In Greek mythology, Sinis the Pine-Bender was a bandit killed by Theseus on his way to Athens. Sinis would bend two pine trees to the ground, tie his victim to the trees, and then let them go, which would tear the victim apart. Theseus killed Sinis by doing the same thing to him.

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In Greek mythology, Hyacinth was a human prince and lover of the god Apollo. Zephyrus (the west wind) was jealous that Hyacinth chose Apollo over him, and so caused a discus to hit the prince, killing him. Apollo created the hyacinth flower from Hyacinth's blood.
🎨 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Janus was the most prominent Roman god who wasn't linked to a Greek god. He was the two-faced god of beginnings and endings, duality, and transition. Thus, he was a god of both war and peace, birth and death, and journeys in general. The month of January is named after him.

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The most common auguries in ancient Rome were predicting the future through birds. Oscines (ravens, crows, owls, hens) gave auspices via their singing while alites (eagles, vultures) gave auspices via their flying. The black woodpecker was both an oscine and an alite.
🎨 Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur

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Alexander the Great's famous warhorse Bucephalus was described as a huge black horse with a white star on his brow. According to legend, Bucephalus mated with mares all over Asia. Strangely, all foals birthed by Persian and Afghan mares had unicorn horns.

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Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked figure adopted a persona to deliver a dramatic monologue. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, and even secular topics were introduced. Masks remained important.

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In Greek mythology, Gaia the Earth birthed the monster Typhon to overthrow Zeus for imprisoning her Titan children. Typhon had 100 lava-spewing heads, and he almost destroyed the gods before Zeus trapped him under Mt. Etna. Typhon's struggles to escape are why Etna is a volcano.

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"The starry void shuddered and convulsed. And everything was cast out. Everything but me. Alone in the darkness. In [my brother's] eyes, I had seen something of my father. A hunger. I took a moment to clothe my form in flames. And I stepped out of the void... and into the world."
- George O'Connor, "Dionysos"
🎨 George O'Connor

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"A herb most bruised is woman. We must pay
Our store of gold, hoarded for that one day,
To buy us some man's love; and lo, they bring
A master of our flesh! There comes the sting....
And then the jeopardy....
What shall that master be?"
- Euripides, "Medea"
🎨 Frederick Sandys

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