, first wife of Telephus
Argonauts, the name given to the group of men whom Jason led in search of
the golden fleece
Argus, the hundred-eyed monster whom Hera set to watch Io
Argus, son of Arestor and Argia; the builder of the Argo
Argus, son of Phrixus and Chalciope, grandson of Aeetes
Argus, the faithful dog of Odysseus Ariadne, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, elder sister of Phaedra Arion, one of the horses of Adrastus, with which he set out against Thebes
Aristodemus, son of Aristomachus, one of the descendants of Heracles
Aristomachus, son of Cleodaeus, one of the descendants of Heracles Arnaeus, see Irus Arsinoe, daughter of Phegeus, wife of Alcmaeon
Artemis, Greek goddess of the moon and of the chase, daughter of Zeus and Leto,
sister of Apollo Ascalaphus, son of Acheron and Gorgyra betrayer of
Persephone Ascalaphus, son of Ares and Astyoche, an Argive, killed by
Deipbobus
Ascanius, of Phrygia, ally of the Troyans Ascanius, son of Aeneas and Creusa
Asius, son of Hyrtacus, a Troyan leader, killed by Idomeneus
Asius, son of Dymas, brother of
Hecuba
Asteropaeus, a Paeonian, son of
Pelegon, ally of the Troyans, killed by Achilles
Astyanax, son of Hector and
Andromache
Astynous, a Troyan, killed by Dlomedes
Astyoche, daughter of Priam,
second wife of Telephus, mother of Eurypylus
Atalanta, daughter of lasus and
Clymene, companion of Artemis
Athene, Greek goddess of wisdom and of
battle, sprung from, the head of Zeus; known also as Pallas or Pallas Athene
Atlas, carrier of the sky; son of
the Titan Iapetus and Clymene, brother of Prometheus
Atreus, son of Pelops and
Hippodamia, grandson of Tantalus; brother of Thyestes, father of Agamemnon and
Menelaus
Atridae, the name sometimes given
to Agamemnon and Menelaus, the sons of Atreus
Atymnius, a Troyan, killed by Antilochus
Augeas, son of Helios or Poseidon;
one of the Argonauts; the cleaning of his stables formed one of the labors of
Heracles
Autolycus, a noted thief and
deceiver; father of Anticlea, maternal grandfather of Odysseus
Automedon, son of Diores, friend
and charioteer of Achilles Autonoe, handmaid of Penelope Axius, a Paeonian river-god,
grand father of Asteropaeus
Axylus, a Troyan, son of Teuthras,
killed by Diomedes
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