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Anticlea in The Odyssey: A Mother’s Soul
Anticlea in The Odyssey has a brief yet impactful role in the play; she was a mother who met her demise waiting for her son's return home to Ithaca...
By Ancient Literature
Was Achilles a Real Person – Legend or History
Was Achilles a real person ? The answer is uncertain. He may have been a great warrior of human birth, or he might have been a compilation of the d...
By Ancient Literature
Aetna Greek Mythology: The Story of A Mountain Nymph
Aetna Greek mythology is an interesting character because of her origin and connections. She was a nymph and a goddess of the mountains at the same...
By Ancient Literature
Alope: The Granddaughter of Poseidon Who Gave Her Own Baby
Alope was an ancient Greek woman from the town of Eleusis famous for her ravishing beauty. She was so beautiful that her grandfather, Poseidon , fe...
By Ancient Literature
Was Agamemnon the King of Mycenae or Argos?
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon is one of the most prominent characters in the legend of the Trojan War . In fact, he was the leader of the enormous ...
By Caleb Howells
Was Homer’s Island of Scheria the Real Atlantis?
In contrast to the common view that Plato was the first person to write about Atlantis, some researchers try to argue that there are earlier Greek ...
By Caleb Howells
Was Malta the Real Atlantis?
The theory that Atlantis can be identified as the island of Malta is not especially popular, but it is better developed than some other theories. F...
By Caleb Howells
What Was the Legend of Atlantis?
The legend of Atlantis is one of the most famous stories from the ancient Greek world. It is a classic tale of a mythological world that mysterious...
By Caleb Howells
The Wives of Zeus: The Mythology Behind Zeus’ Lovers
Zeus is arguably the most prominent figure in all of Greek mythology. Aside from his role as the king of the gods, one of the most famous things ab...
By Caleb Howells
Gogfran Gawr, Father-in-Law of King Arthur
Gogfran Gawr is one of the fathers-in-law of King Arthur in the Arthurian legends. He was the father of one of Arthur’s queens. It would appear tha...
By Caleb Howells
Duran, Son of King Arthur
Duran is a very minor figure from the Arthurian legends who appears in just a single source as the son of King Arthur . What is this source and wha...
By Caleb Howells
Cydfan, Son of King Arthur
Cydfan is a minor character in the Arthurian legends who appears in just a single source. Yet despite this, he was ostensibly an important figure i...