Greek mythology

Greek mythology (HOMEVID: Ichor ^[+]Loading...["Ichor (home video)"], etc.) was the mythology of a pre-Christian pagan religion of the people of Greece.

Many accounts showed elements of Greek mytholog to have actually existed, though differing on the details. For example, the First Doctor encountered the Latter-Day Pantheon, who claimed to have manifested as the Gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, while (PROSE: Salvation ^[+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"]) the Third Doctor encountered Immortals who had forgotten their origins (PROSE: Deadly Reunion ^[+]Loading...["Deadly Reunion (novel)"]) and the Fourth Doctor encountered Olympians on the planet Olympus. (COMIC: The Life Bringer! ^[+]Loading...["The Life Bringer! (comic story)"])

Mythology

Gods

Among the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks were Zeus, Kronos, Artemis, Hephaestus, Poseidon, Eros, (PROSE: Deadly Reunion) Zephyrus, (COMIC: The Crimson Hand) Phorcys, and Ceto. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)

Heroes

The Greek myths were known for its heroes, such as Hercules, Theseus, Icarus, (AUDIO: The Foe from the Future) Philoctetes, (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts) Castor and Pollux, (PROSE: Deadly Reunion) and Perseus. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)

Monsters

The Greek myths were also known for its monsters, such as the Gorgons Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, (TV: Eye of the Gorgon) Cerberus, Cyclops, and the Minotaur. (PROSE: Mythical Monsters)

Afterlife

In the Greek myths, the afterlife involved crossing the River Styx in order to enter the Elysian Fields. (PROSE: Katarina in the Underworld)

Stories

One Greek myth told how man learned to use fire after Prometheus stole it from heaven and gave it to them. (COMIC: The Life Bringer!)

Substances

Ichor in Greek mythology was the blood of the gods, a concept associated with powerful bloodlines and immortality. Ambrosia was an outright immortality-sustaining food, but it was toxic to humans. (HOMEVID: Ichor ^[+]Loading...["Ichor (home video)"])

Behind the scenes

• The stories in Short Trips: The Muses were inspired by the Muses of Greek mythology.