Mar 9, 2023 · The Erinyes (“Furies”) were terrifying sisters who acted as goddesses of vengeance and retribution. From their grim home in the Underworld, the Erinyes punished crimes that …

May 2, 2023 · The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia. The play depicts Orestes’ trial and …

Mar 10, 2023 · Hyperion was a Greek Titan who, along with most of his siblings, fought for the right to rule the cosmos but lost to the Olympians. Rarely mentioned in myths, he is best …

Nov 29, 2022 · These included Hades’ queen, Persephone; Charon, the ferryman of the dead; the Erinyes, who mercilessly punished sinners; and the Moirae, who ensured that every mortal …

Jul 12, 2023 · Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War. He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra.

Mar 8, 2023 · Daemons were a loosely-defined class of divine beings that could be either good or evil. They had many different functions in Greek popular religion, but were above all connected …

Mar 8, 2023 · The Agamemnon is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. In the play, the Greek warrior Agamemnon returns home after conquering Troy, only to be murdered …

Mar 11, 2023 · Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons, was a snake-haired female who turned anybody who looked upon her to stone. She was finally killed by the hero Perseus, who …

Sep 20, 2023 · Zeus was the powerful but flawed king of the Greek pantheon and the supreme god of the Greeks. He ruled over men and gods alike from his throne on Mount Olympus.

Mar 22, 2023 · Empusa was a kind of spirit, often likened to a phantom or ghost, with the ability to assume different shapes. Sometimes she transformed into a terrifying creature to frighten …