Argus (Argos) Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης) (Argus) was a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Also, he was known as "All-seeing Argos".
Arestor (Ἀρέστωρ) was the father of Argus.
Some of his eyes were asleep and some were open, so Argus could be a guard.
He was the guardian of Io (Ἰώ). Hera asked Argus about this.
Argus was killed by Hermes. Then Hera placed his eyes on the peacock's tail.
Eleusis (Ἐλευσῖνι) was the hero in Greek mythology. His parents were Hermes and Daeira (Δάειρα).
Eleusis had several relatives: Semele, Cadmus, Aulis, and etc.
He had a consort named Cothonea, they had a son Tripotolemus (Τριπτόλεμος). Goddess Demeter visited Eleusis and Cothonea.
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.
Calypso (Καλυψώ) was a nymph in Greek myths and legends. She was a weaver. Her name means “she who conceals”. Calypso lived on the island of Ogygia. Odysseus spent seven years with her on this island.
Calypso’s parents were: Atlas, Nereus, or Oceanus and Tethus, Pleione, or Doris. Also, she had several siblings.
When Odysseus lived on the island Ogygia Calypso was in love with him. But Odysseus was homesick and she let him go.
Then Hermes came to Calypso.
She had children: Latinus, Nausithous, Nausinous, and Telegonus.
Calypso killed herself because she loved Odysseus.
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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.
Danaë (Δανάη) was a daughter of King Acricius (Ἀκρίσιος) of Argos and his wife Queen Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη).
Her husband was Zeus, son of Cronus (Κρόνος). Danaë had a son Perseus (Περσεύς) who killed Gorgon (Γοργώ) Medusa (Μέδουσα) and saved Andromeda (Ἀνδρομέδα).
Danaë and Perseus floated in a wooden box on the sea. They survived and washed on the island Seriphos.
She met with different monsters, gods, and goddesses, such as: Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), Hermes. Athena, Hades, and etc.
There are many paintings and sculptures about Danaë. Artists and sculptors created her very differently.
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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.
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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