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Iphigenie by Anselm Feuerbach - A Romantic painting depicting Iphigenia in contemplation, longing for her homeland Greece while exiled in Tauris

Iphigenia in Tauris

"Iphigenia in Tauris" or "Iphigenia among the Taurians" (Gr: "Iphigeneia en Taurois") is a tragedy, although sometimes described as a romance or me...

Timeless Myths
October 25th, 2024
By Timeless Myths

Adonis

According to the earliest mention of Adonis (Ἄδωνις) in the Catalogues of Women (attributed to Hesiod), as well as in Apollodorus' Library, Adonis ...

Jimmy Joe
June 22nd, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Gunther

In the Nibelungenlied, Gunther (Gunnar) was the son of Dancrat and Uote (Uta). However, in Waltharius, Gunther was a son of Gibicho, instead of Dan...

Jimmy Joe
January 1st, 2001
By Jimmy Joe

Well of Knowledge

The Well of Knowledge was near one of the three roots of Yggdrasill. Yggdrasill or the World Tree was the giant cosmic ash tree that covered the ni...

Jimmy Joe
October 10th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Idomeneus

Idomeneus (Ἰδομενεές) was a son of Deucalion. He was also the brother of Crete and the half-brother of Molus. Idomeneus was the nephew of Catreus. ...

Jimmy Joe
September 22nd, 2002
By Jimmy Joe

Peleus

A king of Phthia, in Thessaly. Peleus (Πηλεύς) was the son of Aeacus (Aiacos), king of Aegina, and Endeïs. He and his brother Telamon plotted to ki...

Jimmy Joe
April 9th, 1999
By Jimmy Joe

Penelope

Penelope was the heroine of the Odyssey. Penelope (Πηνελόπη) was the daughter of Icarius, brother of King Tyndareüs of Sparta. Her mother was named...

Jimmy Joe
June 22nd, 2003
By Jimmy Joe

Elaine of Corbenic

In the Vulgate Cycle and later works, Elaine of Corbenic was a lover of Lancelot and mother of Galahad. In Chretien de Troyes' Conte du Graal, he w...

Jimmy Joe
April 2nd, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Giant of Clay

Odin encountered the giant Hrungnir at Griotunagardar (frontier of Giantland), where he told the frost-giant there was no better horse in Giantland...

Jimmy Joe
September 10th, 2000
By Jimmy Joe

Classical Literature

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Timeless Myths
October 21st, 2024
By Timeless Myths

Scyld

Jimmy Joe
January 1st, 2001
By Jimmy Joe

Fabulous Voyages

The following myths contain the adventures involving heroes and their companions in their fabulous voyages. Often, their journeys would take them t...

Jimmy Joe
June 13th, 2001
By Jimmy Joe

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