Thursday, August 20, 2026
Ages of Man.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Semele.
Semele (Σεμέλη) (Semélē), or Thyone (Θυώνη) (Thyṓnē) was a princess of Thebes in Greek mythology.
Her parents were Cadmus (Κάδμος) (Kádmos) and Harmonia. Autonoё (Αὐτονόη), Agave, Ino, and Polydorus (Πολύδωρος) were Semele's siblings.
She was the mother of the god Dionysus (Διόνυσος) (Diónysos).
Semele met other gods and goddesses, such as: Zeus and Hera (Ἥρα) (Hḗrā).
Also, she was saved from Hades (ᾍδης) (Háidēs) by her son Dionysus.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Necklace of Harmonia.
The Necklace of Harmonia (Ἁρμονία) (Harmonía), (also known as the Necklace of Eriphyle (Ἐριφύλη) (Eriphúlē)). It was a precious ornament that brought misfortune to its owners in Greek myths and legends.
The Necklace of Harmonia was made by Hephaestus (Ἥφαιστος) (Hḗphaistos). It doomed all the descendants of his wife Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) to misfortune.
This jewelry was given to Cadmus (Κάδμος) (Kádmos) by Europa (Εὐρώπη) (Eurṓpē). He then gave the necklace to Harmonia. Other goddesses owned it, too. Among them were: Semele (Σεμέλη) (Semélē), Eriphyle, Ino (Ἰνώ), Jocasta (Ἰοκάστη) (Iokástē), and Agave (Ἀγαύη) (Agaúē).
Monday, July 20, 2026
Erebus.
Erebus (Ἔρεβος) (Érebos) personified darkness in Greek mythology and his name means 'darkness' or 'gloom'.
His father was Chaos (χάος) (kháos). Also, Erebus had siblings: Eros and Nyx.
Eris, Hypnos, Nemesis (Νέμεσις) (Némesis), Hemera (Ἡμέρα) (Hēmérā), Thanatos (Θάνατος) (Thánatos), Charon (Χάρων), Hesperides (Ἑσπερίδες), and Phantasos (Φάντασος) were his offspring.
Erebus is associated with eternal darkness and the underworld.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Attis.
Attis (Ἄττις) (Ἄτυς) (Ἄττυς) (Ἄττης) was known as a god of rebirth and consort of Cybele in Greek myths and legends.
He was very handsome. Attis was from Phrygia (Φρυγία) (Phrygia).
He grew up near the Halys River.
Attis met with other gods and goddesses.
He was killed and turned into a tree after death.
Monday, June 22, 2026
Pan.
Pan (Πάν) (Pán) was from Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) (Arkadía) in Greek mythology. He was known as a god of nature, flocks, and shepherds. Pan's parents were: Hermes and Penelope.
Goat and pan flute were his symbols.
Echo (Ἠχώ) (Ēkhō), Syrinx, and Pitys (Πίτυς) (Pítus) were Pan's consorts. Silenus (Σιληνός) (Sīlēnós), Iynx (Ἴυγξ) (Íynx), and Krotos (Κρότος) were his children.
Pan met with different characters.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Creon.
Creon (Κρέων) (Kreōn) was known as a king of Thebes (Θῆβαι) (Thêbai) in Greek myths and legends. His father was Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) (Menoikeús).
Creon and Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) (Oidípous) were relatives.
Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) (Eὐrudíkē) was his wife. They had several children.
When Amphitryon (Ἀμφιτρύων) (Amphitruo) freed Cadmea (Καδμεία) (Kadmía) from the Teumessian fox (ἀλώπηξ Τευμησσοῦ) (Teumessian vixen), Creon helped him.
Creon was killed.
Monday, May 25, 2026
Antiope.
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.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Syrinx.
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.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Hippolytus of Athens.
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.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thyrsus.
Thyrsus (θύρσος) was a wand with ivy vines. It was a symbol of of Dionysus, god of wine and grape harvest.
Also, thyrsus was attributing of the satyrs and maenads.
This staff meant prosperity.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Phaedra.
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.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Linus.
Linus (Λῖνος ) (Linos) had connections with lyric in Greek mythology. There are stories about this character.
His father was Apollo and his mother was Muse.
Linus visited different places and met with other characters.
He was killed by Heracles.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Amalthea.
Amalthea (Ἀμάλθεια) (Amáltheia) was known as a nymph in Greek myths and legends. Also, she was represented as a goat.
Helios and Tethys were Amalthea's parents.
She fed baby Zeus with goat's milk.
Amalthea had a cornucopia.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Urania.
Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía) was the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. The globe was the symbol of this goddess.
Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne was Urania's mother.
Also, she had several siblings: Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Thalia, and etc.
Apollo (Ἀπόλλων) (Apollōn), Hermes (Ἑρμῆς), and Amphimarus (Ἀμφίμαρος) were Urania's husbands.
Linus (Λῖνος) (Linos) and Hymen (Ὑμήν) (Humḗn) were their sons.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Rhesus.
Rhesus (Ῥῆσος) (Rhêsos) was a king of Thrace in Greek myths and legends. This character appears in the Iliad.
Strymon and Euterpe were his parents. Also, Rhesus had siblings.
He took part in the Trojan War.
Rhesus had a wife Arganthone (Ἀργανθώνη).
He was killed by Odysseus.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Euterpe.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Triptolemus.
Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) (Triptólemos), also known as Buzyges (Βουζύγης) (Bouzýgēs) was involved in agriculture in Greek myths and legends.
Oceanus and Gaia (Γαῖα) (Gaîa), or Celeus (Κελεός) (Keleós) and Metanita (Μετάνειρα ) (Metáneira), or Polyhymnia were his parents. Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς), Demophon (Δημοφῶν) (Δημοφόων), and Callidice (Καλλιδίκη) (Kallidíkē) were brothers and sister of Triptolemus.
He met with Demeter (Δημήτηρ) (Dēmḗtēr) and Persephone (Περσεφόνη) (Persephónē).
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Polyhymnia.
Polyhymnia (Πολυύμνια) was the Muse of poetry and dance in Greek mythology.
Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was her mother.
Calliope (Καλλιόπη) (Kalliópē), Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía), Clio (Κλειώ), Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη), Erato (Ἐρατώ), Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), Thalia (Θάλεια), and Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) were Polyhymnia's siblings.
Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς) and Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) (Triptólemos) were her sons.
There are different arts about Polyhymnia.





































