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  1. Selene – Mythopedia

    Dec 7, 2022 · Selene, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the moon and a goddess of the night. The love of her life was the handsome Endymion, who became Selene’s …

  2. Endymion – Mythopedia

    Sep 11, 2023 · Endymion, son of Aethlius and Calyce, was a king of Elis whose remarkable beauty won him the love of Selene, goddess of the moon. In the best-known tradition, the gods caused Endymion …

  3. Theia – Mythopedia

    Mar 10, 2023 · Theia was one of the Greek Titans who fought against the Olympians in their celestial war, the Titanomachy. She married her brother Hyperion and eventually gave birth to the gods of the …

  4. Homeric Hymns: 32. To Selene (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    TO SELENE (1–20) And next, sweet voiced Muses, daughters of Zeus, well-skilled in song, tell of the long-winged [1] Moon. From her immortal head a radiance is shown from heaven and embraces …

  5. Hyperion – Mythopedia

    Mar 10, 2023 · Hyperion was a Greek Titan who, along with most of his siblings, fought for the right to rule the cosmos but lost to the Olympians. Rarely mentioned in myths, he is best known for fathering …

  6. Helios – Mythopedia

    Dec 7, 2022 · Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the sun and a god of the day. Crowned with rays of golden sunlight and riding his blazing chariot, Helios represented the sun’s …

  7. Hecate – Mythopedia

    Mar 9, 2023 · Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld. Though often an object of dread, Hecate was …

  8. Eos – Mythopedia

    Dec 9, 2022 · Eos, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the goddess of the dawn; she rode her chariot across the sky at the beginning of each day, dispersing the night. Eos took many mortal lovers, …

  9. Adonis – Mythopedia

    Mar 10, 2023 · Adonis was a young man so handsome that he earned the affections of Aphrodite, the goddess of love herself. His myth ended tragically when he was slain by a boar while hunting.

  10. Nemean Lion – Mythopedia

    May 20, 2023 · The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons. It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors.