History Characters / ClassicalMythology

* LadyOfWar

They had four mortal sons named Euryales, Elatreus, Trakhios, and Halimedes, and there was also a mortal tribe of them that lived near the island of Sicily, the most famous of them being Poseidon's son [[Literature/TheOdyssey Polyphemos]]. The original three can be seen to have been the MonsterProgenitors of the larger cyclopse population.

They had four mortal sons named Euryales, Elatreus, Trakhios, and Halimedes, and there was also a mortal tribe of them that lived near the island of Sicily, the most famous of them being [[Literature/TheOdyssey Polyphemos]]. One of whom was a son of Posiedon. The original three can be seen to have been the MonsterProgenitors of the larger cyclopse population.

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: While he and his siblings are not identified as angels, their description parallels that of angels as described in the [[TheBible Old Testament]].

* TheChosenOne: The Gods themselves chose him to slay Medusa and the Manticore, and the prophets set him on that path by seeing another aspect of his future and telling what they saw.
* GeniusBruiser

* ItWasAGift: The other interpretation being that rather than his wits, it was the gifts various gods gave him that made it possible for him to kill Medusa and the Manticore. Maybe it was a combination of the two.

Twins and Co-fouonders of Rome. Their father was mars appropriately given their cities [[WarIsGlorious most famous occupation]] and their stepmother was equally appropriately a [[BigBadassWolf wolf]]. Remus is killed by Romulas in a quarrel.

* [[PapaWolf Papa Wolf and Husband Wolf]]: The first to people she meets after the incident. These swear a blood oath against Sextus. Latter they are joined making it Every Wolf In Rome.

Twins and Co-fouonders of Rome. Their father was mars appropriately given their cities [[WarIsGlorious most famous occupation]] and their stepmother was equally appropriately a BigBadassWolf wolf]]. Remus is killed by Romulas in a quarrel.

''Romulas & Remus''

''Lucretia''

The epitome of Roman femininity and the reason Romans had a prejudice against admitting they had a King even long after they had an Emperor. When a wager was made over who was the most virtuous wife in Rome spies were sent out and she was found patiently working at her weaving. Whereupon the Etruscan RoyalBrat Sextus raped her in what may count as one of the stupidest acts in Ancient History. Whereupon Lucretia is so shamed that she goes before her husband and family and stabs herself [[ValuesDissonence to remove her shame]]. Her family and all of Rome are outraged at the deed done to a proper Roman woman and respond as proper Roman men should.

* HotAmazon

* HotAmazon: Sorry boys, she's not interested. In fact, run for your life.

* AllAmazonsWantHercules: TropeNamer. HotAmazon Queen Hippolyta was so impressed by his muscular frame that she gave up her belt freely.

[[RunningGag No, not]] [[TheLittleMermaid that Triton]]. This Triton is the most famous son of Poseidon. A Greek god, he was a messenger of the sea, similar to how Hermes was a messenger of Olympus. One thing the Disney film got right is that Triton is usually represented as a merman, having a human's upper body and the tail-end of a fish, and he, like his father, carried a trident. He also carried a conch shell, which he blew like a horn to control the waves. had a daughter named Pallas (not the same Pallas mentioned farther up) and raised Athena as his own daughter. Athena would later accidentally kill Pallas. Triton would be the progenitor of an entire race similar to himself, called Tritons.

* TrueNeutral: Doesn't seem to have a preference as to what he's holding prisoner or who he's holding them prisoner for.

* VictimFallsForRapist: Averted with Medusa and subverted with Amphitrite. Played straight, however with the occasional male lover.

* AbductionIsLove[=/=]VictimFallsForRapist: As noted, she was brought to the Underworld by force but isn't presented as all that unhappy in the myths.

* VictimFallsForRapist: Ovid depicts her as completely fine with the way the West Wind abducted her, raped her, and forced her to marry him.

Son of Muse Calliope and learned musical skill from Apollo. Even the famous Sirens couldn't beat Orpheus when it come to singing. After his wife Eurydice died, Orpheus travelled to the underworld and got past all obtacles by his music, even softening the hearts of Hades and Persephone. Hades agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. Orpheus failed, either because he wass careless or just unable to trust Hades wholeheartly. Heartbroken, Orpheus disdained the worship of all gods save for Apollo. One morning, he went to salute Apollo, but was rent to pieces by Maenads for not honoring Dionysus.

* HeroicBSOD: Has one since Eurydice's death; he recovered for a while but losing her for second time put him over the DespairEventHorizon.

* RapeAsBackstory: Poor Medusa

God of the Underworld, though ''not'' a grim-reaper type figure. Reigned over the dead, wealth hidden in the ground and the earth as an element in general. Despite his association with death, his original depiction and characterization was never as despicable as [[EverybodyHatesHades the usual modern interpretation]]. In fact, he was a rather ambivalent figure towards mortals. [[hottip:*:The only two times he interects with mortals at all, (Defending Pylops from Heracles and lending Perseus his helmet) he's shown to be helpfull.]] Romans called him '''Pluto''', latinizing the Greek epithet Plouton/Ploutos, and also named him '''Dis'''.

* MommasBoy: Was ''really'' protective of his mother. He killed Python when Hera sent the giant snake to kill Leto and later killed the giant Tityos for trying to rape his mother. When Niobe boasted of her superiority to Leto because she had fourteen children, he killed all her male 7 children

* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Compare Selene's [[SingleTargetSexuality obsession with a single man]] to Eos' [[ReallyGetsAround many husbands and children]]. Bonus points for actually ''being'' Night and Day.

* DifferentAsNightAndDay: With her daughter, Hemera. Literally.

* DifferentAsNightAndDay: With her mother, Nyx. Literally.

* GeniusBruiser: While more strong than smart, he had a thing for the IndyPloy. Not for nothing did Athena like Heracles more than any other Olympian except Zeus. The guy wasn't terribly bright, but he was a natural battle strategist.