Enlight Marsyas Apollo cruelly punished the Phrygian satyr Marsyas because Marsyas dared to compete with him in music. Cyfared Apollo could not bear such insolence. One day, wandering through the fields of Phrygia, M... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Lycurgus The power of Dionysus is not recognized everywhere. He often has to meet resistance; He often has to conquer countries and cities by force. But who can fight the great god, the son of Zeus? He severel... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Lernaean Hydra (second labor of Hercules) After the first feat, Eurystheus sent Hercules to kill the Lernaean hydra. It was a monster with the body of a snake and nine heads of a dragon. Like the Nemean lion, the hydra was generated by Typhon... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Cretan bull (seventh labor of Hercules) To fulfill Eurystheus' seventh order, Hercules had to leave Greece and go to the island of Crete. Eurystheus instructed him to bring a Cretan bull to Mycenae. This bull was sent to the king of Crete M... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Cows (tenth labor of Hercules) Soon after returning from a campaign in the land of the Amazons, Hercules set off on a new feat. Eurystheus instructed him to drive the cows of the great Geryon, the son of Chrysaor and the oceanid Ca... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Horses of Diomedes (eighth labor of Hercules) After taming the Cretan bull, Hercules, on behalf of Eurystheus, had to go to Thrace to the king of the Bystons, Diomedes. This king had horses of marvelous beauty and strength. They were chained with... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Cypress On the island of Keos in the Carthean Valley, there was a deer dedicated to the nymphs. This deer was beautiful. His branched horns were gilded, a pearl necklace adorned his neck, and precious jewelry... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Kikons and lotophages Having sailed from Troy with a fair wind, so Odysseus began to tell, we calmly sailed across the boundless sea and finally reached the land of the Ciconians. We captured their city of Ismar, destroyed... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Cephalus and Procris Cephalus was the son of the god Hermes and the daughter of Cecrops, Chersa. Far throughout Greece, Cephalus was famous for his wondrous beauty, and he was also famous as a tireless hunter. Early, even... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Kerenean Hind (fourth labor of Hercules) Eurystheus knew that a wonderful Kerynean doe lived in Arcadia, sent by the goddess Artemis to punish people. This doe devastated the fields. Eurystheus sent Hercules to catch her and ordered him to d... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Kerberus (eleventh labor of Hercules) As soon as Hercules returned to Tiryns, Eurystheus again sent him to the feat. This was already the eleventh labor that Hercules had to perform in the service of Eurystheus. Hercules had to overcome i... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Cecrops, Erichthonius and Erechtheus The founder of great Athens and its Acropolis was the earth-born Cecrops. The earth gave birth to him as a half-man, half-snake. His body ended in a huge snake tail. Cecrops founded Athens in Attica a... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
