Elements of Greek mythology appear many times in culture, including pop culture.[need quotation to verify] The Greek myths spread beyond the Hellenistic...

have set Greek mythological themes to music. Greek mythology in popular culture "Greek Mythology". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2002. "Greek mythology". Encyclopædia...

Dragons play a significant role in Greek mythology. Though the Greek drakōn often differs from the modern Western conception of a dragon, it is both the...

In Greek mythology, sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) are humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear...

Dasent brought the mythology of Scandinavia back to the popular notice of many people in Germany and England; in both cases, Norse mythology was recognized...

diminutive humans in Greek mythology. According to the Iliad, they were involved in a constant war with the cranes, which migrated in winter to their homeland...

Classical mythology, also known as Greco-Roman mythology or Greek and Roman mythology, is the collective body and study of myths from the ancient Greeks and...

of Greek, Celtic, Norse, Pacific Northwest, and Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, ravens are associated with Apollo, the God of prophecy. They are...

frequently in modern popular culture; he usually appears as the ancient Greek god of war in the most generally familiar classical mythology. Ares appears in Disney's...

Circe, an enchantress and minor goddess in Greek mythology, appears often in 20th and 21st century popular culture, either under her own name or as a sorceress...

Rape in Greek mythology is a common motif. The struggle to escape from sexual pursuit is one of the most popular motifs of classical mythology. In the...

In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɪs/; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter...

or other symbols. Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He...

In Greek mythology, Soteria (Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit (daimon) of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm (not to...

warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore history, and mythology. The archetypal...

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/; Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. "afterthought") is the twin brother of Prometheus, the pair serving "as representatives...

the daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology, appears in films, works of literature, and in popular culture, both as a goddess character and through...

Chimera, originally found in Greek mythology, is a monstrous fire-breathing creature composed of the parts of multiple animals. The term, and often the...

In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (Greek: ὀδόντες (τοῦ) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus...

(Greek: Φλέγρα) is both a real and a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology. Phlegra is a peninsula of Macedonia (more specifically in Chalkidike)...

related to the Greek word for "truth": a-lethe-ia (αλήθεια), meaning "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". The River Lethe in Greek Mythology has appeared...

overemphasis on his sexuality in this work, augmented by the nicknames given to it by Dubliners. Greek mythology in popular culture "Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture"...

In Greek mythology, Nyx (/nɪks/ NIX; Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") is the goddess and personification of the night. In Hesiod's Theogony, she...

the tool of Poseidon (Greek) or Neptune (Roman) used for the protection of the sea realms, the god of the sea in classical mythology. Other sea deities such...

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...

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In Greek mythology, Adonis (Ancient Greek: Ἄδωνις, romanized: Adōnis; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍, romanized: Adón) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite...

Odyssey, Book 17, lines 290-327 Man's best friend (phrase) Greek mythology in popular culture Hachikō — a real-life dog who waited for his dead owner for...

Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. Hesiod related that curiosity...