Enlight Hercules at Admetus When Hercules sailed on a ship across the sea to the shores of Thrace for the horses of King Diomedes, he decided to visit his friend, King Admetus, since the path lay past the city of Fer, where Adme... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules fights with the gods against the giants Father Zeus sent his beloved daughter Pallas Athena to Hercules on the island of Kos to call upon the great hero to help in their fight against the giants. The giants were born by the goddess Gaia fro... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules saves Hesione On the way back to Tiryns from the land of the Amazons, Hercules arrived on ships with his army to Troy. A difficult sight appeared before the eyes of the heroes when they landed on the shore near Tro... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules in the service of Eurystheus Hercules settled in Tiryns and became the servant of the weak, cowardly Eurystheus. Eurystheus was afraid of the mighty hero and did not let him into Mycenae. He conveyed all his orders to the son of ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules and Eurytus On the island of Euboea, in the city of Oichalia, King Eurytus ruled. The fame of Eurytus as the most skilled archer spread far throughout Greece. The archer Apollo himself was his teacher, even givin... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules and Deianira After Eurytus drove Hercules out of Oichalia, the great hero came to Calydon, the city of Aetolia. Oineus ruled there. Hercules came to Oeneus to ask for the hand of his daughter Deianira, since he ha... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules in Thebes Hercules grew up in the forests of Cithaeron and became a mighty young man. He was a full head taller than everyone else, and his strength far exceeded that of a man. At first glance, one could recogn... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hercules takes Troy As soon as Hercules freed himself from slavery to Omphale, he immediately gathered a large army of heroes and set off on eighteen ships to Troy to take revenge on King Laomedont, who had deceived him.... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hera and Athena at Aphrodite When the Argonauts arrived in Colchis, the great goddess Hera and the goddess Athena consulted on high Olympus how to help Jason get the Golden Fleece. Finally, the goddesses decided to go to the godd... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hera The great goddess Hera, the wife of the aegis-power Zeus, patronizes marriage and protects the holiness and inviolability of marriage unions. She sends the spouses numerous offspring and blesses the m... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Hector in Troy. Hector's farewell to Andromache Meanwhile, Hector entered Troy through the Scaean Gate. Immediately women and children surrounded him and began to ask about their husbands and fathers. But Hector did not tell them anything; he only ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight The revolt of the citizens and their reconciliation with Odysseus Meanwhile, rumor spread throughout the city that all the suitors had been killed by the returning Odysseus. With a cry of indignation, the relatives of the suitors and all the people ran to Odysseus’s... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
