Medusa, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Medusa mədo͞oˈsə [key], in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena, who changed her hair into snakes and made he...
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Ganymede, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Ganymede, in Greek mythology, a youth of great beauty. He was carried off by Zeus to be cupbearer to the gods.
Germanic religion
(Encyclopedia) Germanic religion, pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and the Elder Edda and...
Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Pasiphaë, in Greek mythology: see Minos.
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Alexander, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Alexander, in Greek mythology: see Paris.
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Argos, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Argos, in Greek mythology: see Argus.
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Pyrrhus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia) Pyrrhus, in Greek legend: see Neoptolemus.
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Polydorus, in Greek legend
(Encyclopedia) Polydorus, in Greek legend: see Hecuba.
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Greek language
(Encyclopedia) Greek language, member of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European). It is the language of one of the major civilizations of the world and of one of the greatest literatures of all tim...
Phoebe, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Phoebe, in Greek mythology, a Titan. She was the mother of Leto and Asteria and the grandmother of Artemis. In some legends she was identified with Artemis as the goddess of the moon.
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