- Icarus – Mythopedia
Icarus, son of Daedalus, was imprisoned by King Minos in the famous Labyrinth He escaped with his father using wings made of feathers and held together with wax But when Icarus foolishly flew too high, the heat from the sun melted the wax, and he fell to his death
- Daedalus – Mythopedia
Daedalus was a craftsman from Athens who designed the famous Labyrinth—the prison of the Minotaur—and other marvelous creations for the Cretan king Minos He and his son Icarus were imprisoned by Minos, but they managed to escape on wings that Daedalus had built
- Icarius (Attic Hero) – Mythopedia
A Roman-era mosaic from the House of Dionysus in Paphos (Cyprus) showing Iacrius (left) with his cattle (third century CE) Wikimedia Commons Public Domain
- Greek Mortals – Mythopedia
The mortals of Greek mythology included kings and queens, prophets, healers, warriors, and peasants Unlike gods, all mortals were fated to eventually die, but many of them achieved great fame (or infamy) while they lived
- Cumae – Mythopedia
Cumae was a colony on the Campanian mainland, founded by Greek settlers around 740 BCE The city had a rich and important history; it eventually entered myth as the site of a temple of Apollo and the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl, a famous prophetess
- Encyclopedia of Mythology – Mythopedia
Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more
- Greek Mythology – Mythopedia
Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals
- Agamemnon – Mythopedia
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
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