Boreas’ Abduction of Orithyia
OriginGreek Mythology
The powerful god of the North Wind, Boreas, becomes enamored with the Athenian princess Orithyia but is repeatedly rebuffed by her father. Frustrated by the constraints of mortal diplomacy,...
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OriginGreek Mythology
The powerful god of the North Wind, Boreas, becomes enamored with the Athenian princess Orithyia but is repeatedly rebuffed by her father. Frustrated by the constraints of mortal diplomacy,...
OriginGreek Mythology
King Phineus of Thrace was cursed with blindness and the constant torment of the Harpies, monstrous bird-women who stole and fouled his food. This divine punishment lasted until the arrival of...
OriginGreek Mythology
Jason and his crew of Argonauts must navigate the Symplegades, two massive cliffs that crash together to crush any ship attempting to enter the Black Sea. Following the advice of the blind seer...
OriginGreek Mythology
When the Argonauts arrived in Thrace, they found King Phineus tormented by the Harpies, monstrous bird-women who stole and defiled his food. Zetes and Calais, the winged sons of the North Wind,...