Rhodos (Ῥόδος) (Rhódos), or Rhode (Ῥόδη) (Rhódē) was a wife of Helios (Ἥλιος) (Helius) in Greek myths and legends. Goddess had her own symbol: rose.
Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) (Posidon) and Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη) were her parents.
Helios and Rhodos had several children.
Triton (Τρίτων) (Trítōn) was her sibling.
Aeneas (Αἰνείας) (Aineíās) was a hero in Greek myths and legends. His parents were Anchises (Ἀγχίσης) (Ankhísēs) and Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) (Aphrodítē).
Aeneas was an ancestor of Romulus and Remus.
He helped the Trojans during the war.
Aeneas was saved from Achilles (Ἀχιλλεύς) (Achilleús).
Creusa (Κρέουσα) (Kreousa) was his wife. They had an offspring Ascanius (Ἀσκάνιος).
Hebe (Ἥβη) was a goddess of youth, prime of life, and old age in Ancient Greece. Her parents were Zeus and Hera (Ἥρα) (Hḗrē).
Ares (Ἄρης) (Árēs), Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος,) (Hḗphaistos), and Eileithyia (Ἐλευθώ) (Eleuthō) were Hebe's siblings.
Her symbols were: wine-cup, eagle, and wings.
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) (Hercules) was Hebe's consort. They had two children named Anicetus (Ἀνίκητος) (Aníkētos) and Alexiares (Ἀλεξιάρης) (Alexiárēs).
Hebe was Aphrodite's (Ἀφροδίτη) assistant. She accompanied the goddess.
Also, Hebe gave youth to Iolaus (Ἰόλαος) (Iólaos).
The Iliad (Ἰλιάς ) (Iliás) is an epic poem written by Homer. This literary work describes many different events from Greek myths and legends. Also, there are gods, goddesses, and characters.
The Trojan War is described in the Iliad. Helen of Troy, Paris, Peleus, Eris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athena, Achilles, and many other gods, goddesses are characters of the Iliad.
This poem is important for history and mythology.
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Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη) was known as the Queen of Crete in Greek mythology. Her parents were Helios and Perse or Crete.
She was the wife of Minos, the King of Crete.
Pasiphaё met different gods and goddesses, such as: Daedalus, Icarus, Poseidon, Medea, Cretan Bull, Aphrodite, and etc.
She had several children: Ariadne, the Minotaur, Acacallis, Xenodice, Glaucus, Deucalion, Catreus, and Phaedra.
Also, Pasiphaё had several siblings: Aeetes, Perses, Circe, and etc.
There are many myths and legends about her.
About this character there are paintings and sculptures.
Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος,) was a king of Sparta. His parents were Oebalus and Gorgophone.
Spartan king married Leda, the Aetolian princess. Tyndareus was the father of Castror, Philinoe, Phoebe, Clytemnestra, and Timandra.
He met with other characters, gods, and goddesses, such as: Heracles, Aphrodite, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Odysseus, and etc.
Hymen (Ὑμήν) was a god of marriage in Ancient Greece (Ἑλλάς). His parents were Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) and Aphrodite or one of the Muses (Μοῦσαι). His symbol was a bridal torch.
Hymen was important during wedding. He visited many weddings of gods, goddesses, and their children.
God of marriage had relationships with other deities, such as: Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), Eros, Dionysus (Διόνυσος), Asclepius, the Moirai (Μοῖραι), Urania (Οὐρανία), and etc. Nicaea (Νικαια) killed Hymen.
There are many myths and legends about Hymen. Artists and sculptors created different paintings and sculptures about this god.
The Horae (Ὥραι) were goddesses of the seasons in ancient Greece. Their parents were Zeus (Ζεύς) and Themis (Θέμιδος). Or Helios (Ἠέλιος) and Selene (Σελήνη).
Also, the Horae kept order in nature.
In different periods there were different numbers of the Horae.
They harnessed the horses of Helios. The Horae guarded the gates of Olympus. The goddesses met with Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) and Pandora (Πανδώρα).
Thallo (Θαλλώ) was the goddess of spring and protector of youth.
Auxo (Αὐξώ) was Horae, the protector of plants.
Carpo (Καρπώ) was one who brought food.
Dike (Δίκη) was the goddess of justice and moral.
Eunomia (Εὐνομία) was the Horae of legislation and law.
Eirene (Εἰρήνη) was the Horae and goddess of peace and silence.
