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Golden Fleece

The Golden Fleece was the goal of Jason's quest with the Argonauts. According to the Fabulae, Hyginus wrote that the Golden Fleece was an offspring...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cretan Bull

Minos, the king of Crete, prayed to Poseidon to send him a bull so he could honour and sacrifice to the sea god. Poseidon answered the king's praye...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Maera

Maera was the faithful hound of Icarius, an Athenian follower of the wine god Dionysus. Icarius was the father of the maiden Erigone. Dionysus had ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Laelaps and the Teumessian Vixen

Laelaps (Λαίλαπς) was the magical hound that Zeus gave to Europa. Laelaps was the swiftest hound that was fated to always catch his prey. The hound...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Ocyrrhoe

According to Ovid, Ocyrrhoe was the daughter of Aeolus and Chariclo. At birth, she was endowed with the gift of prophecy by Apollo. She later becam...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Xanthus and Balius

The immortal horses of Achilles. They were the offspring of Zephyrus, god of the west wind, and Podarge, one of the Harpies. The horses originally ...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Arion

Immortal horse. Arion was the offspring of Poseidon and Demeter. Poseidon lusted and chased after his sister Demeter, not long after Persephone's a...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Pegasus

Winged horse of Bellerophon. Pegasus, or Πήγασος, was the offspring of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa. The winged steed was born when blood from Me...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Keres

The Keres (Κἣρες) were death spirits, and they resembled the Erinyes (or Furies): female, with fangs and talons. They were said to carry off the de...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Graeae

The Graeae were two ancient hags. The Graeae were two daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were named Enyo and Pemphredo. They were the sisters of th...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Geryon

Geryon was the son of Chrysaor and the Oceanid Callirrhoë. Geryon was the king of Erytheia (Cadiz), in Spain. Geryon was a man or monster with thre...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Argus Panoptes

Argus Panoptes was a watchman with a hundred eyes. Hera set Argus to watch Io, who had been transformed into a cow. Hera wanted to keep Zeus away f...

June 1st, 2000

By Jimmy Joe