Dec 8, 2022 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this later …

He then beholds Tityus, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Hercules; till he is deterred from further curiosity by the apparition of horrid spectres, and the cries of the wicked in torments.

Jan 6, 2023 · Thanatos makes scattered appearances throughout Greek literature as death personified. The tale of Sisyphus outwitting him is known to have been told by the historian Pherecydes (mid-fifth …

Dec 8, 2022 · Tantalus was a king so beloved by the gods that they invited him to dine on Mount Olympus. But he eventually offended the gods and was cast into the Underworld to suffer eternal …

Sep 18, 2023 · Tityus was an extraordinarily large and strong mortal who was killed when he attacked the goddess Leto. He was sent to Tartarus for his crimes, where he lay outstretched for all eternity as …

Dec 7, 2022 · Hades was a fearsome Greek god and ruler of the Underworld. So dreaded by the Greeks that they didn’t dare speak his name, his most famous act was abducting Persephone, goddess of …

Jul 5, 2023 · Laertes was the king of Ithaca and a hero who participated in the voyage of the Argonauts. He is best remembered as the father of Odysseus.

Mar 9, 2023 · Tartarus was a primordial deity and the embodiment of the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld. With Gaia, the personification of the earth, he fathered the terrible monster Typhoeus.

“A city stands on Argos’ utmost bound, (Argos the fair, for warlike steeds renown’d,) Aeolian Sisyphus, with wisdom bless’d, In ancient time the happy wall possess’d, Then call’d Ephyre: Glaucus was his …

Apr 28, 2023 · Odysseus was a Greek hero from Ithaca known for his cunning. After helping to win the Trojan War, he was forced to wander the world for ten years before returning home.