May 20, 2023 · The bout between Pollux and Amycus was the Dioscuri’s main contribution to the voyage of the Argonauts. In ancient art, however, Castor and Pollux were sometimes shown helping the witch Medea fight the bronze automaton Talos, who attacked the Argonauts as they were returning home. The Calydonian Boar Hunt

Dec 8, 2022 · Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty. When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back.

Oct 9, 2023 · Amycus, son of Poseidon and a nymph, was the king of the Bebrycians, a mythical race that lived in Anatolia. He challenged all strangers who visited his land to a boxing match, invariably killing them in the course of the fight. But he was finally defeated by Polydeuces, who came to Amycus’ lands with the other Argonauts.

Nov 29, 2022 · The pantheon of Chinese gods and goddesses is extensive, spanning thousands of years as well as different ethnic groups and changing geographical boundaries. Some of the most enduring deities are Pangu, the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Sun …

Jul 31, 2023 · Etymology. The name Achilles (“Achilleus” is the Greek pronunciation) is an old one, found on tablets from the Mycenaean Period (ca. 1700–1100 BCE).

Yet two are wanting of the numerous train, Whom long my eyes have sought, but sought in vain: Castor and Pollux, first in martial force, One bold on foot, and one renown’d for horse. My brothers these; the same our native shore, One house contain’d us, as one mother bore.

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Aug 31, 2023 · Jupiter was the supreme god of the Roman pantheon, a god of the sky and weather and the champion of Rome and its empire. His Greek counterpart was Zeus.

May 5, 2023 · In the land of the Bebrycians, another Argonaut, Pollux, defeated the savage king Amycus in a boxing match. And in Thrace, the Argonauts Calais and Zetes saved Phineus from the Harpies who had been tormenting him. Vase painting of Calais and Zetes rescuing Phineus from the Harpies by the Leningrad Painter (c. 460 BCE), Louvre.

Mar 10, 2023 · Coeus, a Greek Titan whose name meant “inquiry,” was grandfather to the Olympians Apollo and Artemis. After he and the other Titans were banished to Tartarus, Coeus led an escape attempt, but he was ultimately driven back by Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the Underworld.