Classical Myths in English LiteratureIn dictionary format. Alphabetical. Many entries have only a definition. Longer entries include more thorough explanation of the topic in classical mythology, and examples of notable allusions in English literature. |
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Achilles Admetus Aeneas Agamemnon Alcestis Aphrodite Apollo Arcadia ARGONAUTS Argos arrows Artemis Asclepius Athene ATREUS beauty became Bellerophon brother Cadmus called Centaurs chariot classical Clytemnestra Comus Copyright Cronus Daedalus daughter death Demeter describes Diomedes Dionysus EARTH GODDESSES English literature Eros Eurystheus Faerie Queene famous fate father fell in love Gaea gave giant girl golden Greece Greek Hades Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes hero horse immortal island Jason killed king land later Leto lover married Menelaus Milton monster mortal mother Mount Muses myth Nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Olympian Olympus oracle Orestes Orion Orpheus Paradise Lost Peleus Persephone Perseus poem poetry poets Poseidon Prometheus Reprinted Rhea river Roman name ROME Romulus says SEA GODS sister Sisyphus song sons Spenser story suitors symbol T. S. Eliot Tartarus terrible THEBES Theseus Thetis Tiresias Titans TROJAN TROJAN WAR Troy W. H. Auden wife wind Zeus Zeus's