Gaea (also spelled Gaia and Ge) was a Greek goddess of the earth. She was one of the first two beings to emerge from Chaos, she formed the Earth and together with Ouranos, the Sky, gave birth to children which were the rivers, plains, trees and other features of earth. Research Gaea
In classical mythology, Genii were tutelary deities; the ruling and protecting power of men, places, or things; a good or evil spirit supposed to be attached to a person and influence his actions. The Genii of the Romans were the same as the Daimones (Demons) of the Greeks. According to the belief of the Romans, which was common to almost all nations, every person had his own Genius; that is, a spiritual being, which introduced him into life, accompanied him during the course of it, and again conducted him out of the world at the close of his career. The Genii of women were called Junones. The Genii were wholly distinct from the Manes, Lares, and Penates, though they were allied in one important feature - the protection of mortals. Research Genii
In Greek mythology Glauce was daughter of King Creon of Corinth, and the second bride of Jason. She was murdered on her wedding day by Medea, whom Jason had deserted, by way of a poisoned wedding robe sent to her as a wedding gift. When she put the robe on she was burned to death, as was her father as he embraced his dying daughter. In Greek mythology, Glauce was a sea nymph, one of the Nereids. Research Glauce
In Greek mythology, Glaucus was a sea-god, the son of Anthedon and Alcyone or else Poseidon and Nais. In Greek mythology, Glaucus was the son of Sisyphus and Merope. He owned a team of mares which he kept high spirited by depriving them of the company of stallions. When he lost the chariot-race at Pelias' funeral games the mares became so angry that they killed and ate Glaucus, whose ghost subsequently haunted the stadium of the Isthmian Games near Corinth scaring horses. In Greek mythology Glaucus was the son of Minos. As a child he fell into a jar of honey and drowned, only to be brought back to life by the seer Polyidus using a herb. In Greek mythology Glaucus was son of Hippolochus, a Lycian and together with Sarpedon, the commander of the Lycian forces allied with Priam in the Trojan War. He was killed by Aias while they were fighting over the corpse of Achilles. Research Glaucus
The Golden Fleece was the fleece of the ram on which Phrixus had escaped and was given to Aetes the king of Colchis. It hung from an oak tree in the grove of Ares where a dragon guarded it. Research Golden fleece
In Greek mythology, the Gordian Knot was a knot made in the harness of the chariot of King Gordius and tied by King Gordius. The knot was so intricate that there was no way of telling where it began, nor ended, and that an oracle had decreed that the knot could only be unravelled by a future conqueror of Asia. In 334 BC Alexander tried and failed to untangle the knot, and concerned that it might prove a bad omen, cut it with his sword and thereby either accomplished or eluded the oracle. Research Gordian Knot
In Greek mythology, the Gorgons; Stheino, Buryale, and Medusa, were daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. Two of them were believed to be immortal, while the third. Medusa, the youngest and most beautiful of them, was mortal. She loved Poseidon, and having met him once in the temple of Athene, to the desecration of that building, was punished by having her beautiful hair turned into snakes, thus making her appearance more ghastly than that of her sisters. Her face was terrible to behold, turning the spectator into stone. At last Perseus, finding her asleep, cut off her head with his curved sword, and presented it to Athene, who had assisted him in the enterprise, to be worn on her aegis or shield as a terror to her enemies.
The ancient poets describe the Gorgons generally as horrid, aged women, and frequently place them by the side of the Furies. In early times there was only one Gorgon - Medusa - instead of the three of later times. The winged horse, Pegasus, was the offspring of her and Poseidon. In art Perseus is represented standing with sword in one hand and the head of Medusa in the other, turning his face away to avoid seeing it. The subject of Perseus cutting off the head of Medusa occurs in one of the earliest examples of Greek sculpture - one of the metopes of the oldest temple at Selinus, in Sicily; and from the conventional manner in which her face is represented, compared with the other parts of the sculpture, it is agreed that the type must have been familiar for some time to Greek art. To possess a representation of a Gorgon' s face was to be provided with a charm against ills, and accordingly it was frequently employed as a personal ornament. Research Gorgons
In Greek mythology, the Graeae were three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto: Deino, Pephredo, and Enyo; their names meaning respectively 'alarm', 'dread', and 'horror'. They were sisters and at the same time guardians of the Gorgons, they were conceived as misshapen hideous creatures, hoary and withered from their birth, with only one eye and one tooth for the common use of the three, and were supposed to inhabit a dark cavern near the entrance to Tartarus. The belief in their existence seems to have been originally suggested by the grey fog or mist which lies upon the sea and is a frequent source of danger to the mariner. It is said that Perseus obtained from them the necessary information as to the dwelling of the Gorgons by seizing; their solitary eye and tooth, and refusing to return them until they showed him the way. Research Graeae
The griffin was a mythical monster, the supposed guardian of hidden treasure, with the body, tail, and hind legs of a lion, and the head, forelegs, and wings of an eagle. Research Griffin
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