Daphne – Mythopedia Daphne was a virginal nymph, the daughter of a Greek river god In her most famous myth, she was desired by the Olympian god Apollo and was only able to escape his advances by transforming into a laurel tree
Nymphs – Mythopedia The nymphs were minor divinities who took the form of beautiful young women They represented diverse aspects of nature, including water, mountains, trees, and even specific locales They were also frequently divided into subgroups (such as Dryads, Naiads, and Nereids) according to the type of environment they inhabited
Thanatos – Mythopedia Thanatos, son of Nyx and twin brother of Hypnos, was the divine personification of death Hated by gods and mortals alike, Thanatos could be outwitted or overpowered at times, but he always won out in the end
Dryads and Hamadryads – Mythopedia Dryads and Hamadryads were the most famous tree nymphs of ancient Greek mythology Hamadryads in particular were closely connected with the trees in which they lived, and even died when their tree died
Metamorphoses: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Daphne her name, and Peneus was her sire Swell’d with the pride, that new success attends, He sees the stripling, while his bow he bends, And thus insults him: Thou lascivious boy, Are arms like these for children to employ? Know, such atchievements are my proper claim; Due to my vigour, and unerring aim: Resistless are my shafts, and Python
Iliad: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Argument The Contention of Achilles and Agamemnon [40] In the war of Troy, the Greeks having sacked some of the neighbouring towns, and taken from thence two beautiful captives, Chryseis and Briseis, allotted the first to Agamemnon, and the last to Achilles Chryses, the father of Chryseis, and priest of Apollo, comes to the Grecian camp to ransom her; with which the action of the poem opens
Daphnis – Mythopedia Daphnis, often said to have been a son of Hermes, was a handsome herdsman who lived in Sicily When he was blinded by a jealous nymph for his infidelity, he invented pastoral poetry to console himself
Homeric Hymns: 3. To Apollo (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO DELIAN APOLLO (1–18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who shoots afar As he goes through the house of Zeus, the gods tremble before him and all spring up from their seats when he draws near, as he bends his bright bow But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and closes his quiver, and takes his archery from his
Greek Names - Mythopedia Greek names: History, structure, and meaning Philosophers, warriors, scientists—Greek culture propagated its innovations throughout the Hellenistic world more than any other country To this day, the roots of Greek naming still run deep in North American and many European cultures From the heroes of epics like the Odyssey to the legends of Greek myth like Zeus and Hercules, Greece has left
Metamorphoses: Book 9 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Theseus requests the God to tell his woes, Whence his maim’d brow, and whence his groans arose Whence thus the Calydonian stream reply’d, With twining reeds his careless tresses ty’d: Ungrateful is the tale; for who can bear, When conquer’d, to rehearse the shameful war? Yet I’ll the melancholy story trace; So great a conqu’ror softens the disgrace: Nor was it still so mean the