Ancient writers wrote many myths and legends about the Horae. There are different paintings and sculptures the describe them.
Paris (Πάρις) or Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) was the son of Priam (Πρίαμος,) and Hecuba (Ἑκάβη). His parents were King and Queen of Troy.
During the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris, the goddess of discord, threw the golden apple, also known as an apple of discord.
Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena had a dispute. The apple had an inscription "To the most beautiful." Each of them wanted to have this title.
The goddesses went to Zeus. He gave the golden apple to Hermes. They went to Paris.
Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera made different promises to Paris. Athena promised him victories in wars, glory, and wisdom. Hera promised to make Paris king of Europe and Asia. Aphrodite promised him love of the beautiful Helen. So, Paris gave an apple of discord to Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty.
Helen of Troy was later kidnapped. So, the Trojan War started.
There are many different paintings and statues about this myth.
Eros (Ἔρως) was a god of love in ancient Greece. His father was Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) or Zephyrus (Ζέφυρος). His mother was Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty. Or Iris (Ἶρις), goddess of the rainbow. Also, Eros had several siblings: Gaia (Γαῖα), Nyx (Νῠ́ξ), Erebus (Ἔρεβος,), and etc.
His symbols were bow and arrows. Eros was known as Aphrodite's assistant.
Eros looks like a young man with two wings on the back. He helped people to find their true love.
In Greek mythology there are many different legends about this god. One of them is a love story. This myth about Eros and Psyche.
The young Psyche was very beautiful. So, everyone forgot about Aphrodite. She became evil. Aphrodite wanted to hurt her.
Psyche became unhappy. Because Aphrodite gave her difficult tasks. Psyche should have gotten the Golden Fleece, she had to bring Persephone's box from the underworld, and she had to get water from the river Styx (Στύξ). Psyche did it all with the help from others.
Later Eros and Psyche got married. There are many versions of their story.
He had relations with other gods and goddesses, such as: Chaos (χάος,), Themis (Θέμις), Ares (Ἄρης,), Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος), Zeus (Ζεύς), Cronus (Κρόνος), and etc.
There are different paintings and statues of Eros.
Helen of Troy (Ἑλένη) or Helen of Sparta and beautiful Helen. She was the most beautiful woman in the world. Her parents were Zeus (Ζεύς) and Leda (Λήδα).
When beautiful Helen was a child, she was kidnapped by Theseus (Θησεύς) and Pirithous (Πειρίθοος). Helen of Sparta was in the temple of Artemis during that time. But they took Helen of Troy to Athens.
She lived in Sparta. Her husband was Menelaus (Μενέλαος,). They had a daughter Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη).
Hera (Ἥρα), Athena (Ἀθῆναι), and Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη,) had a dispute. Helen of Sparta was abducted by Paris. The apple of discord was the reason for this.
During Judgment of Paris gave this golden apple of discord to Aphrodite. She promised to reward Paris with the woman he loves. He abducted beautiful Helen.
Later the Trojan War started.
There are many paintings and statues about Helen of Troy.
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Pandora (Πανδώρα,) was created by Hephaestus. She was the first human woman. Hephaestus created her under the instructions of Zeus. Her name means "all-giving".
Pandora had relationships with gods and goddesses, such as: Athena, Hermes, and Aphrodite. They gave her different gifts.
Epimetheus became Pandora's husband. He was a titan. His brothers were Prometheus, Atlas, and Menoetius.
One day Pandora knew about box or jar pithos (πίθος) in a house. It was closed. But Pandora was very curious.
She opened this jar. There were death, sickness, and many other evils which appeared in the world. When Pandora closed the box just hope left there.
Pandora's box became an idiom. "Open a Pandora's box" meaning do something negative or problematic.
Many artists painted different paintings about this myth. Sculptors created statues of characters of this legend.
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Apple of Discord is also known as Golden Apple of Discord (μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος). It created a dispute between three goddesses.
Eris wasn't invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. She became angry.
So, she decided to give them the Apple of Discord. Eris wanted to make the goddesses quarrel.
Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera saw the Golden Apple of Discord. It was written "to the most beautiful" (τῇ καλλίστῃ). The goddesses began to argue about it.
Paris judged Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. He gave the Apple of Discord. She helped him steal Helen of Troy. Later the Trojan War started.
This legend became famous in Ancient Greece. Also, the phrase "apple of discord" means that small quarrels can turn into big conflicts.
