WebCithaeron or Kithairon (Κιθαιρών, -ῶνος) is a mountain and mountain range about sixteen kilometres (ten miles) long in Central Greece.The range is the physical boundary between Boeotia in the north and Attica in the south. It is mainly composed of limestone and rises to 1,409 metres (4,623 ft). The north-east side of the range is formed by the mountain Pastra.

WebOedipus Rex, also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, pronounced [oidípoːs týrannos]), or Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus (Οἰδίπους), as it is referred to by Aristotle in the Poetics.

WebMythology Abduction of Chrysippus. After the death of his father Labdacus, Laius was raised by the regent Lycus but Amphion and Zethus usurped the throne of Thebes. Some Thebans, wishing to see the line of Cadmus continue, smuggled the young Laius out of the city before their attack, in which they killed Lycus and took the throne. Laius was …

WebLife. Tydeus was a son of Oeneus and either Periboea, Oeneus's second wife, or Gorge, Oeneus's daughter.He was the husband of Deipyle, the mother of Diomedes.. Tydeus was banished from Calydon by his uncle Agrius, because he killed either his brother or a different uncle or six of his cousins.He travelled to Argos, where he married Deipyle, daughter of …

WebIn Greek mythology, Jocasta (/ dʒ oʊ ˈ k æ s t ə /), also rendered Iocaste (Ancient Greek: Ἰοκάστη Iokástē [i.okástɛː]) and also known as Epicaste (/ ˌ ɛ p ɪ ˈ k æ s t iː /; Ἐπικάστη Epikástē), was a daughter of Menoeceus, a descendant of the Spartoi Echion, and queen consort of Thebes.She was the wife of first Laius, then of their son Oedipus, and both ...

WebHeracles (/ ˈ h ɛr ə k l iː z / HERR-ə-kleez; Greek: Ἡρακλῆς, lit. "glory/fame of Hera"), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon. He was a great-grandson and half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus, and …

WebBoeotia (/ b i ˈ oʊ ʃ (i) ə / bee-OH-sh(ee-)ə), sometimes Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (Greek: Βοιωτία; modern: Viotía; ancient: Boiōtía), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece.It is part of the region of Central Greece.Its capital is Livadeia, and its largest city is Thebes.. Boeotia was also a region of ancient Greece, from before the …

WebThe Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece.It took place in 479 BC near the city of Plataea in Boeotia, and was fought between an alliance of the Greek city-states (including Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara), and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I (allied with Greece's Boeotians, Thessalians, and …

WebThe Bacchae (/ ˈ b æ k iː /; Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakchai; also known as The Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s /) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.It premiered posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a …

WebIn ancient Greek religion, Hera (/ ˈ h ɛr ə, ˈ h ɪər ə /; Greek: Ἥρα, translit. Hḗrā; Ἥρη, Hḗrē in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth.In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus, and daughter of the Titans …