Enlight Oedipus in Thebes Proclaimed king by the people, Oedipus wisely reigned in Thebes. For a long time nothing disturbed the peace of Thebes and the royal family. But fate promised misfortune for Oedipus. And then a great ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Eak Zeus the Thunderer, having kidnapped the beautiful daughter of the river god Asopus, took her to the island of Oinopia, which has since been called after the daughter of Asopus - Aegina. The son of Ae... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight The kingdom of dark Hades (Pluto) Deep underground reigns the inexorable, gloomy brother of Zeus, Hades. His kingdom is full of darkness and horror. The joyful rays of the bright sun never penetrate there. Bottomless abysses lead from... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Frixus and Hella In the ancient Minyan Orkhomenes in Boeotia, the son of the wind god Aeolus, King Athamas, ruled. He had two children from the cloud goddess Nephele - a son, Phrixus, and a daughter, Hella. Afamant ch... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Philoctetes. Last days of Troy After the death of Achilles and Ajax, the Greeks stubbornly continued the siege of Troy, but could not take the city by force. One day, Odysseus overheard from an ambush the words of the soothsayers G... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Thetis at Hephaestus The goddess Thetis quickly flew up to bright Olympus to the copper palace of the god Hephaestus. When Thetis came to Hephaestus's palace, he was in the forge. Covered in sweat, he forged twenty tripod... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Phaeton Only once was the established order in the world disrupted, and the sun god did not go to heaven to shine on people. It happened like this. The Sun-Helios had a son from Klymene, the daughter of the s... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Troy Great and powerful was Troy, against which the heroes of Greece gathered to oppose. Troy was founded by Ilus, the great-grandson of the son of Zeus Dardan and the galaxy of Electra. Dardanus came from... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Triptolemus The great goddess Demeter, who gives fertility to the earth, herself taught people how to cultivate grain fields. She gave the young son of King Eleusis, Triptolemus, wheat seeds, and he was the first... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Tyrrhenian sea raiders Dionysus also punished the Tyrrhenian sea robbers, but not so much because they did not recognize him as a god, but for the evil that they wanted to inflict on him as a mere mortal. One day young Dion... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Theseus and Peirifoy In Thessaly there lived a tribe of warlike Lapiths, and the mighty hero Peirithous reigned over them. He heard about the great courage and strength of the invincible Theseus and wanted to measure his ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Theseus and the Amazons Theseus ruled wisely in Athens. But he did not live quietly in Athens; he often left them in order to take part in the exploits of the heroes of Greece. Thus, Theseus participated in the Calydonian hu... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
