Greek Legends and Myths
  • Home
  • Site Search
  • Contents
  • -
  • The Greek Pantheon
  • Protogenoi
    • Chaos
    • Gaia
    • Tartarus >
      • Prisoners of Tartarus
    • Eros (Protogenoi)
    • Nyx >
      • Children of Nyx
      • Thanatos
      • Charon
      • Eris
    • Erebus
    • Ouranos
    • Pontus
    • The Ourea
    • Aether and Hemera
    • Hydros
    • Thesis
    • Chronus
    • Ananke
    • Phanes
    • Thalassa
    • Physis
    • Nesoi
  • Titans
    • Cronus
    • Rhea
    • Iapetus >
      • Atlas
      • Menoetius
      • Prometheus
      • Epimetheus >
        • Pandora >
          • Pandora's Box
    • Mnemosyne
    • Hyperion >
      • Helios
      • Eos
      • Selene
    • Theia
    • Themis
    • Crius >
      • Astraeus
      • Pallas
    • Oceanus
    • Tethys
    • Coeus
    • Phoebe >
      • Asteria
      • Leto
      • Lelantos
  • Olympians
    • Zeus >
      • Titanomachy
      • Mount Olympus >
        • Ambrosia and Nectar
    • Hestia
    • Demeter >
      • Eleusis
    • Hera
    • Hephaestus >
      • Automatons
  • Other Gods and Goddesses
    • Gods >
      • Boreas
      • Eros
      • Glaucus
      • Hades >
        • The Underworld >
          • Judges of the Dead
          • Rivers of the Underworld
      • Hypnos
      • Nereus
      • Notus
      • Phaethon
      • Phorcys
      • Triton
    • Goddesses >
      • Bia
      • Calypso
      • Ceto
      • Circe
      • Echo and Narcissus
      • Eurybia
      • Harmonia
      • Hebe
      • Iris
      • Nemesis
      • Nike
      • Persephone
      • Psyche
      • Tyche
    • Groups >
      • The Astra Planeta
      • The Charites
      • The Graeae
      • The Hesperides
      • The Moirai
      • The Elder Muses
      • The Younger Muses >
        • Calliope
        • Clio
        • Ourania
      • The Naiads >
        • Anchinoe
        • Daphne
        • Io
        • Memphis
        • Minthe
        • Oenone
        • Syrinx
      • The Nereids >
        • Amphitrite
        • Galatea
        • Thetis
      • The Oceanids >
        • Amalthea
        • Oceanid Electra
        • Metis
        • Pleione
        • Styx
      • The Oneiroi >
        • Morpheus
      • The Pleiades >
        • Maia
      • The Potamoi >
        • Achelous >
          • Cornucopia
        • Inachus
        • Scamander
      • The Sirens
  • -
  • The Mortals and Demi Gods
    • Quest for Golden Fleece >
      • The Golden Ram
      • Pelias
      • Aeetes
      • Argonauts >
        • Acastus
        • Admetus
        • Castor and Pollux
        • Hylas
        • Menoetius (Argonaut)
        • Peleus
        • Poeas
        • Polyphemus
        • Telamon
        • Thestor
      • The Argo
    • The Calydonian Hunt >
      • Oeneus
      • Meleager
      • Atalanta
    • Lovers of Zeus >
      • Aegina >
        • Aeacus >
          • Phocus
      • Alcmene
      • Antiope
      • Callisto >
        • Arcas
      • Danae
      • Europa >
        • Asterion
        • Minos >
          • Androgeus
          • Catreus
          • Glaucus
        • Rhadamanthys
        • Sarpedon
      • Lamia
      • Leda >
        • Clytemnestra
        • Tyndareus
    • House of Atreus >
      • Tantalus
      • Pelops
      • Broteas
      • Niobe
      • Aerope
      • Atreus
      • Thyestes
      • Pelopia
      • Menelaus
    • Trojan War >
      • House of Dardanus >
        • Dardanus
        • Antenor
        • Erichthonius of Dardania
        • Tros
        • Ilus
        • Assaracus
        • Ganymede
        • Laomedon >
          • Tithonus
          • Hesione
        • Priam
        • Hecabe
        • Aesacus
        • Deiphobus
        • Hector >
          • Andromache
        • Creusa Wife of Aeneas
        • Iliona
        • Polydorus
        • Paris >
          • Judgement of Paris
          • Agelaus
        • Helenus
        • Cassandra
        • Troilus
      • Helen
      • Suitors of Helen
      • The Oath of Tyndareus
      • Ajax the Great
      • Ajax the Lesser
      • Briseis
      • Calchas
      • Catalogue of Ships
      • Chryseis
      • Chryses
      • Cycnus
      • Eetion
      • Idomeneus
      • Laocoon
      • Memnon
      • Meriones
      • Palamedes
      • Pandarus
      • Patroclus
      • Penelope
      • Penthesilea
      • Philoctetes
      • Protesilaus >
        • Laodamia
      • Teucer
      • Trojan Horse
      • The Odyssey
    • House of Perseus and the Perseides >
      • Perseus
      • Gorgophone
      • Andromeda
      • Electryon
      • Sthenelus
      • Heleus
      • Amphitryon
      • Eurystheus
    • House of Heracles and the Heraclides >
      • Birth of Heracles
      • 12 Labours of Heracles >
        • Augean Stables
      • Megara
      • Omphale
      • Deianira
      • Iole >
        • Eurytus
      • First Sacking of Troy
      • Barcelona
      • Death of Heracles
      • Iolaus
    • Bellerophon
    • Cadmus
