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Greek Mythology - Names of Heroes and Heroines O - T


Orion | a great hunter; son of Poseidon and Euryale

Orpheus | son of Apollo whose song was so mellifluous that it charmed inanimate objects

Pandora | the first woman, created by Zeus; her name means "all gifts"

Paris | he was the judge in the famous contest between three goddesses (Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera)

Patroclus | friend of Achilles who played a key role in the Trojan War

Penelope | the circumspect wife of Odysseus, whose intelligence made her an exemplar

Penthesilea | queen of the Amazons; she was killed by Achilles

Pentheus | ill-fated king of Thebes, who refused to acknowledge the divinity of Dionysos

Perseus | hero who destroyed Medusa; he also rescued Andromeda

Sarpedon | a son of Zeus; Sarpedon participated in the Trojan War

Telemachus | the son of Odysseus and Penelope; he plays an important role in the Odyssey

Telephus | son of the Greek hero Herakles and Auge

Theseus | hailed as the hero who conquered the deadly Minotaur






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