Hercules kills the Egyptians (Athens, 400s BC) Another Herakles story In this story, Herakles traveled to Egypt, where he met the king of Egypt, the Pharaoh Busiris. Who is Herakles? New Kingdom Egypt More [...]
Who were Atreus and Thyestes? Atreus and Thyestes were brothers, the sons of Pelops and Hippodameia. The brothers grew up together and played together. Greek mythology made easy All our Ancient Greece articles But [...]
Atalanta (see her name misspelled on the vase?) Who was Atalanta? Atalanta was a woman who was very good at all kinds of sports (in the story; this is a story). She [...]
Arion and the dolphins: a lyre player and his helper (probably enslaved) (Greece, about 680 BC, now in the Getty Museum) Arion was a great singer Herodotus tells us that in [...]
The Arachne story: Greek women weaving at a warp-weighted loom - Athens, 500s BC Who was Arachne? Arachne was a girl who lived in Greece a long long time ago (in the story; this [...]
Herakles wrestling Antaeus, on a red figure vase from Athens, 400s BC Herakles and Antaeus For one of his labors, Herakles had to fight a very strong man named Antaeus. More [...]
A Greek depiction of an Amazon (Athens, ca. 420 BC; Wikimedia) The Greek story of the Amazons The Amazons, in Greek mythology, were a group of warriors who were all women [...]
Ajax in the Iliad carrying the dead Achilles He brought back the body of Achilles Ajax was one of the great heroes of the Trojan War. He was the king of [...]
Deer in the forest Who was Actaeon? Actaeon (ac-TAY-on) was a young man who liked to go hunting in the woods. He spent a lot of time alone in the woods with [...]
Achilles, on a Greek black-figure vase from around 530 BC. Is it on purpose that Achilles' heel is showing? Who were Achilles' parents? Achilles was a great warrior in ancient [...]
