Calypso - Mythopedia
2023年1月6日 · Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas, was a Greek nymph and goddess. She lived on the island of Ogygia, where the hero Odysseus was shipwrecked on his way back from the Trojan War. Calypso rescued Odysseus and kept him on the island as her lover until finally commanded to let him go.
Odysseus - Mythopedia
2023年4月28日 · The Best of The Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979. Rose, H. J. A Handbook of Greek Mythology. London: Methuen, 1929. Smith, William. “Odysseus.” In A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Spottiswoode and …
Callisto - Mythopedia
2023年10月4日 · Callisto was a princess or nymph from Arcadia and a companion of the goddess Artemis. After being seduced by Zeus, she bore him a son named Arcas; but she was soon transformed into a bear by either Artemis, Hera, or Zeus. In her new form, Callisto was either shot down by Artemis or made into a constellation.
Hermes – Mythopedia
2023年4月17日 · Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus by Gerard de Lairesse (ca. 1670). Cleveland Museum of Art CC0 When Odysseus finally returned home to Ithaca, he killed the opportunistic suitors who—by seeking Penelope ’s hand in marriage—had sought to usurp Odysseus’ role as patriarch of his family.
Odyssey - Mythopedia
2023年3月1日 · The Odyssey, traditionally said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem probably written around the middle of the eighth century BCE. It describes the Greek hero Odysseus’ wanderings as he journeys home from fighting in the Trojan War.
Penelope - Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Mythology Origins. There are only scattered references to Penelope’s early life. In one tradition, known only from commentators writing in late antiquity, the infant Penelope was thrown into the sea by either her own parents or by Nauplius, a neighboring king. She was saved, however, by ducks, which in Greek are called pēnelopes. Because of ...
Odyssey: Book 5 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The Departure of Ulysses from Calypso. Pallas in a council of the gods complains of the detention of Ulysses in the Island of Calypso: whereupon Mercury is sent to command his removal. The seat of Calypso described. She consents with much difficulty; and Ulysses builds a vessel with his own hands, in which he embarks.
Hyades – Mythopedia
2023年9月18日 · The Hyades, daughters of the Titan Atlas, were goddesses who were placed in the night sky as a cluster of stars. They were associated above all with the rainy season. It was said that they made into stars after dying of grief for their dead brother, or, alternatively, as a reward for nursing Dionysus.
Ino – Mythopedia
2023年9月19日 · Ino, daughter of Cadmus, was the wife of King Athamas of Boeotia. She was driven mad by Hera as a punishment for rearing Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Hera’s husband Zeus. After throwing herself into the sea with her young son, Ino was transformed into the sea goddess Leucothea.
Iapetus - Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Iapetus was one of the original Greek Titans who fought (unsuccessfully) against the Olympians in the Titanomachy. He fathered several well-known mythological figures, including Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.