Mythology Names

Who's Who in Classical Mythology

Eioneus

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Eioneus was a king of Magnesia and the father of Dia who married Ixion . He may have been related to Ixion, and was indeed killed by him. Hi...

Elaïs

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Elaïs was one of the three daughters of Anius and Dorippe. Her name means Olive oil', from elaeon, thus according with the names of her ...

Elatus

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Elatus was the name of several persons, including the son of Aries who was a king of Arcadia and married Laodice , a Centaur killed by Herac...

Electra

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Electra was the name of three women: the daughter of Atlas and Plei'one, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys , and (probably the best k...

Electryon

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Electryon was a son of Perseus , whom he succeeded as king of Mycenae. His mother was Andromeda. Electryon married Anaxo, who bore him Alcm...

Elpenor

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Elpenor was the youngest member of Odysseus ' crew. He under went a number of adventures (including falling from the roof of a house wh...

Elymus

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Elymus was a friend of Acestes (otherwise Aegestes) who returned to Sicily with him after the Trojan War . His name seems to mean 'quive...

Empusa

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Empusa was a female monster, an 'amorous fiend' who assumed various shapes and like Lamia devoured her human lovers. Her name look...

Enalus

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Enalus was a young man who was rescued by a dolphin (like Arion) when he leaped overboard from a ship to join his love Phineïs . (She had b...

Enarephorus

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Enarephorus was the son of Hippocoön and the nephew of Tyndareüs . He planned to abduct Helen when she was still a child, so the wary Tynda...
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