Greek mythology

Aethalides
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aethalides is a minor but distinctive figure in Greek mythology, best known as an Argonaut and as the possessor of extraordinary memory. He was regarded as a son of the god Hermes and a mortal woman, and his exceptional …

Asclepius
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Asclepius is the Greek god and legendary master of healing, one of the most important divine figures associated with medicine in the ancient Mediterranean. In myth he begins as a gifted mortal physician, but his skill be…

Aer
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aer is a name sometimes used for the personification of air in Greek mythology, especially the lower atmosphere or misty air close to the earth. The Greek word aēr (ἀήρ) primarily means “air,” “mist,” or “the atmosphere,…

Aeolus
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aeolus is a name associated with the winds in Greek mythology, but it does not belong to only one figure. In the Odyssey, Aeolus is a powerful ruler who keeps the winds under control on the floating island of Aeolia. Lat…

Aello
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aello is a Harpy in Greek mythology, one of the winged female beings associated with violent winds, sudden abduction and divine punishment. Her name is usually written Ἀελλώ in Greek and is commonly connected with words …

Aegle
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aegle is a name shared by several figures in Greek mythology rather than belonging to one single, universally defined goddess or creature. The Greek name Αἴγλη (Aiglē) is commonly connected with “radiance,” “brightness,”…

Aegina
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aegina is a figure of Greek mythology best known as a river nymph, the daughter of the river god Asopus and the mother of the hero Aeacus. Her story explains the mythic naming of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf …

Briareus
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Briareus is a primordial being in Greek mythology, one of the three Hekatoncheires, or “Hundred-Handers.” He is described as possessing extraordinary strength, many arms and numerous heads, and he plays an important part…

Aidos
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aidos (Greek aidōs, αἰδώς) is a Greek personification of reverence, modesty, moral shame and a respectful sense of human limits. The word does not correspond neatly to a single English term. Depending on context, it can …

Aeacus
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Aeacus (Greek Aiakos) is a heroic king of Greek mythology, especially associated with the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. Son of Zeus and the river god’s daughter Aegina, he was remembered as a ruler of exceptional…

Adonis
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Adonis is a figure of Greek mythology associated with extraordinary beauty, erotic desire, hunting and untimely death. His story became especially influential in Greek and Roman literature, but his name and some features…

Adephagia
Greek mythology · Mediterranean & Near East Adephagia was a Greek personification associated with gluttony, insatiable appetite and excessive eating. Her name, written Ἀδηφαγία in Greek, is generally understood as meaning “insatiability” or “gluttony,” from words …

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