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Pandora, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Pandora păndôrˈə [key], in Greek mythology, first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create her as vengeance upon man and his benefactor, Prometheus. The gods endowed her with every charm,...

Epimetheus, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Epimetheus ĕpˌəmēˈthēəs [key], in Greek mythology: see Pandora. ...

Pandora, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia)Pandora păndôrˈə [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVII (or S17), Pandora is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring a...

Prometheus, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Prometheus prōmēˈthēəs [key], in Greek mythology, great benefactor of mankind. He was the son of the Titan Iapetus and of Clymene or Themis. Because he foresaw the defeat of the Titans by the Oly...

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.

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.

Argos, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Argos, in Greek mythology: see Argus. ...

Alexander, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Alexander, in Greek mythology: see Paris. ...

Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology: see Minos. ...