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tereusIn Greek mythology, (Ancient Greek: Τηρεύς) a Thracian king,Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War 2:29Bibliotheca 3.14.8 the son of Ares and the naiad Bistonis.
actaeonnoun(Greek mythology) Grandson of Cadmus, transformed into a stag by Artemis in book III of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
laocoönnoun(Greek mythology) A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).
ascaniusnoun(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A legendary king of Alba Longa, and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas.
orestesnoun(Greek mythology) The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
agrippanounA Latin cognomen; borne by important figures of the classical era such as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and several kings of Judea, mentioned in the bible.
humbabaHumbaba (Ḫumbaba; , Ḫûmbaba, with an optional determinative ), originally known as Ḫuwawa in Sumerian (Ḫuwawa), was a figure in Mesopotamian mythology.
cephalusnoun(Greek mythology) An ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him.
menoetiusnoun(Greek mythology) A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers: Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus.
harpalusa young lunar impact crater that lies on the Mare Frigoris, at the eastern edge of the Sinus Roris.
heraclesnoun(Greek mythology): Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
polyphemusnoun(Greek mythology) A cyclops in Homer's Odyssey.
peleusnounA Greek hero, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles.
actaeusIn Greek mythology, Actaeus (Hard, p. 365.), also called Actaeon, was the first king of Attica, according to Pausanias.Pausanias, 1.2.6
aeneasnoun(Greek mythology) A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.
herculesnoun(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his twelve labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
teucernoun(Greek mythology) The son of King Telamon and Hesione, who fought in the Trojan War and was renowned for his skill in archery.
medusIn Greek mythology, Medus or Medeus/Medeius (or ) was an Athenian prince as the son of King Aegeus,Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.55.5–7 & 4.56.1; Apollodorus, 1.9.28; Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.3.8; Hyginus, Fabulae 26, 27, 244 & 275 thus a half-brother of the hero Theseus.
abderusIn Greek mythology, Abderus or Abderos (Ancient Greek: Ἄβδηρος) was a divine hero, reputed by some to be one of Heracles' lovers (eromenoi), and reputedly a son of Hermes by some accounts, and eponym of Abdera, Thrace.
diomedes of thraceIn Greek mythology, King (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης) the son of Ares and Cyrene.

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