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  1. 1 day ago · Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

  2. Jun 20, 2024 · Greek mythology is known for tales of gods, strong heroes, and menacing monsters. So it's no surprise that even in today's literature and entertainment, we use many of the same monsters first told in Greek mythology.

  3. 5 days ago · Also known as Kore, Persephone was the ancient Greek goddess of the Underworld and spring, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, and the wife of Hades. Persephone was famously kidnapped by Hades to become the queen of the Underworld.

  4. Jun 28, 2024 · Centaur, in Greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia. Traditionally they were the offspring of Ixion, king of the neighbouring Lapiths, and were best known for their fight (centauromachy) with the Lapiths, which resulted from.

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  5. Jun 29, 2024 · Zeus, God Of The Sky And Thunder. Duties: Zeus rules as a king of the gods from Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece. Zeus can brew storms, and he wields lightning bolts as his weapon of choice. Pros: Zeus may be king of the gods but that doesn't mean he is disinterested in humans.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CyclopesCyclopes - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · Cyclopes. A first century AD head of a Cyclops from the Roman Colosseum. In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( / saɪˈkloʊpiːz / sy-KLOH-peez; Greek: Κύκλωπες, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; [1] singular Cyclops / ˈsaɪklɒps / SY-klops; Κύκλωψ, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures. [2]

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ZephyrusZephyrus - Wikipedia

    Jun 30, 2024 · In Greek mythology and religion, Zephyrus (Ancient Greek: Ζέφυρος, romanized: Zéphuros, lit. 'westerly wind'), also spelled in English as Zephyr, is the god and personification of the West wind, one of the several wind gods, the Anemoi.

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