Aeneas | hero of the Trojan War, founder of Rome |
Cyclops | one eye, son of Poseidon, blinded by Odyseus |
Damon/ Pythias | Represented unwavering friendship and sacrifice, In Greek mythology, these were two inseparable friends who would lay down their lives for one another. They symbolize lasting friendship. |
Dido | founded carthage, tragic heroin, wounded by cupid, puppet of the gods |
Hecate | witch, connected with sorcery, goddess of the moon |
Hecuba | mother of Hector and Paris, devoted wife, watches husband die, the way she mourns so intensely is remembered |
Hercules | Killed his wife and kids, strongest man on earth, only defeated by the supernatural, defeated the 12 labors, total hero, overcame impossible deeds |
Hyperion | Titan, father of the son, moon and dawn; titans were the parents of the gods and strong and powerful |
Lethe | river of forgetfulness |
Mars | god of war, son of Zeus and Herra, very attractive, associated with bloodshed |
Hermes (mercury) | Messanger god, fleet footed, changeable, trickster, theif |
Nemean Lion | an enormous lion; first of 12 labors, no one could wound him accept hercules |
Neptune | brother of Zeus and ruler of the sea |
Niobe | Daughter of tantulus, known for great suffering and endless mourning |
Phoebus (Apollo) | son of Zeus and leto, god of light, truth, means billion/ shining, sun god, god of reason music, archery |
Pelion | large mountain, mountain home of the centaur, Chiron |
Priam | Hecuba’s husband and king of troy |
Satyr | goatman, associated with drunkeness, lust, followers of dionysis |
Vulcan (hephaestus) | god of fire, son of zeus herra, couldn’t walk, popular and well liked on earth |
Mythological Allusions in Hamlet
August 14, 2019