Mar 11, 2023 · Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, was a snake-haired female who turned anybody who looked upon her to stone. She was finally killed by the hero Perseus, who used her …

Mar 8, 2023 · The Agamemnon is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. In the play, the Greek warrior Agamemnon returns home after conquering Troy, only to be murdered by his …

May 2, 2023 · The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia. The play depicts Orestes’ trial and eventual acquittal for …

Oct 9, 2023 · The Danaids were princesses of Argive descent, the fifty daughters of King Danaus. Forced against their will to marry their cousins (the fifty sons of Aegyptus), they killed their new …

Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the …

Jan 18, 2023 · The tragedian Aeschylus described them as swan-formed, but it is unclear whether this was a reference to their physical shape or simply to the pale color of their hair. [15] They were …

Sep 20, 2023 · Zeus was the powerful but flawed king of the Greek pantheon and the supreme god of the Greeks. He ruled over men and gods alike from his throne on Mount Olympus.

Mar 10, 2023 · Iapetus was one of the original Greek Titans who fought (unsuccessfully) against the Olympians in the Titanomachy. He fathered several well-known mythological figures, including Atlas, …

Mar 9, 2023 · Aeschylus, writing around the same time as Pindar, connected the Moirae with the myth of Alcestis: according to Aeschylus, Apollo got the Moirae drunk so that they would agree to let his …

Mar 9, 2023 · The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution. From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that violated the …