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Hippolyta was the Queen of the Amazons in greek mythology.
The Queen of Olympus and wife to Zeus. She is the Goddess of Marriage and Monogamy. Her Roman counterpart is Juno.
A fierce fighter and Hercules's best friend.
In Greek Mythology, the fearsome two-headed dog which was owned by the giant Geryon and which Hercules killed in the completion of his tenth labor.
Ferryman of the dead. In Greek Myth he was the ferryman who delivered newly dead souls across the River Styx and into the Underworld, typically demanding coins in payment for his services. Deports souls into the Underworld for Lord Hades in Greek Mythology.
In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
The Lernaean Hydra, more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine water monster in Greek and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaïdes. Lerna was reputed to be an entrance to the Underworld.
Atlas is the strongest of the Titans. The brother of Prometheus, Atlas avoided imprisonment in Tartarus after Zeus overthrew the rule of Cronus. His former base of operations was the Atlas mountains in modern-day Morocco. He now holds the weight of the heavens upon his shoulders for eternity.
Geryon, foe of Hercules and former king, owns a watch-dog named Orthrus. Geryon also has three heads.
Cousin of Hercules
The human mother of Hercules.
Herakles/Heracles, more commonly known as Hercules, is probably the most well-known of all the Greco-Roman gods. Hercules was born a demigod with physical strength surpassing even that of the gods. The greatest and mightiest hero of ancient Greece, Hercules' name is synonymous with strength.
God of the Underworld, Minerals, Gold and the Dead.
The Nemean lion was a vicious monster in Greek mythology that lived at Nemea. It was eventually killed by Heracles. It could not be killed with mortals' weapons because its golden fur was impervious to attack.
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