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Bookmark or Share- Daedalus - MythopediaDaedalus (meaning “Ingenious”) was a talented Athenian craftsman. At some point, he left Athens and came to the court of King Minos on Crete, where he designed the Labyrinth and other technological marvels (in some traditions, he was banished from Athens for murdering his nephew Perdix). Daedalus eventually angered his powerful employer and ...
- Isis – MythopediaIsis was the supreme sorceress and healer of the Egyptian pantheon, a devoted wife and mother. Thanks to her power and wits, she both saved her husband’s body and ensured her son Horus became king of the gods.
- Sisyphus – MythopediaSisyphus was a Greek king usually associated with Corinth. He was famously cunning, but unfortunately also deceitful and impious. In the most common version of the myth, Sisyphus managed to cheat Death and thereby extend his life (the details of how he accomplished this vary across different sources). Eventually, however, Sisyphus did die.
- Icarus – MythopediaIcarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, born on Crete and imprisoned alongside his father in the Labyrinth by King Minos. Daedalus fashioned wings from bird feathers and wax to enable him and Icarus to fly to freedom. But Icarus, despite his father’s warnings, flew too close to the sun; the wax of his wings melted, and he ...
- Tiefling Names – Dungeons & Dragons - MythopediaTiefling Naming Conventions in Dungeons & Dragons. DnD Tiefling names are a wild blend of diabolic elegance and rebellious flair, heavily influenced by the demonic tones of the Infernal language, making them sound like nicknames you might find in my 8th-grade burn book. Tiefling names often feature harsh consonants and melodic syllables—like ...
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