Dec 8, 2022 · Tantalus’ punishment varied somewhat in the ancient sources, but it usually involved the sinner floating in a pool whose water he couldn’t drink and surrounded by trees whose fruit he …

Apr 28, 2023 · Odysseus was a Greek hero from Ithaca known for his cunning. After helping to win the Trojan War, he was forced to wander the world for ten years before returning home.

Jul 14, 2025 · The Homeric Hymns, traditionally attributed to Homer, are a collection of thirty-three poems, each one honoring an individual god (or group of gods). Mostly composed between the …

“There Tantalus along the Stygian bounds Pours out deep groans (with groans all hell resounds); E’en in the circling floods refreshment craves, And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves; When to the …

Mar 9, 2023 · Tartarus was a primordial deity and the embodiment of the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld. With Gaia, the personification of the earth, he fathered the terrible monster Typhoeus.

Sep 18, 2023 · Tityus was an extraordinarily large and strong mortal who was killed when he attacked the goddess Leto. He was sent to Tartarus for his crimes, where he lay outstretched for all eternity as …

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.

Apr 24, 2023 · Demeter was a Greek Olympian goddess who reigned over crops, harvests, family, and fertility. She was closely connected with her daughter Persephone.

Dec 8, 2022 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this later …

Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the …