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Numa Pompilius was the second king of Rome. It is a common belief among scholars that Numa came from Sabine stock, since he came from the same Sabi...
Talus Daedalus and Icarus Death of Minos Talus Daedalus (Daidalos or Δαίδαλος) was originally an Athenian master craftsman and inventor. Daedalus w...
The Myrmidons (Μυρμιδών) were originally worker ants. On the island of Aegina, Hera sent a plague that wiped out the inhabitants of the island. Aea...
Egypt was another province that was added to Alexander's empire; Egypt was polytheistic in their beliefs. Of all the Egyptian gods, the mother godd...
Fornax was the Roman goddess of bread-making. Nothing else is known about her, except that her festival was held on February 17, on the same day th...
My Noble Falcon Wooing of Brunhild Death of Siegfried Treasure of the Nibelungs My Noble Falcon It began with Kriemhild having a dream. Kriemhild w...
Goddess of the dead. Hel was the daughter of Loki and Angerboda . She was the sister of Jörmungand (Jormungand), the evil Misgard Serpent, and Fenr...
One-handed god of war. Tyr was possibly the son of Odin and of Frigg or the giantess Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn), and younger of brother of Thor . Snorri Stu...
Other Children of Odysseus In later myths, Odysseus was the son of Sisyphus , king of Corinth. Sisyphus ravished Autolycus' daughter, Anticleia, as...
The first family tree shows only two early kings of Attica. At the time, Attica was originally called either Acte or Actaea, after Actaeus . His so...