Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) was an Amazon in Greek mythology.
Ares was her father and Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη) (Hippolytē) or Otrera (Ὀτρήρη) (Otrērē) was her mother. Theseus was Antiope's husband.
Melanippe (Μελανίππη) (Melanippê), Pethesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) (Penthesíleia), and Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια) were her sisters.
Hippolytus of Athens was Antiope's son.
She met with other gods and goddesses.
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.
Phaedra (Φαίδρα) (Phaídra) was known as a Cretan princess in Greek myths and legends.
Minos and Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη) (Pāsipháē) were her parents.
Also, Phaedra had several siblings: Glaucus (Γλαῦκος) (Glaûkos), Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) (Ariádnē), Androgeus (Ἀνδρόγεως) (Androgeum), Xenodice (Ξενοδίκη), Deucalion (Δευκαλίων), and the Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) (Mīnṓtauros).
Theseus (Θησεύς) was her spouse. Acamas (Ἀκάμας) and Demophan (Δημοφῶν) were their sons.
Meleager (Μελέαγρος) was a hero in Greek myths and legends. His parents were Oineus (Οἰνεύς) or Ares and Althea (Ἀλθαία). Deianira (Δῃάνειρα) was Meleager’s sister.
He took part in the campaign of the Arganauts along with Jason, Theseus, Peleus, and others.
Cleopatra and Atalanta (Ἀταλάντη) were his wives. Meleager had an offspring named Parthenopaeus (Παρθενοπαῖος).
Minos (Μίνως) was a King of Crete in Greek myths and legends. His father was Zeus, his mother was Europa.
He ruled on an island. Minos met many different characters of Greek mythology, such as: Daedalus, Poseidon, Minotaur, and etc.
King of Crete asked King Aegeus for seven boys and seven girls. they were needed for Daedalus' labyrinth, these boys and girls were eaten by the Minotaur .
Theseus, the Athenian hero, killed this creature.
Pasiphaё was Minos' wife. They had several children: Ariadne, Phaedra, Androgeus, Deucalion, Gkaucus, Catreus, Acacallis, and Xenodice.
He died in Sicily. After the death, Minos became an judge in the underworld.
This character was popular in arts and culture.
Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) was known as a Cretan princess in Greek mythology. Her parents were Minos (Μίνως) and Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη). Ariadne's siblings were: Glaucus, the Minotaur (Μῑνώταυρος), Phaedra, Catreus, Deucalion, and Androgeus.
She had her own symbols, such as: bull, string or thread, and serpent.
Ariadne was a wife of Dionysus (Δῐόνῡσος) and Theseus (Θησεύς).
She helped the Minotaur with her thread the labyrinth. Daedalus had taught Ariadne that.
Also, she was on the island Naxos. Ariadne gave birth to her children: Oenopion, Staphylus, and Thoas.
She met with other gods and goddesses.
There are many myths and legends about this weaving goddess.
Ariadne became popular in arts and culture. There are different paintings and sculptures about her.
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Daedalus (Δαίδαλος) was a character in Greek mythology. He was born in Athens. His father was Metion, his mother was Iphinoe or Merope.
Daedalus was a wise person. He created many different things. Daedalus was an architect and sculptor. He was a symbol of knowledge and power.
Perdix (Πέρδιξ) was a nephew of Daedalus. Also, he was his student. Perdix was more talented than his uncle. Daedalus killed him.
On Crete, he made statues for Minos (Μίνως), Pasiphaё (Πασιφάη), Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη), Phaedra (Φαίδρα), and other members of family.
Also, Daedalus created the Labyrinth (Λαβύρινθος). Minotaur (Μινώταυρος) was born and lived there. Theseus (Θησεύς) went from the Labyrinth with the Ariadne's thread.
He had a son named Icarus.
Menelaus (Μενέλαος) was known as king of Mycena and husband of beautiful Helen. His parents were Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) and Aerope (Ἀερόπη). Menelaus had an elder brother named Agamemnon. He was a king of Mycenae, too.
His wife Helen of Troy was kidnapped by Theseus and Pirithous, when she was a child.
Menelaus was an important character in the Trojan War.
He and his spouse Helen of Sparta had a daughter Hermione.
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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