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Pages in category "Greek masculine given names" The following 139 pages are in this category, out of 139 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acamas;
Caeretan hydria (c. 530 BC) from Caere (Louvre E701). [ 1] In Greek mythology, Cerberus ( / ˈsɜːrbərəs / [ 2] or / ˈkɜːrbərəs /; Greek: Κέρβερος Kérberos [ˈkerberos] ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
Cynocephaly, dog-headed people. Dactyls, mythical race of small phallic male beings. Acmon; Gargareans, were an all-male tribe. Halizones, people that appear in Homer's Iliad as allies of Troy during the Trojan War. Hemicynes, half-dog people. [16] Hyperboreans, mythical people who lived "beyond the North Wind". Korybantes, were armed and ...
The Greek Shepherd dog lives harmoniously with the herd and protects it fiercely when threatened. It is a slow maturing breed, with good health, longevity and of strong sexual dimorphism, especially in body substance between male and female specimens. Females are more social and show strong maternal instinct. The breed descends from the ancient ...
This is a list of dogs from mythology, including dogs, beings who manifest themselves as dogs, beings whose anatomy includes dog parts, and so on. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mythological dogs .
This form of Scylla was prevalent in ancient depictions, though very different from the description in Homer, where she is land-based and more dragon -like. [ 1] In Greek mythology, Scylla[ a] ( / ˈsɪlə / SIL-ə; Greek: Σκύλλα, translit. Skýlla, pronounced [skýlːa]) is a legendary, man-eating monster who lives on one side of a ...
In Greek mythology, Orthrus ( Greek: Ὄρθρος, Orthros) or Orthus ( Greek: Ὄρθος, Orthos) was, according to the mythographer Apollodorus, a two-headed dog who guarded Geryon 's cattle and was killed by Heracles. [ 1] He was the offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, and the brother of Cerberus, who was also a multi-headed ...
Actaeon. Diana and Actaeon by Titian (1556–59) Actaeon ( / ækˈtiːən /; Ancient Greek: Ἀκταίων Aktaiōn ), [1] in Greek mythology, was the son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, and a famous Theban hero. Through his mother he was a member of the ruling House of Cadmus. Like Achilles, in a later generation ...