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Land Of The Dead Odyssey
In the Odyssey, books 10 and 11 are known as "Land of the Dead." The Odyssey proceeds with Odysseus continuing his quest to return to Ithaca. Havin...
By Ancient Literature
Lycomedes: The King of Scyros Who Hid Achilles Among His Children
When Calchas the seer prophesied that Achilles would die in the Trojan War, his mother Thetis took him to the island of Scyros and hid him there. S...
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Makhae: The Personification of Battle
Makhae was famously known as Machae, Makhai, or Machai name, in the mythology of the ancient Greek. The Machai personify battle and combat and were...
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Male Nymph: The Wild Minor Male Deities of the Greeks
The male nymph would have similar functions as the well-known female nymphs; they are also connected to a particular location and are generally bel...
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Manticore vs Chimera: The Two Hybrid Creatures of Ancient Mythologies
Manticore vs Chimera are two interesting hybrid creatures from the world of mythologies. One comes from the ever-known Greek mythology while the ot...
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Megapenthes: The Two Characters That Bore the Name in Greek Mythology
In ancient Greek mythology, there were two Megapenthes; a son of King Proetus of Argos and Tiryns and a son of Menelaus, the King of Mycenae. Each ...
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Melanthius: The Goatherd Who Was on the Wrong Side of the War
Melanthius is one of those characters in Greek mythology that found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Melanthius was the goatherd of...
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Melinoe Goddess: The Second Goddess of the Underworld
Melinoe goddess was the bringer of madness, nightmares, and darkness in Greek mythology. She is most famously referred to in the Orphic Hymns. The ...
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Memnon vs Achilles: The Battle Between Two Demigods in Greek Mythology
Memnon vs Achilles is the comparison of the two champions who fought each other during the war in Troy. Memnon was the King of Aethopia in Africa a...
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Minotaur vs Centaur: Discover the Difference Between Both Creatures
Minotaur vs centaur is the comparison of the two beasts of Greek and Roman mythology to discover their strengths, weaknesses and roles in ancient l...
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Monster in the Odyssey: The Beasts and the Beauties Personified
In Greek mythology, the monster in the Odyssey includes Scylla, Charybdis, the sirens, and Polyphemus the cyclops. They are important figures in th...
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Mt IDA Rhea: The Sacred Mountain in the Greek Mythology
Mt IDA Rhea in Crete is one of the two sacred mountains in Greek mythology. One of the mountains associated with Rhea is located in Crete, whereas ...