Beautiful Mortals
Highly desirable, her many suitors have sworn loyalty to her husband, Menelaos.
HELEN
A clever survivor, he takes the long road home.
Odysseus
Born to homicidal father, this bright and shining wielder of lightning is the "one that got away"
ZEUS
Representing "time" itself, this paranoid deity has an appetite for his own offspring.
KRONOS
An island bereft of its king and beset with voracious suitors.
Ithaka
One-eyed, fierce and unintelligent, this oaf has a taste for goat and sheep's milk (as well as human flesh!)
CYCLOPES
Often described as having "lovely" or "well-ordered" hair, this deity holds captive a homesick hero on her island
KALYPSO
This youthful and handsome shepherd was tapped to determine which goddess was "the fairest of them all"
PARIS
Prone to sulking, and having only one weakness, the Greek army would be nothing without him.
ACHILLES
This shield-bearing, motherless friend of owls sprang from her doting father's forehead, like a brilliant idea taking shape.
ATHENA
She is the great, bountiful mother and giver of all life.
GAIA
Also known as "Ilion," this walled city's downfall is linked to a mysterious wooden horse.
TROY
This horned, humanoid beast is kept in an elaborate maze by his cruel stepfather.
MINOTAUR
This mischievous god of shepherds and inventor of music lives where the wild things are
PAN
Callously abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos after she helped him kill her horned half-brother and escape a maze with a ball of magic thread, she married the god, Dionysus.
ARIADNE
This noble, loving husband and father is the preeminent warrior of the Trojans.
HECTOR
Regal, haughty, and forever jealous of her husband's many lovers, this goddess's preferred method of transport was a golden chariot pulled by peacocks.
HERA
Though his domain is in the sky, his name has been the brunt of many a good toilet joke for English-speakers.
Uranos
Based on a real mountain, this divine abode is a great place to feast on ambrosia and nectar.
OLYMPUS
This creature, with the head of woman and body of a lion, is most famously recognized as a large, crumbling Egyptian statue.
SPHINX
For her loveliness, she is snatched from her beloved mother and made queen of the underworld, to her grief and the earth's desolation.
PERSEPHONE
Lovely but loud-mouthed, her prophetic words are waisted on unbelieving ears.
CASSANDRA
This tragic engineer escapes his own creation. His son is not so fortunate.
DAEDELUS
Sprung from the foaming froth of her titan father's unfortunate castration, she is essence of beauty and love itself.
APHRODITE
Compassionate and unyielding, this deity endures unrelenting torment for the sake of mankind.
PROMETHEUS
This important Greek city is home to many famous philosophers and politicians, and is especially devoted to the goddess of wisdom.
ATHENS
For coupling with Poseidon at Athena's altar, this fair maiden is transformed into a snake-haired freak with a look that can turn mortals to stone.
MEDUSA
This prophetic and shape-shifting deity is often referred to as "the old man of the sea"
PROTEUS
Athena turns this gifted and nimble weaver into one of the world's most feared but helpful insects for daring to compete with her at the loom.
ARACHNE
Aphrodite spirits away this beloved son of hers from battle. He survives the Trojan war and ventures forth to be the progenitor of the Latin race.
AENEAS
The gods' errand boy, this guy has a lot of tricks up his winged sandals.
HERMES
Bearing the world up on his gigantic shoulders, this deity has a mountain range named after him.
ATLAS
This island, governed by a tyrannical ruler, features a complicated maze that is home to a monster.
CRETE
Banished to the Underworld for their ugliness, these hundred-handed giants are a great help to one side in the 10 year battle between two divine families.
HECATONCHEIRES
These unattractive sisters share a single eye and spin, measure and cut the life-thread of all mortals.
THE FATES
This illustrious poet, musician and prophet heroically attempts to lead his beloved nymph-wife out of the underworld, only to lose her when he looks back too soon.
ORPHEUS
A demi-god who accomplishes great "labors" of strength and daring, and whom Zeus deifies by striking him with lightning to relieve him of a painful, sudden death caused by wearing poisoned cloak.
HERCULES
Ugly yet inventive, this god is associated with fire and blacksmithing.
HEPHAISTOS
HYPERION
With its fierce, warlike people, this city was famously defended from the Persian army by 300 valiant soldiers.
SPARTA
Known as the "hound of Hades," this three headed dog-like creature guards the gates of the underworld so that dead souls may not escape.
CERBERUS
This winged god of dreams swiftly travels between the realms of sleep and wakefulness.
MORPHEUS
This pretty-boy loved his own reflection so much that he grew into a flower that scientifically bears his name to this day.
NARCISSUS
Bearing the same name as a large, southern American city, this lady would only marry a man who could defeat her in a footrace.
ATLANTA
An eternal virgin, this goddess's domain was the hearth and home. Prestigious, Roman families sent their daughters to serve at her altar's eternal flame in the forum.
HESTIA
Married to her dark and brooding brother, this goddess is associated with fertility and motherhood due to her birthing of 5 Olympians.
RHEA
Many Greeks sought the prophetic utterances of an entranced (and possibly drugged) priestess of Apollo here.
DELPHI
Watch out! This serpentine lake-monster has a tendency to regenerate two heads in the place of one that is cut off.
HYDRA
This sea nymph gives birth to the Greek's greatest warrior. Her wedding is also the scene of a controversy between three Olympian goddesses.
THETIS