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Icarus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Icarus: see Daedalus.Ion, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Ion: see Creusa (1.)Echidna, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Echidna: see Typhon.Alpheus, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Alpheus ălfēˈəs [key], river god: see Arethusa. ...hamadryads, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)hamadryads: see nymph.Agave, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Agave əgāˈvē [key]: see Pentheus. ...Calliope, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia)Calliope kəlīˈəpē [key]: see Muses; Orpheus. ...phoenix, in mythology
(Encyclopedia)phoenix, fabulous bird that periodically regenerated itself, used in literature as a symbol of death and resurrection. According to legend, the phoenix lived in Arabia; when it reached the end of its ...Helios
(Encyclopedia)Helios hēˈlēŏs [key] [Gr.,=sun], in Greek religion and mythology, the sun god, son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Each morning he left a palace in the east and crossed the sky in a golden chari...Kronos
(Encyclopedia)Kronos or Cronus both: krōˈnəs [key], in Greek religion and mythology, the youngest Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea. With the help of his mother, he led the Titans in the revolt against Uranus and ru...Browse by Subject
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