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Astraea in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Astræa or Astrea (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖα;[1] English translation: "star-maiden") was a daughter of Zeus and Themis or of Eos and Astraeus. She and her mother were both personifications of justice, though Astræa was also associated with innocence and purity. She's always associated with the Greek Goddess of justice, Dike, wh...

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Atreus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) was a king of Mycenae, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Collectively, his descendants are known as Atreidai or Atreidae. Atreus and his twin brother Thyestes were exiled by their father for murdering their half-brother Chrysippus in their desire for the throne of Ol...

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Bacchus in Wikipedia

Bacchus may refer to: Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and intoxication, known as Bacchus to Romans...

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Briareus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

[AEGAEON.] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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Artemis in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*)/Artemis), one of the great divinities of the Greeks. Her name is usually derived from ἀρτεμής, uninjured, healthy, vigorous; according to which she would be the goddess who is herself inviolate and vigorous, and also grants strength and health to others. (Plat. Cratyl. p. 406b. ; Strab. xiv. p.635; Eustath. ad Hom. pp. 32, 577, 1732.) Acc...

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Astraea in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*)Astrai=a), a daughter of Zeus and Themis, or according to others, of Astraeus by Eos. During the golden age, this star- bright maiden lived on earth and among men, whom she blessed ; but when that age had passed away, Astraea, who tarried longest among men, withdrew, and was placed among the stars. (Hygin. Poct. Astr. 2.25 ; Eratost. Catast....

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Atreus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἀτρεύς), a son of Pelops and Hippodameia, a grandson of Tantalus, and a brother of Thyestes and Nicippe. [PELOPS.] He was first married to Cleola, by whom he became the father of Pleisthenes; then to Aerope, the widow of his son Pleisthenes, who was the mother of Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia, either by Pleisthenes or by Atreus [AGAMEMNON...

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Bacchus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

[DIONYSUS.] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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Amor in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

the god of love and harmony. He had no place in the religion of the Romans, who know and speak of him only from what they had heard from the Greeks, and translate the Greek name Eros into Amor. [EROS.] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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Anchises in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Ἀγχίσης), a son of Capys and Themis, the daughter of Ilus. His descent is traced by Aeneas, his son (Hom. Il. 20.208,&c.), from Zeus himself. (Comp. Apollod. 3.12.2 ; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 1232.) Hyginus (Hyg. Fab. 94) makes him a son of Assaracus and grandson of Capys. Anchises was related to the royal house of Troy and king of Dardanus on m...

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