Harpies: The Snatchers of Greek Mythology
The Harpies, called "the hounds of Zeus," were a group of feminine creatures with beaks and claws.
Greco-Roman Mythology refers to the extensive stories about ancient Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes and mythical creatures. Read articles about Greco-Roman Mythology below.
Medea
Medea was known as a sorceress who used her magic to fight a monster called Talos during Jason's quest to obtain the Golden Fleece.
Greco-Roman Curses: Voodoo Dolls
Voodoo dolls (or kolossoi as the Greeks called them) were also quite popular in the Greco-Roman world.
Circe the Titan
Circe, the daughter of the Sun, one of the Titans, is a beautiful seductress similar to Calypso.
Greco-Roman Curses: Belief in Magic
During antiquity, there was a widespread belief in magic. Rome went so far as to outlaw harmful magic. So, did curse tablets and voodoo dolls actually work?
Greco-Roman Curses: Curse Tablets
In the Greco-Roman world, curse tablets are small, thin sheets, intended to influence the actions or the welfare of persons or animals against their will.
Greco-Roman Curses: Voces Magicae (Words of Power) & Alphabets
Voces Magicae were mysterious words that have no obvious or immediate meaning in Greek or any other language
Greco-Roman Curses: Protection against Curses
With Voodoo Dolls or Curse Tablets abound, how did one go about protecting themselves if they suspected someone placed a curse on them?
Hecate
Hecate, also called Agriope ("savage face"), was the daughter of the Titan Perses and of Asteria.
Gorgons
Considered demons of the underworld or of the sea, the Gorgons were the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto.
Erinyes
The Erinyes (the Angry Ones), aka the Furies and the Eumenides (the Kindly Ones), were three women sent to avenge the souls of the dead.