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Porphyry, Greek scholar
(Encyclopedia)Porphyry pôrˈfĭrē [key], c.232–c.304, Greek scholar and Neoplatonic philosopher. He studied rhetoric under Cassius Longinus and philosophy under Plotinus. He later lectured in Rome on the philos...Harpy, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Harpy, in Greek mythology, winged women with sharp claws who snatched food, objects, or people.Iapetus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Iapetus, in Greek mythology, a Titan. By the nymph Clymene he fathered Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.Medusa, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Medusa mədo͞oˈsə [key], in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena, who changed her hair into snakes and made he...Ganymede, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Ganymede, in Greek mythology, a youth of great beauty. He was carried off by Zeus to be cupbearer to the gods.Kore, in Greek religion
(Encyclopedia)Kore, in Greek religion: see Persephone. ...Argos, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Argos, in Greek mythology: see Argus. ...Alexander, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Alexander, in Greek mythology: see Paris. ...Polydorus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia)Polydorus, in Greek legend: see Hecuba. ...Pyrrhus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia)Pyrrhus, in Greek legend: see Neoptolemus. ...Browse by Subject
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