Nemean Lion - Mythopedia
2023年5月20日 · The Nemean Lion was a ferocious beast whose hide was invulnerable to weapons. It terrorized Nemea until Heracles finally killed it with his bare hands as the first of his Twelve Labors.
Heracles - Mythopedia
2023年7月14日 · Heracles, son of Zeus, was a hero famous for his physical strength and for performing the Twelve Labors. He was easily recognized by his lion skin, club, and bow.
Selene - Mythopedia
2022年12月7日 · The Nemean Lion Selene played a role in some versions of the myth of the Nemean Lion, a ferocious and invulnerable beast slain by Heracles as the first of his Twelve Labors.
Chimera - Mythopedia
2023年3月22日 · The Chimera was a monster with a hybrid body: part lion, part snake, and part goat. The hero Bellerophon tracked the Chimera to its remote mountain lair and killed it with the help of his winged steed Pegasus.
Erymanthian Boar - Mythopedia
2023年3月22日 · The Erymanthian Boar still appears in some modern adaptations of Greek mythology, though it is nowhere near as familiar as many of Heracles’ other opponents, such as the Nemean Lion, the Hydra, and Cerberus.
Heracles (Play) - Mythopedia
2023年3月6日 · The Heracles is a tragedy by Euripides, usually dated to around 415 BCE. In the play, Heracles returns home after completing his Twelve Labors, just in time to save his family from a violent usurper. But he is driven mad by the gods and ends up killing the wife and children he has just saved.
Cerberus - Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Cerberus, the terror-inspiring offspring of the primordial monsters Typhoeus and Echidna, was the guard dog of the Greek Underworld. In most literary and artistic representations, Cerberus had three heads and a mane of snakes.
Iris – Mythopedia
2023年3月8日 · Iris, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, was the dazzling goddess of the rainbow. Together with Hermes, she served as one of the messengers of the Olympian gods, but was loyal above all to Hera, the queen of the gods.
Sphinx - Mythopedia
2023年3月25日 · The Sphinx was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the features of a woman and a lion, as well as (sometimes) the wings of a bird. The Sphinx plagued the Greek city of Thebes until she was finally outmatched by Oedipus.
Ceto - Mythopedia
2023年9月4日 · Hesiod may have also made Ceto the mother of the Chimera, the Nemean Lion, and the Sphinx (the text is syntactically ambiguous, making different interpretations possible). But in the more common reading, Typhoeus and Echidna were the parents of the Chimera, while Orthus and Echidna were the parents of the Nemean Lion and the Sphinx.