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Aello
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Adrasteia
Adrasteia is a figure of Greek mythology whose identity varies between different ancient traditions. She is best known as a nymph who helped protect and raise the infant Zeus in Crete, but the name Adrasteia was also use…
Adamanthea
Adamanthea is not a widely established figure in Greek mythology, and the name itself appears to be rare, obscure, and potentially variant in transmission. Because of that, any discussion of Adamanthea must begin with ca…
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, desire, beauty, attraction, and sexual pleasure. In Greek religion and myth, she belongs to the divine world of Olympus, but her identity is broader and more complex than a simple …