"H"eavenly Figures
Tragic Deaths
It's All Greek to Me
Perseus
The Many Loves of Zeus
200

She is the jealous wife of the king of the gods.

Hera

200

She was killed by a poisonous snake shortly after her wedding day.

Eurydice

200

Ἠρακλῆς

Heracles

200

Perseus was tasked with getting the head of this terrible Gorgan.

Medusa

200

The mother of king Minos, this mortal woman was carried to the island of Crete on the back of a chestnut bull.

Europa

400

You can only get to the kingdom of this god by crossing over the River Styx.

Hades

400

This young man fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away and died.

Narcissus

400

Πέρθειν

Perseus

400

Without the help of these two gods, Perseus would not have been able to complete his quest.

Athena and Hermes

400

In order to declare his love for this woman, Zeus changed himself into a shower of god. 

Danae

600

This god of shepherds, merchants, travelers, and thieves had the solemn job of guiding the souls of the dead to the Underworld.

Hermes

600

This famous hero attempted to fly to Mt. Olympus but was thwarted by his famous flying horse.

Bellerophon

600

Αταλάντη

Atalanta

600

Perseus and his mother were saved from the sea by this kind fisherman.

Dictys

600

To hide her from Hera, Zeus turned this poor woman into a white cow; but Hera wasn't fooled.

Io

800

He is married to Aphrodite and is the ugliest of the gods of Mt. Olympus.

Hephaestus

800

This young boy was the son of Helios and was killed for driving his sun chariot to close to the earth.

Phaethon

800

Οἰδίπους

Oedipus

800

This king wanted to marry the mother of Perseus but in the end he was turned to stone.

Polydectes

800

Zeus disguised himself as her husband Amphitryon in order to seduce this mother of a labouring hero.

Alcmena

1000

This daughter of Zeus has the job of serving drinks to the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus. 

Hebe

1000

This hero was killed with the prow of a ship fell onto his head.

Jason

1000

τίθημι

Theseus

1000

This king of Argos and grandfather of Perseus was not able to escape the prediction of the Oracle at Delphi. 

Acrisius

1000

Zeus changed himself into a frightened bird in order to win her as one of his seven brides. 

Hera