2023年5月20日 · Chiron was the wisest and most honorable of the Centaurs, a race of half-man, half-horse creatures. He is best remembered for tutoring the great heroes of Greek mythology, including Jason, Asclepius, and Achilles.

2023年3月22日 · Chiron, unlike the other Centaurs, was not a descendant of the sinful Ixion. Rather, he was the son of Cronus, the powerful Titan who had ruled the cosmos before the Olympians, and Philyra. Also unlike the other Centaurs, Chiron was a wise, gentle, and helpful creature, described by Homer as “the most righteous of the Centaurs.”

2023年7月31日 · Fresco showing Chiron (left) with the young Achilles (right) from Herculaneum (1st century BCE) National Archaeological Museum, Naples Public Domain How did Achilles die? Achilles was killed during the final year of the Trojan War, while he was still very young.

2023年4月28日 · 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.

2023年7月10日 · Asclepius was then raised by the wise centaur Chiron. Woodcut depicting the birth of Asclepius, from Alessandro Beneditti's De Re Medica (1549). Research Gate Public Domain. In a later version of the myth, Asclepius was again the son of Apollo and Coronis.

2023年6月6日 · Titles and Epithets. As one of the most impressive Trojan heroes in Homer’s Iliad, Aeneas was endowed with a number of equally impressive epithets, including μεγαλήτωρ (megalḗtōr, “great-hearted”), ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν (ánax andrôn, “lord of men”), and the patronymic Ἀγχισιάδης (Anchisiádēs, “son of Anchises”).

2023年7月27日 · Aristaeus, son of Apollo and Cyrene, was a Greek hero and deity connected with many domains, including animal husbandry, agriculture, hunting, healing, and prophecy. One famous myth told of how he was able to regenerate his bees after they were killed as a punishment from the gods. Due to the diversity of his skills and knowledge, he was …

2023年9月20日 · Overview. Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with …

2023年7月13日 · Iolcus was a city on the coast of eastern Thessaly, ruled by the despotic king Pelias. In myth, Jason and the Argonauts set sail from Iolcus on their journey to steal the Golden Fleece.

2023年9月21日 · Iolaus was the son of Iphicles and the nephew of Heracles; he is best remembered as the companion and helper of his more famous uncle. Closely connected with youth, he was often worshipped alongside Heracles, especially in Thebes, Sicily, and Sardinia.