Enlight Daedalus and Icarus The greatest artist, sculptor and architect of Athens was Daedalus, a descendant of Erechtheus. It was said about him that he carved such marvelous statues from snow-white marble that they seemed aliv... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Deucalion and Pyrrha (Flood) The people of the Copper Age committed many crimes. Arrogant and wicked, they did not obey the Olympian gods. The Thunderer Zeus was angry with them; Zeus was especially angered by the king of Lykosur... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Daphne The bright, joyful god Apollo knows sadness, and grief befell him. He experienced grief shortly after defeating Python. When Apollo, proud of his victory, stood over the monster killed by his arrows, ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Danaids The son of Zeus and Io, Epaphus, had a son Bel, and he had two sons - Egypt and Danaus. The entire country, which is irrigated by the fertile Nile, was owned by Egypt, from which this country received... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Greeks in Aulis When all the Greek ships gathered again in Aulis, the Greeks pulled their ships ashore. A huge military camp was formed on the shore. Many heroes did not stay in Aulis. They returned home. The leader ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hymen Aphrodite has one more assistant and companion—the young god of marriage, Hymen. He flies on his snow-white wings ahead of the wedding processions. The flame of his marriage torch burns brightly. Choi... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hyacinth Beautiful, equal to the Olympian gods themselves in his beauty, the young son of the king of Sparta, Hyacinth, was a friend of the arrow god Apollo. Apollo often appeared on the banks of the Eurotas i... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hephaestus Hephaestus, the son of Zeus and Hera, the god of fire, the blacksmith god, with whom no one can compare in the art of forging, was born on Bright Olympus as a weak and lame child. The great Hera becam... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Heroes of Greece in Mysia All the heroes and their troops gathered in the harbor of Aulis to sail from there to the shores of Troy. A huge army gathered on the seashore. There were one hundred thousand armed soldiers in this a... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hermes steals Apollo's cows In the grotto of Mount Killene in Arcadia, the son of Zeus and Maya, the god Hermes, the messenger of the gods, was born. With the speed of thought, he is transported from Olympus to the farthest edge... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Heracleidae After the death of Hercules, his children and his mother Alcmene lived in Tiryns with Hercules' eldest son, Gill. They did not live there long. Out of hatred for Hercules, Eurystheus drove the childre... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules at Omphale For the murder of Iphitus, Hercules was sold into slavery to Queen Lydia Omphale. Never before had Hercules experienced such hardships as in the service of the proud Lydian queen. The greatest of hero... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
