Battus (means "tongue-tied" [1] ) was a figure in Greek mythology who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle in Maenalus in Arcadia.
Hermes gave him a heifer on condition Battus kept the theft secret. On returning in disguise, Hermes offered to reward Battus if he would tell him the location of the cattle; Battus did so, and for his greed was punished by being turned into stone. [2] [3]
There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology:
In Greek mythology, Agave, the daughter of Cadmus, was a princess of Thebes and the queen of the Maenads, followers of Dionysus.
In Greek mythology, Iphianassa is a name that refers to several characters.
Acastus is a character in Greek mythology. He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts, and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.
Acamas or Akamas was a name attributed to several characters in Greek mythology. The following three all fought in the Trojan War, and only the first was not mentioned by Homer.
In Greek mythology, King Gelanor of Argos, was the son and successor of Sthenelus. His real name was possibly Pelasgus, as Robert Graves has proposed that the name "Gelanor" is a literary device meaning 'laughter': he was so called because he had initially laughed at the claim to kingship over Argos by Danaus.
Acacallis in Greek mythology, was princess of Crete. The Bibliotheca calls her Acalle (Ἀκάλλη).
In Greek mythology Agreus or Argeus and his brother Nomios are two of the Pans, creatures multiplied from the god Pan.
In Greek mythology, Acmon was a Phrygian king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia; he was the father of Mygdon, his successor.
In Greek mythology, Atymnius may refer to:
In Greek mythology, Golgos is the son of Aphrodite and Adonis, brother of Beroe, and founder of the Ancient city of Golgi.
Ιn Greek mythology, Antiope was the daughter of Pylon or Pylaon. She was married to Eurytus, by whom she became the mother of the Argonauts Iphitus and Clytius, also of Toxeus, Deioneus, Molion, Didaeon and a very beautiful daughter, Iole. She is also called Antioche.
In Greek mythology, Amphithemis, was the name of the following characters:
In Greek mythology Agreus or Argeus (Ἀργεύς) was the name of several characters:
In Greek mythology, Aganippe was the name of both a spring and the Naiad associated with it. The spring is in Boeotia, near Thespiae, at the base of Mount Helicon, and was associated with the Muses who were sometimes called Aganippides. Drinking from her well, it was considered to be a source of poetic inspiration. The nymph is called a daughter of the river-god Permessus. Ovid associates Aganippe with Hippocrene.
In Greek mythology, Agave may refer to the following characters:
In Greek mythology, Ida or Idê was the daughter of Corybas, who gave his name to the Corybantes. Her possible mother was Thebe, daughter of Cilix. Ida married Lycastus, the king of Crete, who was the son of Minos, the first king of Crete. She bore Lycastus a son, also named Minos, who succeeded his father as the "second" king Minos of Crete.
In Greek mythology, Harmonia was a nymph, perhaps a naiad or dryad, in the glens of the Akmonian wood. She was the lover of Ares of whom she bore the warrior-women race of the Amazons.
In Greek mythology, Acidusa was the wife of Scamander, son of Deimachus and Glaucia. By her husband, Acidusa had three daughters who for one reason or another came to be regarded as minor divinities and were worshipped under the name of "the Maidens."
In Greek mythology, Agrius and Oreius were the twin sons of Polyphonte, daughter of Hipponous, and a bear.
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