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In Greek mythology, Creusa may refer to the following figures:
In Greek mythology, Phorcys or Phorcus is a primordial sea god, generally cited as the son of Pontus and Gaia (Earth). Classical scholar Karl Kerenyi conflated Phorcys with the similar sea gods Nereus and Proteus. His wife was Ceto, and he is most notable in myth for fathering by Ceto a host of monstrous children. In extant Hellenistic-Roman mosaics, Phorcys was depicted as a fish-tailed merman with crab-claw legs and red, spiky skin.
Philyra or Phillyra is the name of three distinct characters in Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes or Plisthenes, is the name of several members of the house of Tantalus, the most important being a son of Atreus, said to be the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Although these two brothers are usually considered to be the sons of Atreus himself, according to some accounts, Pleisthenes was their father, but he died, and Agamemnon and Menelaus were adopted by their grandfather Atreus.
Tmolus was a mythical Greek king of Lydia and husband to Omphale. In Greek mythology, he figures as a mountain god, a son of Ares and Theogone and he judged the musical contest between Pan and Apollo. When Tmolus was gored to death by a bull on the mountain that bears his name, his widow, Omphale, became queen-regnant of Lydia. Through her, Lydian reign passed into the hands of the Tylonid (Heraclid) dynasty. He is almost certainly the same as the Tmolus who was the father of Tantalus by Plouto according to a scholion to Euripides Orestes 5.
Alphesiboea was the name of several characters in Greek mythology:
In Greek mythology, Pandion II was a legendary King of Athens, the son and heir of King Cecrops II and his wife Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus.
Protogeneia, in Greek mythology, may refer to:
In Greek mythology, Melantho may refer to the following women:
Orestheus, in Greek mythology, was a name attributed to two individuals.
In Greek mythology, the name Cleobule or Cleoboule or Cleobula refers to:
In Greek mythology, Hecaterus or Hekateros was a minor god and the father of five daughters by the daughter of Phoroneus, and through them grandfather of the Oreads, Satyrs, and Curetes.
In Greek mythology, the name Hesione refers to various mythological figures:
In Greek mythology, Melia or Melie was the name of several figures. The name Melia comes from μελία, the ancient Greek word for ash-tree. In the plural, the Meliae were a class of nymphs associated with trees, particularly ash-trees. There were several other nymphs named Melia, not necessarily associated with trees, these include:
In Greek mythology, Pronous was the name of the following characters:
In Greek mythology, Amphilochus was an Argive hero and one of the Epigoni.
In Greek mythology, Arabius or Arabus may refer to the following distinct or identical individuals:
In Greek mythology, Copreus may refer to the following individuals:
In Greek mythology, Dias is a name shared by two individuals:
In Greek mythology, Alcimede may refer to the following women:
References
- Gantz, Timothy, Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, Two volumes: ISBN 978-0-8018-5360-9 (Vol. 1), ISBN 978-0-8018-5362-3 (Vol. 2).
