May 20, 2023 · Among Chiron’s students were Jason, who led the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece; Asclepius, son of Apollo, who eventually became the god of healing; Actaeon, grandson of the Theban king Cadmus, who was transformed into a stag by Artemis and devoured by his own hunting dogs; and Aristaeus, the inventor of beekeeping and husbandry.

Jul 31, 2023 · Achilles was killed during the final year of the Trojan War, while he was still very young. There are different accounts of how he died, but in virtually all of them, he was killed by the Trojan prince Paris with the help of the god Apollo. In what became the most familiar tradition, Paris pierced Achilles in the heel with an arrow guided by ...

Jul 10, 2023 · Asclepius was also sometimes addressed as paian, a distinctive title usually used to call on a god as healer (and most often associated with Asclepius’ father, Apollo). Attributes and Iconography. As both hero and god, Asclepius represented the supreme physician. He was worshipped by the Greeks as the god of medicine and healing.

Sep 21, 2023 · Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the household.

Jul 27, 2023 · Aristaeus was a Greek hero and nature god. The son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene, he was raised by the earth goddess Gaia and by the Horae (or by the wise Centaur Chiron, depending on the source). Aristaeus became an expert in many valuable skills and arts, including beekeeping, shepherding, olive-growing, hunting, healing, and prophecy.

Mar 8, 2023 · Cronus is featured as a recurring character in the God of War video game series and serves as a major antagonist in God of War III (2010). In Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, Cronus appears as Kronos, a nefarious troublemaker who acquires an attitude after four thousand years of captivity in Tartarus. He leads an ...

Mar 11, 2023 · Aengus was a Celtic god who ruled over love, poetry, and youth. A member of the Tuatha dé Danann, his cunning wordplay and disarming good looks helped win many battles of wit against his elders.

Jun 6, 2023 · Eventually, one of Aeneas’ descendants, the princess Rhea Silvia, lay with the war god Mars (the Greek Ares) and gave birth to Romulus, the founder of Rome. But some traditions made Aeneas himself the founder of Rome, or at least shortened the span of time that passed between his arrival in Italy and the foundation of the eternal city.

Sep 21, 2023 · Iolaus was the son of Iphicles and the nephew of Heracles; he is best remembered as the companion and helper of his more famous uncle. Closely connected with youth, he was often worshipped alongside Heracles, especially in Thebes, Sicily, and Sardinia.

Feb 11, 2023 · Acastus’ father was Pelias, a mortal son of the sea god Poseidon who became king of Iolcus. In what appears to have been the standard account, his mother was Anaxibia, the daughter of Bias. [4] But Apollodorus mentions an alternative tradition that made Acastus’ mother Phylomache, the daughter of Amphion.