the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus

(Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground

(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them

(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous

(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone