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Figures — Greek and Roman
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Figures in Greek and Roman
Aegean, Italy and the Roman provinces, roughly 1600 BCE to 400 CE.
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Ordered by how many Wikipedias have an article on each — a measure of how widely a subject is written about, not of its importance to any tradition.
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Aristotle Greek philosopher -
Homer Reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey -
Alexander the Great King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC) -
Cicero Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC) -
Christianity Constantine the Great Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337) -
Epicurus Ancient Greek philosopher -
Achilles Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War -
Odysseus Legendary Greek king of Ithaca -
Helen of Troy Daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology -
Septimius Severus Roman emperor from 193 to 211 -
Agamemnon Son of Atreus in Greek mythology -
Medusa In Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons, described as a woman with snakes in place of hair, beheaded by Perseus -
Caracalla Roman emperor from 198 to 217 -
Aeneas Trojan hero, son of Anchises and Aphrodite -
Cerberus Three-headed dog that guards the underworld in Greek mythology -
Vitellius Eighth Roman Emperor (69) -
Theseus Legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus and Aethra; famous for slaying the Minotaur
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Minotaur Creature of Greek mythology with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man -
Sisyphus King of Ephyra in Greek mythology -
Europa Phoenician character in Greek mythology, daughter of Agenor -
Narcissus Hunter in Greek mythology -
Minos Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa, king of Crete -
chimera Mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals -
Pandora Mythological figure, first human woman created by Hephaestus -
Constantius Chlorus Roman emperor (250-306) -
Andromeda Ethiopian princess in Greek mythology -
Orpheus Legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth -
Seleucus I Nicator General of Alexander and founder of the Seleucid dynasty
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Hector Prince of Troy in Greek mythology -
Jason Greek mythological hero, son of Aeson -
Medea Daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis in Greek mythology -
Paris Mythological son of Priam, king of Troy -
Hydra Ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology -
Menelaus Mythical king of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy -
Cassandra Mythological prophetess and princess of Troy -
Ganymede Son of Tros in Greek mythology -
Penelope Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology -
Geta Roman emperor from 209 to 211 -
Priam The legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan war; son of Laomedon -
Maximian Roman emperor -
Ariadne The daughter of Minos in Greek mythology -
Clio Greek mythological person, muse of history or of lyre playing, daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne -
Maxentius Roman emperor (r. 306–312) -
Telemachus In Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, a character from Homer's "Odyssey" -
harpies Half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds from Greek and Roman mythology generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens -
Midas King with the power to turn whatever he touches to gold -
Numa Pompilius Legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus -
Clytemnestra Daughter of Tyndareus in Greek mythology -
Cadmus Mythological founder of Thebes, son of Agenor -
Thalia Muse of comedy in Greek mythology -
Urania Muse of astronomy and astrology in Greek mythology -
Chiron Centaur, figure from Greek mythology -
Melpomene Greek muse of tragedy -
Patroclus Son of Menoetius in Greek mythology, a greek hero of the Trojan war -
Nemean lion The lion killed by Hercules -
Atalanta Greek mythological character, the only female Argonaut -
Calliope Muse of epic poetry -
Iphigenia Daughter of Agamemnon in Greek mythology -
Leda Daughter of Thestius in Greek mythology -
Aeacus Son of Zeus in Greek mythology -
Bellerophon Hero in Greek myth who rode Pegasus and killed the Chimera -
Danaë Daughter of Acrisius of Argos and Queen Eurydice, mother of Perseus, in Greek mythology -
Erato Greek muse of lyrical poetry -
Peleus Son of Aeacus in Greek mythology -
Terpsichore Muse of dance in Greek mythology -
Dido Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage -
Hecuba Spouse of king Priam -
Rhadamanthus Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa -
Tantalus Son of Zeus in Greek mythology -
Thetis Nereid of Greek mythology -
Alkmene Mother of Heracles -
Lamia A female daemon who devoured children, usually described as having the upper body of a woman and lower half of a serpent -
Polyhymnia Muse of sacred-poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence as well as muse of agriculture, geometry rhetoric, and pantomime in Greek mythology -
Polyphemus Giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology -
Aegeus Mythical king of Athens -
Argus Panoptes Giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology -
Euterpe Muse of music in Greek mythology -
Hyacinth Mythological prince, loved by Apollo -
Semele Mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology -
Atreus King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon -
Pasiphaë Daughter of Perse and Helios, the Sun in Greek mythology, queen of Crete -
Phaethon Son of Helios from Greek mythology -
Nestor Wise ruler of Pylos in Greek mythology, son of Neleus -
Penthesilea Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, daughter of Ares and Otrera -
Tyndareus King of Sparta -
Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology -
Pygmalion Legendary figure of Cyprus, sculptor -
Antaeus Giant in Greek and Amazigh (Berber) mythology -
Niobe Mythological figure, daughter of Tantalus -
Pelops Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology, king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region -
Rhea Silvia Mother of Romulus and Remus -
Tiresias Blind prophet of Apollo -
Eurystheus King of Mycenae in Greek mythology -
Meleager Son of Oeneus in Greek mythology, king of Calydon -
Procrustes Son of Poseidon in Greek mythology - Acrisius Greek mythical king of Argos
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Actaeon Son of Aristaeus in Greek mythology - Agenor Mythical Phoenician king, father of Cadmus
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Briseis Daughter of Briseus in Greek mythology -
Chrysaor Mythical character -
Deianira Wife of Heracles in Greek mythology -
Nausicaa Daughter of Alcinous in Greek mythology -
Cassiopeia Figure in Greek mythology; queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus -
Hylas Mythical character, companion of Heracles abducted by nymphs -
Ixion King of the Lapiths in Greek mythology -
Ladon Greek mythological serpent -
Pelias Mythical king of Iolcus, and son of Poseidon who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece -
Telamon One of the Argonauts of Jason, in Greek mythology -
Aeëtes Son of Helios in Greek mythology -
Ajax the Lesser Mythological Greek character, son of Oileus -
Amphitryon Figure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene -
Anchises Father of Aeneas in Greek mythology, lover of Aphrodite -
Augeias of Elis Son of Phorbas in Greek mythology - Creon King of Thebes in Greek mythology
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Geryon Mythical king of far western Mediterranean -
Phaedra Wife of Theseus in Greek mythology -
Anatolia and the ancient Balkans Attis Phrygian and Greek mythological figure -
Deucalion Son of Prometheus in Greek mythology -
Hermione Daughter of Menelaus and Helen of Troy -
Laomedon Trojan king, son of Ilus
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Greek and Roman
The Olympians and their Roman equivalents, the mystery cults, and the poets whose accounts disagree.