Sibyl (Sibylla) Greek Originally, a young girl, the daughter of a Trojan, who had the gift of prophecy.
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Sibyl (Sibylla) Greek Originally, a young girl, the daughter of a Trojan, who had the gift of prophecy. Her name was Sibylla, and she dedicated her gift to Apollo, who inspired her to make predictions. Over time, people shortened her name to Sibyl. Eventually, her legend came to identify Sibyl as the daughter of Zeus and Lamia, a daughter of the sea god Poseidon. People then began using the name Sibyl for any woman who had the same gift of foretelling the future. The most famous Greek woman given this name was the Sibyl of Erythia in Lydia, a region of Greece. The most famous Roman prophetess was the Sibyl of Cumae, who lived in a cave on the Bay of Naples.
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- Iphicles Greek Halfbrother of the hero Heracles; son of Amphitryon, a prince of Tiryns, and his wife, Alcmene, who was a daughter of the king of Mycenae; husband to Automedusa, and later, to the youngest daughter of King Creon of Thebes.
- Iphigenia Greek Daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War; sister of Electra and Orestes.
- Metis (Wisdom) Greek A Titan, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, an Oceanid, or ocean Nymph, who was counted among the Titans.
- Myrmidons Greek Warlike people of ancient Thessaly, in the eastern part of the Greek mainland, who accompanied the hero Achilles into battle in the Trojan War.
- Nemesis Greek Goddess of vengeance; personification of the wrath of the gods toward those who had hubris, a Greek word meaning exaggerated pride in one's achievements or good fortune.