    • Daedalus
    • Laertes
    • Orion
  • Creatures and Monsters
    • Aethiopian Cetus
    • Aloadae
    • Argus Panoptes
    • Campe
    • Caucasian Eagle
    • Centaurs >
      • Chiron
      • Pholus
    • Cerberus
    • Ceryneian Hind
    • The Chimera
    • Cretan Bull
    • Crommyonian Sow
    • Cyclopes >
      • Polyphemus
    • Echidna
    • Gegenees
    • Geryon >
      • Cattle of Geryon
    • Gigantes
    • Golden Ram
    • Gorgons >
      • Gorgo Aix
      • Medusa
    • Harpies
    • Hecatonchires
    • Ismenian Dragon
    • Ladon
    • Laelaps
    • Laestrygonians
    • Lernaean Hydra >
      • Carcinus
    • Lion of Cithaeron
    • Manticore
    • Minotaur
    • Nemean Lion
    • Orthus
    • Pegasus
    • Python
    • Scylla and Charybdis
    • Sphinx >
      • Oedipus
    • Talos
    • Teumessian Fox
    • Tityos
  • -
  • The Constellations
    • Constellations >
      • Signs of the Zodiac
      • The Milky Way
  • A to Z of Greek Mythology
    • A - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • B - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • C - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • D - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • E - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • F - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • G - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • H - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • I - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • J - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • K - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • L - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • M - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • N - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • O - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • P - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • Q - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • R - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • S - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • T - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • U - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • V - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • W - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • X - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • Y - AtoZ Greek Mythology
    • Z - AtoZ Greek Mythology
  • -
  • Family Trees
Greek Legends and Myths                           

A TO Z OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY - C

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
  • Cadmus – Greek hero, son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa, husband of Harmonia, father of Polydorus and Semele. Founder and king of Thebes (Cadmea). 
  • Caeneus – Mortal hero, daughter of Elatus and Hippeia, lover of Poseidon, mother of Coronus, Phocus and Priasus. Transformed into a man, and a Lapith who fought during the Centauromachy. 
  • Calais - Greek hero, son of Boreas and Oreithyia, one of the Boreads, brother to Zetes. Named as an Argonaut and pursuer of the Harpies. 
  • Calchas – Mortal seer, son of Thestor, brother of Theoclymenus, Theonoe and Leucippe. Member of the Achaean force at Troy, and present within the Wooden Horse. 
  • Calliope – Younger Muse, muse of epic poetry, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
  • Callirhoe – Oceanid nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, husband of Chrysaor, mother of Geryon. Nymph of Erytheia.
  • Calypso – Immortal nymph, daughter of Atlas, lover of Odysseus, mother of Nausithous and Nausinous. Resident of Ogygia. 
  • Campe - Monstrous dragon, daughter of Tartarus and Gaia, Nymph of Tartarus
  • Capaneus - Mortal hero, son of Hipponous and Astynome, husband of Evadne, father of Sthenelus. One of the Seven Against Thebes.
  • ​Cassandra – Mortal seer and princess, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecabe, brother to Hector, Helenus et al, concubine of Agamemnon.  
  • Cassiopeia (i) – Mortal queen, wife of Cepheus, mother of Andromeda. Queen of Aethiopia.
  • Cassiopeia (ii) – Mortal queen, wife of Phoenix. Queen of Phoenicia.
  • Castor - Mortal hero, son of Tyndareus and Leda, brother of Pollux, Helen and Clytemnestra. Hero present on the Argo. 
  • Cepheus (i) – Mortal king, son of Belus, husband of Cassiopeia, father of Andromeda. King of Aethipia.
  • Cepheus (ii) – Greek hero, son of Aleus and Neara, brother of Amphidamas, father of many. Argonaut, Calydonian Hunter, comrade of Heracles and King of Tegea. 
  • Cercyon - Mortal king, son of Poseidon or Hephaestus, father of Alope. King of Eleusis. 
  • Ceroessa - Mortal, daughter of Zeus and Io, lover of Poseidon, mother of Byzas
  • Ceto - Early sea goddess, daughter of Gaia and Pontus, husband of Phorycs, mother of Echidna, the Gorgons and Graeae. Greek goddess of Sea Dangers. 
