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Bookmark or Share- Medea – MythopediaOverview. Medea was the daughter of Aeetes, who ruled the remote kingdom of Colchis. A descendant of the gods and a priestess of Hecate, Medea was a powerful witch and magician herself. She fell in love with Jason when he came to Colchis with the Argonauts to steal the Golden Fleece from her father. In fact, Medea was so in love that she ...
- Apollo – MythopediaCupid and Apollo with a Lyre by Paolo Farinati (ca. 1568). Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain. The punishment for challenging Apollo could also be much more severe. This was the case for the satyr Marsyas, who one day found the aulos, a kind of flute that had been made and discarded by Athena. He learned the instrument well and eventually ...
- Echo – MythopediaFresco showing Echo and Narcissus, with a small winged Cupid at the bottom center, from Pompeii (ca. 60–79 CE) National Archaeological Museum, Naples / egisto sani CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Family. Ancient sources did not say much about Echo’s parentage. She was usually represented as a nymph, suggesting that her parents were immortals.
- Dione – MythopediaDione was a mysterious goddess of the Greek pantheon. Though she only plays a minor role in surviving sources on Greek mytholog y, there is evidence that she was originally far more important. She may have even been the first wife and queen of Zeus, the king of the gods. Dione herself was either a Titan —a daughter of Uranus (“Sky”) and ...
- Neptune – MythopediaNeptune was the Roman god of waters and seas, who controlled winds and storms. Also known as Neptunus Equester, he was recognized as a god of horses and horsemanship, as well as patron of horse racing, a popular form of entertainment for the ancient Romans. In terms of his characteristics and mythology, Neptune was an exact copy of the Greek ...
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