thewinedarksea: mythology moodboards | iphigenia in greek mythology, a princess of argos, the daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra. agamemnon offends the goddess artemis, who retaliates by commanding him to kill iphigenia as a sacrifice so his ships can sail to troy. in some versions, iphigenia is sacrificed at aulis, but in others artemis rescues her. Source: …

declanlynch: greek mythology:  “at first chaos came to be"                             "but next” came gaia, tartarus, and eros.                                     unambiguously born “from chaos” were erebus and nyx. Source: renissance

declanlynch: Sirens: In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν Seirēn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες Seirēnes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. “It is strange and beautiful that Homer should make the Sirens appeal to the spirit, not to the flesh.“ The …