Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (10)

• Poseidon and Helios Contest for Corinth
  Olympian gods / Corinthian aetiology · Pausanian — Briareos arbitrates; Isthmus to Poseidon, Acrocorinth height to Helios
• Zeus Abducts Aegina
  Olympian gods — Zeus’s loves / Aeginetan foundation · Apollodorean / Pindaric — eagle or pursuit; Asopus’s search
• Arrival at Athens: Medea’s Poison and Recognition by the Sword
  Heroes — Theseus · Apollodorean (Medea as Aegeus’s wife plots poison; recognition by sword/sandals; Medea flees)
• Return to Iolcus and the Death of Pelias (Medea’s Rejuvenation Trick)
  Heroes — Jason / Argonauts · Apollodorean (fleece returned; daughters of Pelias deceived; Pelias boiled; exile)
• Corinth: Jason, Medea, Glauce, and the Deaths of the Children (Euripides)
  Heroes — Jason / Argonauts (aftermath) · Attic tragic — Euripides *Medea* (divorce for Glauce; poisoned gifts; filicide; Aegeus; escape to Athens)
• Bellerophon: Anteia’s False Accusation, Proetus, Iobates, and the Chimera
  Heroes — Bellerophon · Homeric / Apollodorean (Potiphar’s-wife pattern; sealed tokens; Chimera slain)
• Bellerophon, Pegasus, Further Tasks, and the Fall from Heaven
  Heroes — Bellerophon · Pindaric / Apollodorean (+ Homeric end note): Pegasus tamed; heavenward attempt; wandering end
• Birth and Exposure of Oedipus; Rearing by Polybus and Merope
  Theban · Apollodorean / Sophoclean (Cithaeron exposure; Corinthian fosterage)
• Delphi and the Murder of Laius at the Crossroads
  Theban · Apollodorean / Sophoclean (Phocian / Daulian crossroads)
• Plague at Thebes and the Discovery of the Truth (*Oedipus Tyrannus*)
  Theban · Attic tragic — Sophocles *Oedipus Tyrannus* (+ Apollodorean summary)

Characters in shared stories

• Acastus
• Aeacus
• Aegeus
• Aegina
• Aeson
• Alcestis
• Amphitrite
• Anteia
• Argonauts
• Artemis
• Asopus
• Athena
• Briareus
• Children of Jason and Medea
• Chimera
• Chorus of Corinthian women
• Chorus of Theban elders
• Citizens of Athens
• Corinthian messenger
• Corinthian shepherd
• Creon
• Creon of Corinth
• Eros
• Glauce
• Glaucus
• Gorgons
• Helios
• Heracles
• Hermes
• Iobates
• Jason
• Jocasta
• Laius
• Medea
• Medus
• Merope
• Nurse
• Oedipus
• Pallantidai
• Peliades