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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Hylas Abducted by the Water Nymphs
OriginGreek Mythology
Hylas, the handsome young companion of Heracles and a member of the Argonauts, was abducted by water nymphs during a stop at the city of Cius. While fetching water from the spring of Pegae, his...
The Abduction of Helen by Paris
OriginGreek Mythology
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...