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  1. Hecate – Mythopedia

    Mar 9, 2023 · Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld. Though often an object of dread, Hecate was …

  2. Asteria – Mythopedia

    Mar 11, 2023 · Asteria, wife of Perses and mother of Hecate, was a Titan associated with celestial bodies. Relentlessly pursued by Zeus and Poseidon, she transformed into a quail and ultimately an …

  3. Perses – Mythopedia

    Dec 5, 2022 · Perses was the son of the Titan Crius and his wife Eurybia and was often numbered among the Titans himself. He married Asteria, another second-generation Titan, with whom he …

  4. Empusa – Mythopedia

    Mar 22, 2023 · Empusa was a kind of spirit, often likened to a phantom or ghost, with the ability to assume different shapes. Sometimes she transformed into a terrifying creature to frighten travelers; …

  5. Medea – Mythopedia

    Nov 29, 2022 · Medea was the daughter of Aeetes, the king of Colchis, and a highly skilled witch. When Jason and the Argonauts came to her homeland to steal the Golden Fleece, she fell in love with …

  6. Selene – Mythopedia

    Dec 7, 2022 · Selene, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the moon and a goddess of the night. The love of her life was the handsome Endymion, who became Selene’s …

  7. Minerva – Mythopedia

    Dec 9, 2022 · Minerva was the wisest of the Roman pantheon, the patron deity of philosophy, craftsmanship, art, and strategy. A quintessentially Roman goddess, she was part of the widely …

  8. Greek Underworld Gods – Mythopedia

    Nov 29, 2022 · The Greek Underworld gods comprised the various deities associated with death and the afterlife. Perhaps the most important of these gods were Hades and Persephone, the king and queen …

  9. Persephone – Mythopedia

    Mar 9, 2023 · Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into …

  10. Styx – Mythopedia

    Feb 7, 2023 · Styx was the eldest of the Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and the goddess who gave her name to one of the rivers of the Underworld. She married the Titan Pallas …