Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (2)

• Apollo, Marpessa, and Idas
  Olympian gods — Apollo / mortal love contest · Homeric / Apollodorean (Idas vs. Apollo; Marpessa’s choice)
• Nessus and Deianeira: The Centaur’s Poisoned Blood
  Heroes — Heracles · Apollodorean / Sophoclean (ferry at the Evenus; attempted rape; Hydra-poisoned arrow; dying “love-charm” of blood and semen stored by Deianeira)

Characters in shared stories

• Alcippe
• Aphareus
• Artemis
• Cleopatra
• Deianeira
• Evenus
• Heracles
• Hydra of Lerna
• Idas
• Marpessa
• Nessus
• Poseidon