Syrinx (Σῦριγξ) (Súrinx) was a nymph (νύμφη) (nýmphē) in Greek myths and legends. She served Artemis (Ἄρτεμις). Also, Syrinx was known for her purity.
The god Pan (Πάν) (Pán) pursued her. Then Syrinx asked her naiad (ναϊάδες) (naïádes) sisters for salvation. They turned her into a reed or in lilac near the Ladon River.
Then Pan made a flute from the plant.
Hyppolytus (Ἱππόλυτος) (Hippolutos) was the son of Theseus and an Amazon Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) in Greek mythology. Phaedra was his stepmother.
He was a hunter. Hippolytus loved the goddess Artemis. Aphrodite was angry with him.
Hippolytus was killed by a sea monster sent by the god Poseidon.
Amphion (Ἀμφίων) and Zethus (Ζήθος) were twin brothers, in Greek mythology. Their parents were Zeus and Antiope (Ἀντιόπη). The twin brothers were raised by shepherd.
Amphion was a king of Thebes. Also, he played the lyre. Amphion met with other gods and goddesses, such as: Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, and etc. He married Niobe (Νιόβη) and they had children.
Zethus, Amphion's twin brother, was a hunter. He married Aёdon (Ἀηδών) and had children.
There are myths and legends about Amphion and Zethus.
Aloadae or Aloads (Ἀλωάδαι) (Aloadai) were twin brothers in Greek myths and legends. Their names were Otus (Otos) (Ὦτος) and Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης). Poseidon or Aloeus (Αλωέας) was Aloadae father; Iphimedeia (Ἰφιμέδεια) was their mother.
Otus (Otos) and Ephialtes were giants.
The Aloadae visited different places, including Mount Olympus.
Otus (Otos) and Ephialtes met other gods and goddesses, such as: Ares, Artemis, Hera, and etc.
There are stories in Greek mythology about these characters.
Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) was known as the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. Her parents were Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος) and Leda. Clytemnestra's sister was Helen of Troy.
She had relations with other characters, such as: Aegisthus, Achilles, Artemis, and etc.
She killed her husband Agamemnon.
Clytemnestra had several children: Orestes, Electra, Aletes, Erigone, Chrysothemis.
Her son Orestes killed his mother. Clytemnestra was buried away from the city wall of Mycenae.
Artists and sculptors created different paintings and sculptures about this character.
Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς) was a hero in Greek legends. His father was Zeus (Ζεύς,), his mother was Alcmene (Ἀλκμήνη).
Heracles was born in Thebes (Θῆβαι). He performed 12 labors. Heracles met with monsters and creatures. His symbols were weapon club and lion skin.
There are many myths about this hero. When Heracles was a baby, he strangled snakes. Also, he was in the campaign of the Argonauts, freed Prometheus (Προμηθεύς,), and participated in the Trojan War.
Heracles had different relations with other gods and goddesses, such as: Perseus (Περσεύς), Eirene (Εἰρήνη,), Artemis (Ἄρτεμις), Eileithyia (Εἰλείθυια), Eurystheus (Εὐρυσθεύς,), and etc.
Heracles had several wives and children.
After death he lived with gods.
