Scylla (pronounced sa-ee-la) is one of Greek mythology’s feistiest sea monsters, known for preying near a famous narrow sea channel accompanied by the sea ...

The story of King Oedipus of Thebes was an influential part of Greek mythology, which was widely covered by many famous poets and writers. It’s a story that ...

Although not a central figure of Greek mythology, Nyx is one of the most important as a primordial being. She was one of the first beings to ever exist and ...

King Agamemnon of Mycenae is well known in Greek mythology for his involvement in Trojan War. Different poets wrote about this all-powerful ruler for his ...

Hera (Roman counterpart Juno) is one of the Twelve Olympians and is married to Zeus, the most powerful of all the Greek gods. This makes her the Queen of ...

The goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite (known as Venus in Roman mythology) is one of the most recognizable names to have come from Greek mythology. In ...

Demeter was one of the twelve Olympian gods that lived on Mount Olympus. Goddess of the harvest and agriculture, Demeter (Roman counterpart Ceres) reigns ...

Persephone (Roman Proserpine or Proserpina) was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was the Goddess of the Underworld, and was also associated with ...

Before the time of the Olympians, the ruthless Titan Cronus (also spelled Kronos or Cronos) was the god of time and the ruler of the universe. Cronus was a ...

Acis is a minor character in Greek mythology, mentioned in the writings of Ovid.  He is best known as the lover of the Nereid Galatea and appears in the ...