The Nereids were fifty nymphs, daughters of Nereus, the old man of the sea. They were maidens of the sea’s riches and protectors of sailors and fishermen, who came to the aid of those in …

Thetis was a sea nymph in Greek mythology, or according to some myths, one of the Nereids, the fifty daughters of the sea god Nereus and Doris. She was courted by Zeus and Poseidon, but …

Cadmus was the founder and first king of Thebes in Greek mythology. He was the son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of the Phoenician city of Tyre, and brother of Phoenix, Cilix, and Europa. …

In death, as in life, the Greeks believed that the pious and the demigods lived an eternity of bliss, while a moderately good afterlife awaited the absolute and relentless torment of those who did not …

Eurydice, in ancient Greek legend, was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband’s attempt to rescue Eurydice from Hades forms the basis of one of the most popular Greek legends. Who was Eurydice? Eurydice was a …

A goddess named “Iris” personified the rainbow in ancient Greek mythology. Most works of art depict her in the form of a beautiful rainbow or as a beautiful maiden. She had wings on her shoulders …

Atalanta, in Greek mythology, was a renowned swift-footed huntress, probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess Artemis. Traditionally, she was the daughter of Schoeneus of Boeotia or of Iasus and Clymene of …

The pantheon of Ancient Greece contained hundreds of deities, and while today the most famous of these deities are those based on Mount Olympus, there was a whole plethora of deities that preceded Zeus and …

Python was the land dragon of Delphi in Greek mythology, and presided over the oracle of the area. At that time, the oracle honored the goddess Gaia of Titan. According to one source, when Zeus …

The Book of Enoch deserves special attention for the unique material it contains, such as the origins of demons and supernatural giants, why some angels fell from heaven, details explaining why the Great Flood was …