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Sphinx in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Σφίγξ 1), a monstrous being of Greek mythology, is said to have been a daughter of Orthus and Chimaera, born in the country of the Arimi (Hes. Theog. 326), or of Typhon and Echidna (Apollod. 3.5.8; Schol. ad Enrip. Phoen. 46), or lastly of Typhon and Chimaera (Schol. ad Hes. and Eurip. l. .c.). Some call her a natural daughter of Laius (Paus....

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Syrinx in Wikipedia

In classical mythology, Syrinx (Greek Συριγξ) was a nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity. Pursued by the amorous Greek god Pan, she ran to the river's edge and asked for assistance from the river nymphs. In answer, she was transformed into hollow water reeds that made a haunting sound when the god's frustrated breath blew ac...

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Telemachus in Wikipedia

Telemachus (pronounced /təˈlɛməkəs/; Greek: Τηλέμαχος, Tēlemakhos, literally "far-fighter")[1] is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. The first four books in particular focus on Telemachus's journeys in search of news about his father; they are, therefore, traditionally acc...

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Sisyphus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology Sisyphus (pronounced /ˈsɪsəfəs/; Greek: Σίσυφος sísypʰos /ˈsisifos/ ( listen)) was a king punished by being compelled to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity. He is also found in Roman mythology. The word sisyphean means, according to the American Heritage Dic...

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Sterope in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Sterope (pronounced /ˈstɛrəpiː/, Greek: Στερόπη [sterópɛː]), also called Asterope (Ἀστερόπη), was one of the seven Pleiades (the daughters of Atlas and Pleione, born to them at Mount Cyllene in Arcadia) and the wife of Oenomaus (or, according to some accounts, his mother by Ares). - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography...

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Syrinx in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

an Arcadian nymph, who being pursued by Pan, fled into the river Ladon. and at her own request was metamorphosed into a reed. which Pan then made his flute. (Ov. Met. 1.690. &c.; comp. Voss. Virg. Ecl. p. 33.) - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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Silenus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Silenus (in Greek, Σειληνός) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. The plural Seleni (in Greek, Σειληνοί) usually refers to drunken followers of Dionysus......

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Sibylla in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*Si/bulla) is the name by which several prophetic women are designated who occur in various countries and at different times in antiquity. The name is said to be formed from Διὸς and βουλή, so that it would signify the counsel of Zeus (Plut. Phaedr. p. 244; Serv. ad Aen. 3.445). The first Sibyl, from whom all the rest are said to have derived...

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Sisyphus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（*Si/sufos), a son of Aeolus and Enarete, whence he is called Aeolides (Hom. Il. 6.154; Hor. Carm. 2.14. 20). He was accordingly a brother of Cretheus, Athamas, Salmoneus, Deion, Magnes, Perieres, Canace, Alcyone, Peisidice, Calyce and Perimede (Apollod. 1.7.3; Paus. 10.31.2). He was married to Merope, a daughter of Atlas or a Pleiad (Apollod....

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Sterope in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

（Στερόπη). 1. A Pleiad, the wife of Oenomaus (Apollod. 3.10.1), and according to Pausanias (5.10.5), a daughter of Atlas. - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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