Mar 8, 2023 · The Pygmies were a dwarf people who lived at the far edge of the world. They were best known for their role in the “Geranomachy,” an endless war fought between the Pygmies and the cranes.

Sep 11, 2023 · Antaeus, son of Poseidon, was a famously strong wrestler from Libya who was slain by the hero Heracles. Antaeus could not be defeated as long as he was touching the earth, so Heracles …

Mar 22, 2023 · The Griffin was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The Greeks imagined them as fierce hunters, and some sources …

Mar 24, 2023 · Satyrs and silens were hybrid creatures—part human and part horse—who served as companions of the wine god Dionysus. They lived in the forest, where they gained a reputation for …

Mar 9, 2023 · The Greek Titan Oceanus personified the enormous expanses of water that spanned the world. As patron of all things within the sea, he was generally viewed as a benevolent deity, a …

Mar 22, 2023 · The Erymanthian Boar was a ferocious beast, known for terrorizing those who lived near its mountainous lair. In the end, it was captured alive by Heracles, who had been sent to fight the …

Mar 23, 2023 · Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh …

Nov 29, 2022 · Greek mythology is full of strange and often terrifying creatures, some born at the very beginning of the cosmos. Many of these creatures terrorized mortals until they were slain by brave …

44. No one would accuse Hesiod of ignorance though he speaks of the Half-dog people and the Great-Headed people and the Pygmies. 45. But Hesiod says they (the Argonauts) had sailed in through the …