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 …

Jul 3, 2023 · Perseus, son of Zeus, was a Greek hero from Argos. He is best remembered for killing Medusa, rescuing Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae.

Mar 24, 2023 · Pegasus was an immortal winged horse who sprang to life from Medusa’s blood after she was slain. He was eventually tamed and bridled by the hero Bellerophon, who rode him into …

Jul 14, 2025 · Rama, a popular avatar of Vishnu, was born on earth to restore dharma, the righteous order of the universe. The epic poem the Ramayana tells of Rama’s banishment from his father’s …

Mar 10, 2023 · Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of Ethiopia. Offered up as a sacrifice to Poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish boasts, …

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 …

Jan 6, 2023 · Calypso, daughter of the Titan Atlas, was a Greek nymph and goddess. She lived on the island of Ogygia, where the hero Odysseus was shipwrecked on his way back from the Trojan War. …

Jan 18, 2023 · The Graeae were three sisters who lived in a remote corner of the world, sharing a single eye and a single tooth among them. They were best known for (reluctantly) helping Perseus in his …

Apr 26, 2023 · Eshu is the Yoruba god of trickery, mischief, accidents, and unpredictability. He carries sacrifices from humans to the gods and is well-known for deceiving both mortals and immortals.

I. TO DIONYSUS [1] (1–9) ( (lacuna)) . . . For some say, at Dracanum; and some, on windy Icarus; and some, in Naxos, O Heaven-born, Insewn [2]; and others by the deep-eddying river Alpheus that …