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Greek Legends and Myths                           

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  • Habrote  - Mortal queen, daughter of Onchestus, wife of Nisus, mother of Scylla, Eurynome and Iphinoe. Queen of Megara. 
  • ​Hades - Olympian era god, son of Cronus and Rhea. Greek god of the Underworld.
  • Harmonia – Minor Greek goddess, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, wife of Cadmus, and mother to Polydorus and Semele. Queen of Thebes and Greek goddess of Harmony. 
  • Hebe - Olympian era goddess, daughter of Zeus and Hera, and wife of Heracles. Greek goddess of Youth.
  • Hecate – Olympian era goddess, daughter of Perses and Asteria. Greek goddess of witchcraft.
  • Hecatonchires - Gigantic sons of Ouranos and Gaia, named Briareus, Cottus and Gyges. Allies of Zeus in Titanomachy and Guardians of the gates of Tartarus. 
  • Hector - Mortal, son of King Priam and Hecabe, husband of Andromache, primary defender of Troy. 
  • Heliadae - Mortal sons of Helios and Rhode
  • Heliades - Mortal daughters of Helios and Clymene
  • Helen – Semi-divine queen, daughter of Zeus and Leda, husband of Menelaus, mother of Hermione. Queen of Sparta. ​
  • Helenus – Mortal seer, son of Priam and Hecabe, brother to Hector, Paris, Cassandra et al. Trojan defender, later King of Buthrotum. 
  • Heleus - Mortal king,son of Perseus and Andromeda, King of Helos
  • Helicon – An Ourea and Protogenoi, son of Gaia. A Greek god of the mountain of same name. 
  • Helios – Second generation Titan, son of Hyperion and Theia. Father to many, including Phaethon, Circe and Pasiphae. 
  • Helle – Mortal, daughter of Athamas and Nephele. Gave name to the Hellespont of Asia Minor. 
  • Hellen - Mortal king, son of Deucalion, husband of Orseis, father or Aeolus, Dorus and Xuthus, king of Phthia
  • Hera - Olympian goddess, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, third wife of Zeus. Greek goddess of Marriage
  • Heracles - Demi-god hero, son of Zeus and Alcmene, husband and father of many
  • Hermes - Olympian god, son of Zeus and Maia. The messenger god and the Greek god of Animal Husbandry.
  • Hermione – Mortal queen, daughter of Menelaus and Helen, wife of Neoptolemus and Orestes, mother of Tisamenus. Queen of Mycenae and Sparta. 
  • Hesiod - Greek poet c700BC. Famous for the Theogony and Works and Days. 
  • Hespera - Hesperides nymph (occasionally named). Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means Evening.
  • Hesperethusa - Hesperides nymph. Daughter of Nyx (occasionally Atlas). Greek goddess of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset, name means Evening Swift.
  • Hesperides – Group of goddess nymphs, three daughters of Nyx (occasionally Atlas), named Aigle, Erytheia and Hesperethusa. Greek goddesses of the Evening and the Golden Light of Sunset. 
  • Hippolyta - Mortal Queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera. Potentially mother of Hippolytus. Queen of the Amazons. 
  • Hippolytus -  Mortal prince, son of Theseus and Hippolyta
  • Hippomenes - Mortal prince, son of Megareus, possible husband of Atalanta, possible father of Parthenopeus. 
  • Hiscilla - Mortal princess, daughter of Myrmidon and Pisidice, wife of Triopas, mother of Phobras, Iphimedia and Erysichthon.
  • Hyades - Nymph daughters of Atlas and Pleione, sisters to the Pleiades and Hyas. Transformed into the constellation Hyades. 
  • Hyas - Minor god, son of Atlas and Pleione, brother to the Hyades and Pleiades. Greek god of the Seasonal Rains. 
  • Hybris – Early goddess, daughter of Erebus and Nyx. Greek goddess of Arrogance. 
  • Hyacinth - Mortal prince, son of Amyclas, lover of Apollo. 
  • Hylas - Greek hero, son of Thiodamas and Menodice, beloved by Heracles. Named amongst the Argonauts, and subsequently abducted by Naiads. 
  • Hypermnestra - Mortal queen, daughter of Danaus and Elephantis, wife of Lynceus, mother of Abas.  Queen of Argos.
  • Hypnos - Early god, son of Nyx, and twin brother to Thanatos. Greek god of Sleep. 
  • Hyrieus - Mortal king, son of Poseidon and Alcyone, father of Orion, king of Hyria. 
Hebe
Hebe - Fredrik Westin (1782-1862) - PD-art-100
Hippolyta
Hercules Obtaining the Girdle of Hyppolita - Nikolaus Knüpfer (1609 - 1655) - PD-art-100
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