The murder of children is considered a particularly abhorrent crime in most societies; they are perceived within their communities and the state at large as being vulnerable, and therefore especially susceptible to abduction and murder. The protection of children from abuse and possible death often involves disturbing the child's family structure, as tenuous as this may be. Child murder - Killing by family members vs. killing by strangers. Most murderers of children are relatives, acquaintance ...

Including:

• Child murder - Killing by family members vs. killing by strangers
• Child murder - Killing of children by other children
• Child murder - Genocide and child soldiers
• Child murder - Muti killings
• Child murder - