Mythology final Tools A B Job Bible, Tested by God Kingu Tiamat's marshal, killed by Marduk, from whose blood humans were made...Enuma Elish Samson biblical hero like Heracles Delilah killed Samson Cain and Abel Bible, brothers Cain killed Abel Abraham and Isaac Bible, Abraham was going to sacrifice son Isaac to God until He provided a ram for sacrifice Humbaba Monster in the woods killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu Dilmun Sumerian Paradise, no pain or suffering Achilles Greatest greek warrior at Troy, shot down by Paris and Apollo and burned Actaeon Son of Autonoe, torn to bits by his own dogs, turned into a stag after seeing Artemis naked Admetus king of Pherae, wife Alcestis died in his place because Apollo said he would not die if he found someone else to die Adonis Son of Cinyras and Myrrha, beloved by Aphrodite, killed by a boar. Aegisthus Son of Thyestes, lover of Clytemnestra Aeneas Son of Aphrodite and Anchises, ancestor of Roman people Aeschylus Athenian playwright fifth century BC wrote Seven against Thebes Agave Daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, mother of Pentheus Ajax Greek hero who commited suicide at Troy because Odysseus was awarded Achilles' armour. Alcestis Wife of Admetus who dies in his place Alcmena Mother of Heracles, consort of Zeus Amazons women warrior tribe, went to war with Theseus because he abducted their queen. Occassionally slept with random men to keep tribe going. Anchises Father of Aeneas, Prince of Troy, lover of Aphrodite Andromache Wife of Hector who leaves her to go into battle Andromeda Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopea, rescued from the sea monster by Perseus Antigone daughter of Oedipus, buries brother against state edict , topic of Sophocles play Aphrodite mother of Aeneas, Greek goddess of sexual attraction Apollo son of Zeus and Leto, god of music, medicine, reason, and prophecy Ares Greek God of war, consort of Aphrodite Argos City in the Argive plane, in Sophocles play Ariadne Prize of Theseus, Cretan princess, daughter of Minos, helped Thesues Aristophanes Athenian writer of comedies fifth century BC Aristotle philosopher, fourth century BC. theory of tragedy Artemis Daughter of Zeus and Leto, virgin goddess of the wild Astyanax Son of Hector and Andromache, thrown from the walls at Troy Atalanta female athlete, defeated in a footrace, determined to remain a virgin Athena Greek goddess of war and crafts, virgin, born from Zeus's head Atlas A titan who holds up the sky Atreus King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon, brother of Thyestes, fought over becoming king.golden fleece Attis A resurrection god, driven mad, castrates himself and dies Baal Levantine Storm god, bible Bacchus other name for Dionysus Bellerophon Corinthian hero, tamed Pegasus,fought against Amazons Bull of Heaven Monster sent by Ishtar against Gilgamesh and Enkidu Cadmus King of Thebes, killed a serpent at the waterhole Calypso nymph who kept Odysseus on her island for seven years Cassandra Daughter of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Clytemnestra, mistress of Agamemnon Cattle of Helius eaten by Odysseus' crew Centaurs Half man, half horse, created by ejaculate into a cloud, drunk off wine, tried to rape the bride at the alter and fought Theseus Cerberus multiheaded monster in the gate of the underworld Chaos sexless, came before Gaea, beneath earth Charon ferryman of the dead in Vergil play Charybdis an enormous whirlpool that sucks down and spits up torrents 3 times a day, Odysseus is spared Chimaera lion body, snake tail and goat head protruding from the back, killed by Bellerpheron Chiron the wise centaur, tutor of heros. Immortal, took centaurs in when Heracles threw torches at them when he drank their wine Chryseis given to Agamemnon as booty in the Trojen war Cicones Tribe in Thrace raided by Oddyseus in his journey from Troy Circe Daughter of Helius who entertained Odysseus for a year when he was on her island Clytemnestra Wife of Agamemnon, murdered Cassandra Cnossus principle city in Crete Creon King of Thebes Cumae Site of the earliest Greek colony in Italy, where the Aeneas descended to the underworld Cybele mother goddess, loved Attis, born from a great rock Cyclopes human like monsters, One eye, Odysseus wanted gifts and he and his crew were placed in a cave Daedalus craftsman who built a hollow cow and wings for he and his son Icarus to escape from it Danae Mother of Perseus, saved by Dictys whose brother fell inlove with her Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy Deianira wife of Heracles, killed him with a poison shirt Delphi Sanctuary of Apollo at the foot of Mount Parnassus, where Apllo slew the python Demeter Daughter of Cronus, mother of Persephone, goddess of grain Deucalion Son of Prometheus, husband of Pyrrah, survivor of the flood Dido Phoenician queen, loved Aeneas and committed suicide when abandoned Dumuzi Sumerian fertility god, was sent to the underworld to take his wife, Inanna's place Ea Akkadian for Enki, god of flowing water, Enuma Elish Electra daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, conspired to kill her mother, topic of a play by Euripides Eleusinian Mysteries Homeric hymn celebrates the founding of the festival designed to cause the growth of grain Elysian Fields special afterworld Enki Sumerian god of fresh waters, created men from mud Enuma Elish Akkadian poem Erinyes The furies Eros love or desire, came after chaos Euripides Athenian playwright fifth century BC Europa daughter of Agenor, seduced by Zeus in the form of a bull Eurydice beloved of Orpheus who tried to bring her back form the underworld Fates Sisters of the seasons, representing dark and implacable destiny Harpies snatchers, winged creatures Hecuba Roman name for Hecabe, wife of King Priam Helen daughter of Zeus and Leda, lover of Paris Hephaestus Greek god of smiths, son of Hera Hera daughter of Cronus, wife and sister of Zeus Heracles son of Zeus, greatest greek hero, was driven mad and killed his wife and children Hermes trickster, baby who gets into a lot of trouble stealing cattle and also invented the lyre Hesiod Greek writer, eighth century BC, Works and Days and the Theogony Homer Composer of the Iliad and the Odyssey Hydra Water serpent slain by Heracles Icarus drowned when he disobeyed his father's instructions not to fly close to the sun, character in a play by Ovid Iliad written by Homer Io princess beloved of Zeusm turned into a cow Iphigenia daughter of Agamemnon, sacrificed by her father Isis lover, wife and sister to Osiris, egyptian goddess. identified with Demeter Jason Leader of the Argonauts, voyage of argo Juno Roman for Hera Kumarbi Hittite enemy of the storm god Teshub. Hittite name for Cronus. Gave birth to a stone child Leda mother of Clytemnestra, Helen etc., consort of Zeus Lethe "forgetfulness" a river in the underworld Lotus Eaters tempted the crew of Odysseus, they eat a drug that men eat and forget everything about their home and purpose Maenads Female followers of Dionysus Marduk Babylonian storm god, killed Tiamat Medea witch, play by Euripides, wife of Jason Mercury Roman god of commerce, equated with Greek Hermes Minerva Roman for Athena Minoans Bronze Age inhabitants of Crete Minos Cretan king of Cnossus, son of Zeus Minotaur Half man, half bull offspring of Pasiaphae Muses Inspirors of poetry gave the gift of song to Hesiod Nausicaa princess who helped Odysseus, had to wash her clothes in the sea to find a husband Niobe Boasted that her children were better and larger in number, Artemis and Apollo killed her children Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures, known by Christians Orestes son of Agamemnon who killed his mother, Clytemnestra to avenge his mother Orpheus Son of Apollo, musicia, tried to bring his wife back from the underworld Osiris Lover, husband and brother to Isis, was killed by his brother Typheaus by being placed in a mummy casket and sent down the Nile Ovid Roman poet, first century AD, wrote Metamorphoses Pallas an epithet for Athena Pan woodland god, the power that makes the shepherd's flocks get fat Paris son of Priam and Hecabe, lover of Helen, judge to choose most beautiful goddess Pasiphae wife of Minos, put a curse on Minos so that he could not ejaculate sperm, instead ejaculated spiders and scorpions Penelope wife of Odysseus, put him through a test to see if he was her husband, placed a bed in the hallway Pentheus Theban king who opposed Dionysus, torn to pieces by the Maenads Persephone daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades Phaedra daughter of Minos, wife of Theseus, falls in love with Hippolytus Philoctetes inherited bow of Heracles, bit by a serpent and abandoned, killer of Paris Pollux brother of Castor, Helen, and Clytemnestra Priam King of Troy during the Trojan War Procrustes "stretcher" killed by Theseus Prometheus Main character in the play Prometheus Bound, stole fire for mankind Python the snake that Apollo killed at Delphi Rhea Titan, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus Sarpedon brother of Minos, son of Zeus and Europa, fled to Lycia when Minos drove him out Scylla turned into a sea bird and cut off the purple hair of her father, was in love with Minos Shamash Semitic sun god Sirens creatures who through the beauty of their song lured sailors to their death. Odysseus Sophocles Greek playwright, fifth century BC, Oedipus the King and Trojan Women Styx "hateful" a river of the underworld Sumerians People of Southern Mesopotamia Tammuz Sumerian Dumuzi, consort of Astarte (Ishtar) Tantalus One of the damned in the underworld, served his own son Pelops Tartarus place for punishment in the underworld Telemachus Son of Odysseus and Penelope Theseus Athenian hero, son of Poseidon, 12 labors, fought the Amazons and Minotaur Thetis Mother of Achilles Tiamat Babylonian mother earth goddess in Enuma Elish killed by Mardukof Thebes Tiresias blind prophet Titans offspring of Uranus and Gaea Troilus Son of Priam killed by Achilles Trojan War fought over Helen of Troy Ulysses Roman name for Odysseus Uranus father of the titans and Aphrodite Uruk City in Sumer, home of Gilgamesh Utnapishtim Survivor of the flood created by Enlil, Sumerian Noah Venus Roman for Aphrodite Vergil writer of the Aeneid, first century AD Yahweh God