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Satyrs in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, satyrs (Ancient Greek: Σάτυροι, Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus - "satyresses" were a late invention of poets - that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with pipe playing. The satyrs' chief was Silenus, a minor deity associated (like Hermes and Priapus) with fer...

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Procrustes in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Προκρούστης), that is, "the Stretcher," is a surname of the famous robber Polypemon or Damastes. He used to force all the strangers that fell into his hands into a bed which was either too small or too large, and in which he had their limbs stretched by force until they died. He was slain by Theseus, on the Cephissus in Attica; the bed of Pro...

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Proteus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Πρωτεύς), the prophetic old man of the sea (ἅλιος γέρων), occurs in the earliest legends as a subject of Poseidon, and is described as seeing through the whole depth of the sea, and tending the flocks (the seals) of Poseidon (Hom. Od. 4.365, 385, 400; Verg. G. 4.392 ; Theocr. 2.58; Hor. Carm. 1.2.7; Philostr. Icon. 2.17). He resided in the is...

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Rhea in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Rhea Ῥεία, Ῥείη, (or Ῥέη). The name as well as the nature of this divinity is one of the most difficult points in ancient mythology. Some consider Ῥέα to be merely another form of ἔρα, the earth, while others connect it with ῥέω, I flow (Plat. Cratyl. p. 401, &c.); but thus much seems undeniable, that Rhea, like Demeter, was a goddess of ...

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Quirinus in Wikipedia

In Roman mythology, Quirinus was an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus.[1] His name is derived from Quiris meaning "spear."......

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Romulus and Remus in Wikipedia

Romulus and Remus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth. They are descendants of the Trojan prince and refugee Aeneas, and are fathered by the god Mars or the demi- god Hercules on a royal Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silvia (also known as Ilia), whose uncle exposes them to die in the wild. They are found by a she-wolf who suckles ...

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Python in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

In Greek and Roman biography and mythology, the Python is a serpentine creature of great significance. It plays a notable role in several myths and stories, particularly in relation to the Greek god Apollo. In Greek mythology, the Python was a monstrous serpent that guarded the Oracle of Delphi. It was said to have been born from the mud and waters...

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Satyrus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*Sa/turos), the name of a class of beings in Greek mythology, who are inseparably connected with the worship of Dionysus, and represent the luxuriant vital powers of nature. In their appearance they somewhat resembled goats or rams, whence many ancients believed that the word σάτυρος was identical with τίτυρος, a ram. (Schol. ad Theocrit. 3.2...

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Proetus in Wikipedia

Proetus (Ancient Greek: Προῖτος) was a mythical king of Argos and Tiryns. His father Abas, son of the last surviving and diedDanaid, had ruled over Argos and married Ocalea. However, Proetus quarreled continually with his twin brother Acrisius, inventing shields or bucklers in the process. Proetus started out as king of Argos, and held the thr...

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Cupid and Psyche in Wikipedia

The legend of Cupid and Psyche (also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche) first appeared as a digressionary story told by an old woman in Lucius Apuleius' novel, The Golden Ass, written in the 2nd century AD. Apuleius likely used an earlier tale as the basis for his story, modifying it to suit the thematic nee...

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