Myths Collection

The abduction of Helen, the Spartan queen, by the Trojan prince Paris was the event that sparked the legendary Trojan War. Driven by the promises of the goddess Aphrodite, Paris violated the...

After the death of Achilles, the Greek hero Ajax the Greater competes with Odysseus for the right to inherit Achilles' divine armor. When the Greek leaders award the prize to Odysseus, Ajax is...

To avoid joining the Trojan War and leaving his newborn son, King Odysseus of Ithaca feigned insanity by plowing his fields with salt and an odd pair of animals. His ruse was exposed by the...

Philoctetes, a legendary archer and bearer of the Bow of Heracles, was abandoned on the desolate island of Lemnos by his fellow Greeks after suffering a debilitating and foul-smelling snake bite....

After ten long years of siege, the Greek army appeared to abandon their war against Troy, leaving behind a massive wooden horse as a parting gift to the gods. Despite the warnings of a few...

When the Greek fleet is stranded at Aulis by a lack of wind caused by the goddess Artemis, King Agamemnon is forced to choose between his ambition and his daughter's life. To appease the goddess...