The Wedding of Peleus & Thetis
Peleus, a prince from Phthia, further south on the Gulf of Pagasae, was another of the Argonauts. Acastus’ wife, Cretheis, fell in love with him and, when he rebuffed …
Category: Greek Mythology
A Boxing King, Harpies & the Clashing Rocks
Not all the Argonauts were destined to reach Colchis. When Heracles’ oar snapped, they put ashore to let him uproot a tree and make another. But when it was …
Prometheus, Pandora & the Pithos
Temptation lies at the heart of many of the myths of Corinth (called Ephyra in early literature), not least the temptation of Pandora and its disastrous consequences. Its origins …
Perseus, Prince of Argos
Lynceus and Hypermnestra’s grandson also feared death at a family member’s hands. Acrisius, king of Argos, received notice from the Delphic oracle that his daughter’s son would kill him …
Argos in History & Today
Argos played a key role in Greek history. The most powerful city in the Argolid, its location between Corinth and Sparta meant that it was constantly embroiled in war. …
Tydeus & Diomedes
Two later military campaigns set out from the Argolid – one against Thebes, the other against Troy. Both involved the family of the hero Tydeus. Banished from Calydon for …
The Battle of the Centaurs & Lapiths
Another wedding in a cave on Mount Pelion had dire repercussions for the Centaurs, when Peirithous (son of Zeus and Ixion’s wife Dia), ruler of the Lapiths, married Hippodameia …
Jason & Medea
But Aphrodite was on Jason’s side, and already she had worked her magic. Aeetes’ daughter Medea was a witch with the power to destroy her enemies. But now she …
The Danaids
Io’s banishment was the first in a series of flights to and from Argos. In time, a boatload of her descendants fled back from Egypt. Aegyptus, king of Egypt …
Corinth & False Promises of Love
About Corinth I shall tell no lies. Rather, I shall tell of Sisyphus, deceptive as a god, and of Medea who married much against her father’s wish. who …