Phoenix - Mythopedia
Mar 24, 2023 · Etymology. The etymology of “Phoenix” (Greek Φοῖνιξ, translit. Phoînix) is uncertain.The name is identical to a Greek word that can mean “palm tree,” “reddish-purple,” or “Phoenician”; as a result, scholars since antiquity have sought creative connections between the Phoenix and the other diverse meanings of the word φοῖνιξ (phoînix).
Chiron - Mythopedia
May 21, 2023 · Chiron also helped the hero Phoenix, son of the northern Greek king Amyntor. When Amyntor’s concubine Phthia falsely accused Phoenix of seducing her, Amyntor had him blinded. Peleus brought Phoenix to Chiron, who restored his eyesight. The Daughters of Chiron
Europa - Mythopedia
Feb 15, 2023 · Europa was a Phoenician princess, the daughter of either Phoenix or Agenor. Zeus fell in love with her and, in the form of a flying bull, carried her off to the island of Crete. There, Europa bore Zeus Minos and Rhadamanthys as well as (in later accounts) Sarpedon before marrying the Cretan king Asterius.
Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
Jan 24, 2023 · Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec’s Feathered Serpent god, controller of winds and bringer of maize. A clever shapeshifter, he used his wits to trick the Lord and Lady of Death into giving him the bones that he shaped into mankind.
Sun Wukong - Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · His exploits earned him a number of powerful weapons, including his signature gold chainmail shirt, phoenix cap, cloud-walking boots, and magical eight ton staff. When the time came for Yan Wang (閻王) and the Kings of Hell to collect Wukong’s soul, Wukong was ready. He tricked Yan Wang into allowing him to return to earth without ...
Dido – Mythopedia
Feb 13, 2023 · Dido was a Phoenician princess who founded and ruled over Carthage after her brother Pygmalion forced her to flee her home. When Aeneas was shipwrecked on her shores, Dido was so consumed by love for him that she killed herself when he continued his journey to …
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Nephthys - Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Etymology. Nephthys’s name meant “Lady of the Mansion,” or “Lady of the House.” In this context, the word “house” meant the portion of the sky in which the sun god Horus resided; as such, the name likely referred to priesthood rather than homemaking.
Phineus – Mythopedia
Sep 4, 2023 · Phineus was a king of Thrace, famous for his skill as a prophet. He was blinded, however, for angering the gods. Phineus is best remembered for his role in the myth of the Argonauts: he gave them life-saving counsel in exchange for their help in defeating the Harpies.
Phoebe - Mythopedia
Mar 10, 2023 · Greek. Hesiod (eighth/seventh century BCE): Phoebe’s genealogy is outlined in the Theogony.. Aeschylus (ca. 525/524 BCE–456/455 BCE): In the first lines of the tragedy Eumenides, Phoebe is said to have been the one who gave the oracle at Delphi to Apollo.