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Narcissus and Echo

Echo (Ἠχώ) was a mountain nymph from Mount Helicon. She appeared in the Homeric Hymn to Pan, where her wails could be heard from the mountain-top. ...

June 22nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς) was the greatest mortal musician in Greek myths. Orpheus was the son of the Muse Calliope. His father was either the god Apollo or...

June 22nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Cupid and Psyche

Originally this myth was placed under the Roman Deities, under the article of Cupid (Eros, Ἔρως), but I have now moved the article to this page. I ...

June 22nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Love and War Bound

Hephaestus (Vulcan), the smith and craftsman of the gods, was married to Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty. It was not a happy marr...

June 22nd, 2000

By Jimmy Joe

Apollonius of Rhodes' Argonautica

Of all the accounts about Jason and the Argonauts, the most authoritative version came from Apollonius of Rhodes. His work was titled the Argonauti...

May 22nd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Death of King Pelias

Upon returning home, the Argonauts were disbanded, while Jason and Medea went to Iolcus with the Golden Fleece. Jason gave the Golden Fleece to his...

May 22nd, 1999

By Timeless Myths

Other Versions of the Quest

Our most authoritative work about the Jason and the Quest of the Golden Fleece come from Apollonius of Rhodes, in the epic Argonautica (3rd century...

May 22nd, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Camilla

Camilla was the queen of the Volscians. Camilla was the daughter of Metabus and Casmilla. Camilla was the leader of the Voliscans in the Italian wa...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Harpalyce

A Thracian heroine. Harpalyce was a daughter of Harpalycus, king of the Amymnei. Her mother, unnamed in this myth, died while giving birth to her. ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Electra

Electra (Ἠλέκτρη) was the long-suffering heroine of a number of Athenian tragedies. She appeared in the 2nd play of Aeschylus' tragedy titled Libat...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Iphigenia

Iphigenia or Iphigeneia (Ἰφιγένεια) was the heroine of a couple of tragedies written by Euripides – Iphigenia at Aulis and Iphigenia among the Taur...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Cassandra

The Trojan prophetess. Cassandra (Κασσάνδρα) was the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. Cassandra was also the sister of Hector, Paris and Helenus, who ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe