Showing posts with label Clymene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clymene. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Heliades.

Heliades (Ἡλιάδες), or Phaethontides (Φαεθοντίδες) were the daughters of Helios and Clymene.

In Greek myths and legends there were seven Heliades: Merope, Aegle, Lampetia, Phoebe, Aetherie, and Dioxippe. Also, they had a brother named Phaёthon (Φαέθων) (Phaéthōn).

He died when Phaёthon drove his father Helios's chariot across the sky.

The Heliades mourned their brother Phaёthon. Later, they turned into poplar trees, and their tears amber.





Monday, January 20, 2025

Atalanta.

Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) (Atalántē) was a heroine in Greek myths and legends. Her parents were Iasus (Ἴασος) and Clymene (Κλυμένη) (Kluménē).

Golden apple, bear, and lion were Atalalnta's symbols.

She was a good hunter. Also, Atalanta had the voyage with the Argonauts (Ἀργοναῦται) (Argonaûtai).

Meleager (Μελέαγρος) (Meléagros) was her consort. They had a son named Parthenopaeus (Παρθενοπαῖος) (Parthenopaîos).



Saturday, July 8, 2023

Deucalion.

Deucalion (Δευκαλίων) was the character in Greek myths and legends. Prometheus (Προμηθεύς) and Clymene (Κλυμένη) were his parents.

Deucalion was king of Phthia in Thessaly.

Pyrrha (Πύρρα) was his wife. They had several children.

There are different works about this mythological character.