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Kore, in Greek religion
(Encyclopedia)Kore, in Greek religion: see Persephone. ...Mentor, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Mentor mĕnˈtər, –tôrˌ [key], in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. On several occasions in the Odyssey, Athena assumes Mentor's form to give advice to Telemachus or Od...Epimetheus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Epimetheus ĕpˌəmēˈthēəs [key], in Greek mythology: see Pandora. ...Cassiopeia, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Cassiopeia kăsˌēəpēˈə [key], in Greek mythology: see Andromeda. ...Triton , in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Triton, in Greek mythology, son of Poseidon. He was a creature of the sea, the upper half of his body being human, the lower fishlike. Later legends speak of many Tritons, sometimes described as ridin...Pegasus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Pegasus, in Greek mythology, winged horse that carries the thunderbolt of Zeus. He sprang full-grown from the neck of the dying Gorgon Medusa. With a slash of his hoof, he created the Hippocrene, a sa...Daphne, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Daphne dăfˈnē [key], in Greek mythology, a nymph. She was loved by Apollo and by Leucippus, a mortal who disguised himself as a nymph to be near her. When Leucippus betrayed his sex while bathing, ...Proteus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Proteus prōˈtēəs, –tyo͞os [key], in Greek mythology, prophetic old man of the sea who tended the seals of Poseidon. He could change himself into any shape he pleased, but if he were nevertheles...Python, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent. In some myths the infant Apollo slew Python at the oracle of Gaea in Delphi; in others Apollo killed the serpent in order to claim the oracle for himself. T...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...Browse by Subject
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