Hydra – Mythopedia The Hydra, a child of the Greek monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was a creature with multiple serpent heads It lived in the swamps of Lerna in Greece, where it terrorized the region’s inhabitants until it was slain by the mighty Heracles
Cyclopes – Mythopedia The Cyclopes were huge creatures whose defining characteristic was a single large eye in the middle of their forehead There were three different kinds of Cyclopes: the Uranian Cyclopes, who fashioned Zeus’ lightning bolts; the savage Sicilian Cyclopes; and the Cyclopes who built the walls of cities such as Mycenae
Hybris – Mythopedia Avi Kapach Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University
Iliad: Book 9 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Argument The Embassy to Achilles Agamemnon, after the last day’s defeat, proposes to the Greeks to quit the siege, and return to their country Diomed opposes this, and Nestor seconds him, praising his wisdom and resolution He orders the guard to be strengthened, and a council summoned to deliberate what measures are to be followed in this emergency Agamemnon pursues this advice, and
Isis – Mythopedia Isis was the supreme sorceress and healer of the Egyptian pantheon, a devoted wife and mother Thanks to her power and wits, she both saved her husband’s body and ensured her son Horus became king of the gods
Metamorphoses: Book 13 (Full Text) - Mythopedia The Speeches of Ajax and Ulysses THE chiefs were set; the soldiers crown’d the field: To these the master of the seven-fold shield Upstarted fierce: and kindled with disdain Eager to speak, unable to contain His boiling rage, he rowl’d his eyes around The shore, and Graecian gallies hall’d a-ground Then stretching out his hands, O Jove, he cry’d, Must then our cause before the fleet
Metamorphoses: Book 15 (Full Text) - Mythopedia A KING is sought to guide the growing state, One able to support the publick weight And fill the throne where Romulus had sate Renown, which oft bespeaks the publick voice, Had recommended Numa to their choice: A peaceful, pious prince; who not content To know the Sabine rites, his study bent To cultivate his mind; to learn the laws Of Nature, and explore their hidden cause Urg’d by this
Ilus – Mythopedia Avi Kapach Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University
Human Names – Dungeons Dragons - Mythopedia Forge epic destinies with our Dungeons Dragons human name generator Find timeless names for male and female humans, perfect for each unique adventure