Editing Archaic Greece (section)

=== LEGENDS, GREATER THAN REALITY ===

* ''[[Orpheus]] - Mythical poet and musician, reputed to have had the ability to charm all living things with his music.''
* ''[[Kleobis and Biton]] - Sons of an Argive priestess of Hera, celebrated for their exemplary devotion in to their mother's care.''
* ''[[Atreus]] - king of Mycenae and father to Agamemnon and Menelaus, afflicted by a family curse.'' 
* ''Achilles and [[Iliad|the Iliad]] - depicts the most poignant, critical moments at the end of the <u>Trojan War</u>.''
* ''Odysseus and [[Odyssey|the Odyssey]] - depicts the turbulent and lengthy journey back home after the war.''
* ''[[Jason and the Argonauts]] - depicts the journey crown prince Jason undertakes to reclaim his throne.''
* ''[[Hercules]] - mythical hero imbued with supernatural strength whose supposed descendants returned centuries later to reclaim his god-promised land.''
* ''[[Theseus]] - an Athenian king and hero with a complicated story of heroism and bad behavior.''
* ''[[Cadmus]], and [[Amphion and Zethus]], have dueling myths about the foundation of Thebes.''
* ''The [[Seven Against Thebes]], the story of an ill-fated attempt to retake the city of Thebes by a band of heroes following [[Oedipus]]' deposed son.''
* ''The story of [[Oedipus]], who cursed his whole family by mistakenly marrying his mother and killing his father.'' 
* ''[[Daedalus]], the mythical artisan and inventor, his tragic son Icarus, and their interaction with the Minotaur and the Labyrinth.''
* ''[[Tantalus]], a favored demigod who was cursed to eternal torment for attempting to feed his son to the gods during a feast.'' 
* ''[[Tiresias]], a blind prophet who lived for seven generations... After having lived as both a man and a woman before Hera stole his sight.''
* ''[[Bellerophon]], tamer of the Pegasus and conqueror of the Chimera.''
* ''[[Deucalion]], the father of a new race of men who repopulated the world after a god-sent flood wiped out the old race.'' ''Greek Noah.'' 
* ''[[Melampus]], legendary seer and healer, and one of the first mortal prophets.'' 
* ''[[Oenopion]] the winemaking king of Chios, and his rivalry with Orion.'' 
* ''the two kings [[Pandion]] (I and II).''
* ''[[Procrustes]], a serial killer preying upon xenia to entrap victims until he was killed by Theseus.''  
* ''[[Sisyphus]], an iconoclast who was punished for deceiving the gods with eternal punishment.''
* ''[[Talos]], a powerful bronze automaton created to protect Crete.'' 
* ''The [[Eleusinian Mysteries]].''
* ''[[Asclepius]], god of medicine and a hero to whom healing practices are credited.''  
* ''[[Atalanta]], a renowned female hunter and athlete, who defies traditional Greek gender roles.'' 
* ''[[Pygmalion]], a sculptor who is so dissatisfied with women in his region that he sculpts a wife which Aphrodite brings to life for him.'' 
* ''[[Pirithous]], famed friend of Thesus, who accompanied him on many adventures and was imprisoned in the <u>Underworld</u>.''
* ''[[Dryas]] and Lycurgus of Thebes, legendary enemies of Dionysian religion who were punished for their opposition.'' 
* ''[[Caeneus]], a woman raped by Poseidon and then given the chance to live as a man in recompense.'' 
* ''[[Tros]], legendary king that led his people into the Troad around the city that would become Troy.'' 
* ''[[Ilus]], legendary king, son of Tros and founder of the city of Troy.'' 
* ''[[Laomedon]], legendary king, son of Ilus, and credited with building the walls of Troy.'' 
* ''[[Argos]] Panoptes, a legendary giant known for his many eyes.''
* [[Adrastus]]