Tartarus - Mythopedia
WEBMar 9, 2023 — Overview. Murky Tartarus was one of the first entities to come into existence, together with Chaos, Gaia, and Eros. He was one of the mysterious primordial gods and represented the deepest part of the Underworld. Located far below even Hades, Tartarus was a dreaded place of darkness and punishment reserved for only the most nefarious …
Tantalus - Mythopedia
WEBDec 8, 2022 — Tantalus, the son of the nymph Pluto and either Zeus or Tmolus, was a king, usually said to have ruled somewhere in Anatolia. For many years, Tantalus enjoyed the gods’ favor. He was even invited to dine with them—an honor extended to few other mortals. But Tantalus eventually did something to gravely offend the gods, either …
Sisyphus – Mythopedia
WEBDec 8, 2022 — Sisyphus was the son of Aeolus, an early king of Thessaly, and his queen Enarete. His brothers included Cretheus, Athamas, Salmoneus, and Perieres, [6] as well as Deion and Magnes (in some sources). [7] His sisters included Canace, Alcyone, Pisidice, Calyce, and Perimede. In some traditions, however, Sisyphus’ siblings shared their …
Cronus - Mythopedia
WEBMar 8, 2023 — Cronus is featured as a recurring character in the God of War video game series and serves as a major antagonist in God of War III (2010). In Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, Cronus appears as Kronos, a nefarious troublemaker who acquires an attitude after four thousand years of captivity in Tartarus. …
Nemesis – Mythopedia
WEBMar 8, 2023 — Nemesis was a goddess and personified moral agent, the spirit of “retribution.”. She represented the punishments suffered by those who committed injustice, those who violated the established laws, or those guilty of hybris against the gods. But Nemesis could also represent more destructive anger and vengeance.
Astraeus – Mythopedia
WEBMar 11, 2023 — Avi Kapach. Avi Kapach is a writer, scholar, and educator who received his PhD in Classics from Brown University. Astraeus was a son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself. He married Eos, the goddess of the dawn, with whom he fathered the Anemoi (“Winds”) and the Astra (“Stars”).
Titans - Mythopedia
WEBMar 13, 2023 — After Zeus defeated the Titans, he imprisoned them in Tartarus and appointed the Hecatoncheires as their guards. But not all of the Titans were punished this way. Oceanus (and perhaps Hyperion as well) seems to have favored the Olympians during the war and thus remained free; he certainly remained a powerful sea god under the …
Hyperion – Mythopedia
WEBMar 10, 2023 — In the video game God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008), Hyperion is one of several Titans chained up in Tartarus. He also appears in the seventh episode of Xena: Warrior Princess and is a recurring character in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Hecatoncheires – Mythopedia
WEBMar 23, 2023 — This could suggest an association with the Aegean Sea, the city of Aegae, or even the god Poseidon (who was sometimes called Aegaeon). The name of the last of the Hecatoncheires is Gyges or, in some texts, Gyes. Martin West has argued that the name “Gyges” is the more correct form, possibly related to the name of the mythical Attic king …
Tityus – Mythopedia
WEBSep 18, 2023 — Tityus, son of Zeus and Elara, was a brutish man of enormous size and strength. He is best remembered for trying to rape Leto, one of Zeus’ lovers and the mother of the gods Apollo and Artemis. For this crime, Tityus was slain by either Artemis, Apollo, or both. He was then cast into Tartarus, where his sins earned him a terrible punishment ...