Enlight Battle with the Amazons. Pentheselia Troy fell on hard times after Hector's death. She did not have a more powerful defender. The Trojans did not dare to go beyond the walls to fight the Greeks in the open field. There was no hero in Tro... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Bellerophon Sisyphus had a son, the hero Glaucus, who ruled in Corinth after the death of his father. Glaucus had a son, Bellerophon, one of the great heroes of Greece. Bellerophon was as beautiful as a god and e... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Achilles enters the battle with the Trojans The Greeks armed themselves. One after another, detachments of Greeks came out from the camp. Like flakes of snow carried by the wind, so they went into battle. There were many of them. Helmets, spear... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Achilles The heroes had to attract one more hero to participate in the campaign. This was young Achilles, the son of King Peleus and the goddess Thetis. The soothsayer Calchas predicted to the Atrids that only... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Aphrodite It is not for the pampered, flighty goddess Aphrodite to interfere in bloody battles. She awakens love in the hearts of gods and mortals. Thanks to this power, she reigns over the whole world. No one ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Atreus and Thyestes The sons of the great hero Pelops were Atreus and Thyestes. Pelops was once cursed by the charioteer of King Oenomaus, Myrtilus, who was treacherously killed by Pelops, and with his curse doomed the e... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Asclepius (Aesculapius) But Apollo is not only an avenger, he does not only send death with his golden arrows; he heals diseases. The son of Apollo, Asclepius, is the god of doctors and medical art. The wise centaur Chiron r... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Ares Ares (Mars among the Romans) is the god of war, the bringer of death and destruction, the ancient Greek ideal of a brave warrior. Compared to other gods of Greece, he enjoyed less honor. The god of wa... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Argonauts at Phineus The next morning the Argonauts set off on their further journey. Soon they arrived at the shores of Thrace. The heroes went ashore to replenish their supplies. On the seashore they saw a house and wen... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight The Argonauts turn to Medea for help When Jason returned to the Argo, he told his comrades what had happened in the palace of Eeta and what task the king had given him. The Argonauts thought. What should they do, how to fulfill Eet’s ins... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Argonauts on the Cyzicus Peninsula When the Argonauts sailed along the Propontis, they landed on the Cyziku Peninsula along the way. The Dolions, descendants of Poseidon, lived there. They were ruled by King Cyzicus. Not far from Cyzic... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Argonauts on Lemnos After a short happy voyage, the Argonauts arrived at the flowering island of Lemnos. The young queen Hypsipyle ruled there. There was not a single man on Lemnos. The Lemnian women killed all their hus... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
