Phaethon (In Greek mythology

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• Greek mythology — Oral and literary traditions of the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes and the nature and history of the cosmos. The Greek myths and legends are known today primarily from Greek literature, including such classic works as Homer s… …   Universalium

• Greek mythology — noun the mythology of the ancient Greeks • Members of this Topic: ↑Dionysian, ↑Trojan War, ↑Augean stables, ↑Pandora s box, ↑Temple of Apollo, ↑Oracle of Apollo, ↑Delphic oracle, ↑oracle of Delphi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Phaëthon — /fay euh theuhn, thon /, n. Class. Myth. a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world. [ < Gk Phaéthon, special use of prp. of phaéthein to shine] * * * In Greek… …   Universalium

• Phaethon — noun 1. (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father s chariot and came too close to earth • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Greek deity 2. type genus of the Phaethontidae • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Atlas (mythology) — In Greek mythology, Atlas (Eng. / æt ləs/ Gk. Ἄτλας) was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia [Pseudo Apollodorus, Bibliotheke i.2.3.] or Klyménē (Κλυμένη): [Hesiod ( Theogony …   Wikipedia

• Eridanos (mythology) — The river Eridanos (or Eridanus) is a river of Hades in Greek mythology, whose name has been adopted by geologists and paleogeographers to describe the real river that existed between 40 million to 700 thousand years ago, flowing from Lapland to… …   Wikipedia

• Asia (mythology) — Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Hesiod gives the name as Clymene in his Theogony (359) but Apollodorus (1.8) gives… …   Wikipedia

• List of Greek mythological figures — A listing of Greek mythological beings. Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. See also family tree of the Greek gods and the list of Greek mythological creatures. For a list of the deities of many cultures (including… …   Wikipedia

• Faetón — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Faetón (desambiguación). La caída de Faetón, de Johann Liss, principios del siglo XVII. En la mitología griega Faetón o Faeton …   Wikipedia Español

• Helios — In Greek mythology the sun was personified as Helios (pronEng|ˈhiliˌɑs) (Lang el| Ἥλιος, Latinized as Helius). Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod ( Theogony 371) and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans… …   Wikipedia

• Scorpius — Infobox Constellation name = Scorpius abbreviation = Sco genitive = Scorpii symbology = the Scorpion RA = 16 hrs. 53 min. 15 sec. dec= −30° 44 12 areatotal = 497 arearank = 33rd numbermainstars = 15 numberbfstars = 47 numberstarsplanets = 5… …   Wikipedia