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Seven against Thebes
(Encyclopedia) Seven against Thebes, in Greek legend, seven heroes—Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraüs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus—who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes. After the…Brewer's: Sons of the Mighty Heroes.
(Psalm xxix. 1.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sons of the ProphetsSons of the Band A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…Triton , in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Triton, in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon. He was a creature of the sea, the upper half of his body being human, the lower fishlike. Later legends speak of many Tritons, sometimes…Mnemosyne
(Encyclopedia) MnemosyneMnemosynenēmŏsˈĭnē, nēmŏzˈ– [key], in Greek mythology, the personification of memory. She was a Titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaea. The Muses were her daughters by Zeus.Melampus
(Encyclopedia) MelampusMelampusmĭlămˈpəs [key], in Greek mythology, seer who understood the speech of all creatures. It was said that he introduced the worship of Dionysus into Greece.Dardanus
(Encyclopedia) DardanusDardanusdärˈdənəs [key], in Greek mythology, founder of Troy; son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra. His descendants, the Trojans, were sometimes called the Dardani.Gorgon
(Encyclopedia) GorgonGorgongôrˈgən [key], in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes,…Ogyges
(Encyclopedia) OgygesOgygesŏjˈĭjēz [key], in Greek mythology, ancient king of Boeotia or Attica. During his reign the Ogygian flood, a vast and destructive deluge, occurred.Cerynean hind
(Encyclopedia) Cerynean hindCerynean hindsĕrĭnēˈən [key], in Greek mythology, golden-horned hind sacred to Artemis. The fourth labor of Hercules was to capture the hind.Rhadamanthus
(Encyclopedia) RhadamanthusRhadamanthusrădˌəmănˈthəs [key], in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Europa. Renowned for his justice on earth, the gods made him one of the judges of the dead.Trending
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