A to Z Greek Mythology D (2024)

Daedalion -Mortal king, son of Eosphorus and father of Chione.
Daedalus – Mortal craftsman, possibly son of Metion and Alcippe, father of Icarus. Legendary craftsman, designer of the Labyrinth and first man to fly.
Danaans - Greek people, descendants of Danaus, synonymous with Achaeans and Argives.
Danae - Mortal princess, daughter of Acrisius and Eurydice, lover of Zeus, mother of Perseus. Princess of Argos.
Danaids - Mortal princesses, 50 daughters of King Danaus by various wives, including Hypermnestra.
Danaus - Mortal King, son of Belus andAnchinoe, brother of Aegyptus, father of the 50 Danaids. King of Libya and Argos.
Daphne - Naiad daughter of Ladon, beloved by Apollo.
Dardanus - Mortal son of Zeus and the Pleiad Electra. Founding King of Dardania and ancestor of the line of Troy.
Deianira - Mortal princess, daughter of Oeneus andAlthaea, sister of Meleager, wife of Heracles.
Deidamia – Mortal princess, daughter of Lycomedes, lover of Achilles, and mother of Neoptolemus. Later married to Helenus.
Demeter- Olympian goddess, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, mother of Persephone. Greek goddess of Agriculture.
Despoena - Olympian era goddess, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter. Greek fertility goddess.
Deucalion (i) – Mortal king, son of Prometheus and Pronoia, husband of Pyrrha. Survivor of the Great Flood, and mythical ancestor of most Greeks.
Deucalion (ii) – Greek hero, son of Minos and Pasiphae, father of Idomeneus and Crete. Argonaut and Calydonian Hunter.
Dike – Horai goddess, daughter of Zeus and Themis. Greek goddess of Justice
Dione (i) - Alternate name of the Titan goddess Phoebe, thus daughter of Ouranos and Gaia, closely associated with the Oracle at Dodona.
Dione (ii) – Oceanid Nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, occasionally named wife of Zeus.
Dione (iii) – Hyades Nymph, daughter of Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione, wife of Tantalus, mother of Pelops, Broteas and Niobe.
Dione (iv) – Naiad Nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris.
Dionysus – Olympian god, son of Zeus and Semele, husband of Ariadne. Greek god of Wine.
Dodona - Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, with the settlement of Dodona possibly named after her.
Doris – Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Wife of Nereus, and mother to the Nereids.
Dorus -Mortal, son of Hellen, husband of orseis, father of Aegimus, Tectamus and Iphthime, ancestor of the Dorians
Dryas-Mortal hero, son of Ares, Calydonian Hunter and present during Centauromachy
Dysis -Horai goddess, daughter of Helios. Horai associated with the sunset.
Dysnomia – Daughter of Eris. Greek goddess of Lawlessness.

Demeter Mourning for Persephone - Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919) - PD-art-100

A to Z Greek Mythology D (2024)

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