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Menelaus in The Odyssey: King of Sparta Helping Telemachus
Menelaus in The Odyssey is presented as Odysseus' friend and the king that offered Odysseus' son, Telemachus, assistance to find our hero's whereab...
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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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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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Lampades: Torch-bearing Nymphs of the Unseen World
Lampades in Greek mythology are torch-bearing nymphs who accompany a goddess on her night wanderings. They are trained followers of Hecate residing...
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Ladon Greek Mythology: The Myth of the Multi-Headed Hesperian Dragon
Ladon Greek mythology follows the legend of the Hesperian Dragon who was tasked by the Hesperides, the daughters of Atlas, to guard the golden appl...
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Koalemos: Everything You Need to Know About This Unique God
Koalemos is the Greek god of stupidity and foolishness. Not as infamous as the Twelve Olympian gods and goddesses that include Zeus, Poseidon, Athe...
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Ismene in Antigone: The Sister Who Lived
Ismene in Antigone is the sister of Antigone and the youngest daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. She is a loyal but cautious sibling. In contrast to ...
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Ipotane: The Look-alikes of Centaurs and Sileni in Greek Mythology
The Ipotane is a mystical creature that belongs to various mythologies but most prominently is seen in Greek mythology. It is a morphologically div...
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How Does Oedipus See Himself?
Oedipus is a prominent character in two of Sophocles' three plays about him and his family. The plays were written over a thirty-six-year span of t...
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Hospitality in The Odyssey: Xenia in Greek Culture
Hospitality in The Odyssey played a crucial role in Odysseus' journey to his hometown and his family's struggles back home in Ithaca. Still, to ful...
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Erichthonius: The Mythical King of the Ancient Athenians
Erichthonius of Athens was a great ruler who taught his people how to use horses to make their lives easier and better. The ancient Greeks believed...
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Eirene: Greek Goddess of Peace
The goddess of peace in Greek mythology is Eirene. She is the personification of peace and is likewise considered the goddess of peace and tranquil...
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