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Greek Mythology - Names of Heroes and Heroines I - O
Iphigenia |
the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who was sacrificed to the goddess Artemis
Jason |
as leader of the Argonauts, he completed the quest for the Golden Fleece
Jocasta |
mother of Oedipus
Leda |
mother of the Dioscuri (Castor and Polydeuces), Helen, and Clytemnestra
Medea |
a vengeful sorceress who married and later was scorned by the hero Jason
Meleager |
he is famous for dealing the death blow to the Calydonian Boar
Menelaus |
brother of Agamemnon and ruler of Sparta
Nausicaa |
she discovered the hero Odysseus in the Odyssey
Neoptolemus |
the son of Achilles; he participated in the Trojan War
Nestor |
in Homer's Iliad, he is portrayed as a wise old man
Odysseus |
hero of the eponymous Odyssey, a great adventurer; king of Ithaca
Oedipus |
king of Thebes; his tragic story forms the basis for the Sophoclean trilogy
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