  • Charis – Charites goddess, also known as Aglaia, daughter of Zeus and Eurynome, wife of Hephaestus. Greek goddess of Splendour.
  • Charites – Group of goddesses, three daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, named Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia. Greek goddesses of Joy and Festivity.
  • Charon -  Minor deity, son of Nyx and Erebus. Ferryman of tCercyonhe Underworld across the Acheron and/or Styx. 
  • Chimera - Monster, offspring of Echidna and Typhon, mother of Nemean Lion and the Sphinx. Opponent of Bellerophon.
  • Chione -  Mortal princess, daughter of Daedalion, lover of Hermes and Apollo, mother of Autolycus and Philammon.
  • Chiron - Centaur, son of Cronus and Philyra. Eldest and wisest centaur, tutor of heroes. 
  • Chloris - Mortal Queen, daughter of Amphion and Niobe, wife of Neleus, father of many, including Nestor. Queen of Pylos
  • Chronos – Protogenoi (occasionally named), son of Hydros and Gaia. Greek god of Time.
  • ​Chrysaor – Giant, son of Poseidon and Medusa, brother of Pegasus, husband of Calirrhoe, father of Geryon. Owner of a golden sword. 
  • Chryseis - Mortal woman, daughter of Chryses, concubine of Agamemnon
  • Chryses - Priest, son of Ardys, brother of Briseus, father of Chryseis
  • Chrysothemis - Hesperides nymph (occasionally named). Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means Golden Custom. 
  • Cilician Thebe - City of Asia Minor, founded by Heracles, and ruled at one time by Eetion. 
  • Cilla (i) - Mortal princess, daughter of Laomedon and Strymo, princess of Troy.
  • Cilla (ii) - Mortal princess, sister of Hecabe, wife of Thymoetes, mother of Munippus.
  • Circe – Daughter of Helios and Perse. Lover of Odysseus. Greek goddess of Sorcery. 
  • Cinyras - Mortal king, son of Sandocus and Pharnace, husband of Metharme and Cenchreis, father of Myrrha amongst others. King of Cyprus. 
  • Cithaeron – An Ourea and Protogenoi, son of Gaia. A Greek god of the mountain of same name. 
  • ​Clio – Younger Muse, muse of history, daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
  • Clymene (i) – Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, wife of Iapetus, mother to Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus and Epimetheus. Greek goddess of Fame. 
  • Clymene (ii) – Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, lover of Helios, and mother to Phaethon and the Heliades. 
  • Clymene (iii) - Mortal princess, daughter of Catreus, sister of Aerope, wife of Nauplius, mother of Palamedes, Nausimedon, Oeax and Proetus. ​
  • Clytemnestra - Mortal queen, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon, and mother of Orestes. 
  • Comaetho - Mortal princess, daughter of Pterelaus, princess of Taphos
  • Coeus – Titan god, son of Ouranus and Gaia, and husband of Phoebe, father of Leto and Asteria. Greek god of Intellect. 
  • Copreus - Mortal, son of Pelops and Hippodamia, father of Periphetes.
  • Cottus - Hecatonchire, gigantic son of Ouranos and Gaia, brother of Briareus and Gyges. Guardian of the gates of Tartarus. 
  • Cratus – Son of Pallas and Styx. Greek god of Strength.
  • Cretheus - Mortal king, son of Aeolus and Enarete, husband of Tyro, father of Aeson, Amythaon and Pheres. King of Iolcus.
  • Creusa  - Mortal princess, daughter of Priam and Hecabe, wife of Aeneas, mother of Acanius.
  • Crius – Titan god, son of Ouranus and Gaia, and husband of Eurybia, father of Astraeus, Pallas and Perses. Greek god of the constellations. 
  • Crommyonian Sow - Monster, offspring of Echidna and Typhon, encountered by Theseus.
  • ​Cronus - Titan god, son of Ouranus and Gaia, husband of Rhea, and father of the first Olympians. Second supreme ruler of the cosmos before being overthrown by Zeus.
  • Crotus - Satyr, son of Pan and Eupheme
  • Cyclops – Monsters, giants with single eye in forehead. Two distinct generations, sons of Ouranos and Gaia, or of Poseidon. 
  • Cycnus (i) - Mortal hero, son of Poseidon, defender of Troy
  • Cycnus (ii) - Mortal king, son of Sthenelus, King of Liguria.
  • Cymopoleia - Minor Sea Goddess, daughter of Poseidon and Ampitrite, wife of Briareus. Greek goddess of Storm Waves. 
  • Cyparissus - Mortal, lover of Apollo
  • Cyrene - Mortal princess, daughter of Hypseus, lover of Apollo, mother of Aristaeus. 
Circe
Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus - John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) - PD-art-100
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra - John Maler Collier (1850-1934) - PD-art-100
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Greek gods beginning with C, greek goddesses beginning with C, greek mythology beginning with C
Contents
Proudly powered by Weebly