Mythography | Greek Legends in Myth and Art

home | greek | myths | legends | page 2

Greek Legends

Icarus | son of the inventor Daedalus who flew too close to the sun

Ixion | a mortal man who attempted to seduce the goddess Hera

Laocoon | a Trojan priest of Poseidon

Marsyas | this satyr challenged the god Apollo to a contest of musical skill - guess who won...

Midas | the king who wished that everything he touched would be turned to gold

Minos | the legendary King of Crete

Myrrha | Myrrha was the unlucky daughter of a king who was overwhelmed by her inappropriate desires

Niobe | Niobe bragged that she had more children than the goddess Leto - for this, she was punished by Apollo and Artemis

Pasiphae | Queen of Crete who developed a passion for a white bull

Phaedra | a daughter of King Minos and Pasiphae

Phaethon | son of the god Helios, the boy was determined to prove that he shared his father's mastery over the sun

Pleiades | seven sisters, daughters of Atlas and Pleione

Psyche | a beautiful mortal woman who made the goddess Aphrodite jealous

Semele | daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia; she was the mother of the god Dionysos

Sisyphus | a man who so angered the gods that he was subjected to eternal punishment after death

Tantalus | his punishment was to spend eternity grasping for food and drink that was always just beyond his reach

Search Mythography
For best results, use lower case queries in Altavista's syntax... search help!

Do you have a specific question about Greek mythology? Then try the Mythography forum!

Who's Who in Classical Mythology

This book is a great source for information about Greek and Roman mythology! Organized alphabetically, this who's who features information about over 1200 of the most intriguing characters from Classical myth and legend.

Bulfinch's Mythology

Mythology

The Oxford Classical Dictionary

The Bibliography

If you want more recommended resources for information about Greek myths, visit the books section - it lists books about mythology, art, literature, and more.

Copyright © 1997-2008 Loggia.com. All rights reserved.
No part of this website, including text and images, may be reproduced or copied in any form
or by any means without the express prior written permission of Loggia.com.