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Andromache

Andromache (Ἀνδρομάχη) was the daughter of Eëtion (Eetion), the king of Thebes in the Troad. Andromache became the wife of the Trojan prince named ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Hecuba

The last Queen of Troy. Her mother was named Metope, but it is uncertain who her father was. Various men were named: Cisseus, Dymas or the river go...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Helen

The most beautiful woman in the world. Helen of Sparta was better known as Helen of Troy. So she was really Greek, not Trojan. Helen (Ἑλένη) had tw...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Atalanta

A huntress and heroine of the Calydonian boar hunt. Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) was the daughter of Iasus, king of either Tegaea or Maenalus, by Clymene th...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Medea

A Colchian sorceress. Medea (Μήδεια) was the daughter of Aeëtes (Aeetes), king of Colchis, and Eidyia (Idyia), daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Mede...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Io

Io (Ίώ) was an Argive heroine loved by the god Zeus. The early genealogy of the House of Argos is very confusing. Depending on the sources, Io had ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Antigone

A Theban princess. Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη) was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. Antigone was the sister of Eteocles, Polyneices and Ismene. She pla...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Heroic Age

In the mythical past in Greece, heroes were quite common. These heroes undertook strange quests, sailed on fantastic voyages, killed villains and m...

April 9th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Cyrene

Cyrene (Κυρήνη) was the daughter of Hypseus, a Lapith king in Thessaly. Cyrene was renowned for her beauty and strength. Cyrene was probably an att...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Turnus

Turnus was the king of Rutulia and an enemy of Aeneas. Turnus was either the son of Pilumnus and Danae, who was the daughter of Acrisius, or he was...

April 24th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Memnon

An Eithopian prince. Memnon (Μέμνων) was the son of Tithonus and Eos, goddess of Dawn. Memnon was cousin to Hector and Paris, since Tithonus was th...

April 24th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Sarpedon & Glaucus

Sarpedon (Σαρπηδών) and Glaucus (Glaucos or Γλαὓκος) were co-captains of the Lycian forces and allies of Troy. The two Lycian heroes were cousins; ...

April 24th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe