Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (2)

• Candaules and Gyges (Herodotus)
  Local and lesser — Lydian royal legend (Herodotean) · Herodotean classical legend (origin of Mermnad dynasty)
• Croesus on the Pyre Saved by Apollo (Herodotus)
  Local and lesser — Lydian logos / Delphic salvation · Herodotean — Cyrus’s pyre; Croesus’s recognition of Solon; rain from a clear sky

Places appearing with them

• Clear sky over the pyre
• Pytho
• Sardis

Themes

• Binding
• Marriage
• Prophecy
• Revenge