- Amalthea – Mythopedia
Amalthea was the name of either the nymph or goat (there were different versions) who nursed Zeus when he was a baby In some accounts, Zeus honored Amalthea after her death by placing her among the stars as a constellation; in others, he celebrated her by placing her skin over his shield, the aegis
- Nymphs – Mythopedia
The nymphs were minor divinities who took the form of beautiful young women They represented diverse aspects of nature, including water, mountains, trees, and even specific locales They were also frequently divided into subgroups (such as Dryads, Naiads, and Nereids) according to the type of environment they inhabited
- Persephone – Mythopedia
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
- Zeus – Mythopedia
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
- Eidothea – Mythopedia
Eidothea, known as Eido or Theonoe in some traditions, was the daughter of the sea god Proteus who told Menelaus and his wife Helen how to get home to Sparta when they were stranded in Egypt after the Trojan War
- Achelous – Mythopedia
Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
- Naiads – Mythopedia
The Naiads were water nymphs, generally associated with bodies of fresh water such as springs, rivers, and lakes Many of them were the daughters, lovers, or mothers of famous heroes and gods
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