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Seven Wise Men
There are a number of different variations of the list of seven wise men or seven sages of Greece. I've listed a known source for four of those dif...
By Jimmy Joe
Laurentum
The city of Latinus, king of Latium. It is not certain if this city actually existed, or if this city was another name for Lavinium . It was probab...
By Jimmy Joe
Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius was the second king of Rome. It is a common belief among scholars that Numa came from Sabine stock, since he came from the same Sabi...
By Jimmy Joe
Daedalus
Talus Daedalus and Icarus Death of Minos Talus Daedalus (Daidalos or Δαίδαλος) was originally an Athenian master craftsman and inventor. Daedalus w...
By Jimmy Joe
Myrmidons
The Myrmidons (Μυρμιδών) were originally worker ants. On the island of Aegina, Hera sent a plague that wiped out the inhabitants of the island. Aea...
By Jimmy Joe
Isis
Egypt was another province that was added to Alexander's empire; Egypt was polytheistic in their beliefs. Of all the Egyptian gods, the mother godd...
By Jimmy Joe
Fornax
Fornax was the Roman goddess of bread-making. Nothing else is known about her, except that her festival was held on February 17, on the same day th...
By Jimmy Joe
Siegfried
My Noble Falcon Wooing of Brunhild Death of Siegfried Treasure of the Nibelungs My Noble Falcon It began with Kriemhild having a dream. Kriemhild w...
By Jimmy Joe
Hel
Goddess of the dead. Hel was the daughter of Loki and Angerboda . She was the sister of Jörmungand (Jormungand), the evil Misgard Serpent, and Fenr...
By Jimmy Joe
Tyr
One-handed god of war. Tyr was possibly the son of Odin and of Frigg or the giantess Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn), and younger of brother of Thor . Snorri Stu...
By Jimmy Joe
House of Odysseus
Other Children of Odysseus In later myths, Odysseus was the son of Sisyphus , king of Corinth. Sisyphus ravished Autolycus' daughter, Anticleia, as...
By Jimmy Joe
Descendants of Aeacus