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- Arion – Mythopedia
Arion’s role as the horse of Adrastus was known from a very early period; indeed, Arion is already mentioned by name in Homer’s Iliad (23 346), an epic poem from the eighth century BCE Arion also featured prominently in the Thebaid (probably mid late sixth century BCE), an epic that recounted the tale of the Seven against Thebes This epic
- Orion - Mythopedia
Orion was a mortal hunter of remarkable size and strength, as well as a highly prolific lover The myths surrounding Orion were often contradictory, though most sources agree he was killed by a god (usually Artemis or Gaia) due to his violent and insolent tendencies He was turned into a constellation after his death
- Nemean Lion - Mythopedia
The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors
- Demeter – Mythopedia
Demeter had relatively few consorts, and thus relatively few children The most famous of her offspring was no doubt Persephone, born from her union with Zeus Demeter also coupled with Poseidon, the god of the sea, and gave birth to the immortal horse Arion Finally, Demeter was the mother of Pluto (the personification of wealth) by her mortal
- Pegasus - Mythopedia
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 battle against the Chimera
- Amphitrite – Mythopedia
Amphitrite was an enchanting nymph from the depths of the sea An important goddess in her own right, she became the wife and queen of Poseidon, one of the greatest gods of the Greek pantheon
- Persephone – Mythopedia
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
- Orpheus – Mythopedia
Orpheus was the most famous musician of Greek mythology His music had power over all living things—though he could not save his bride Eurydice from death
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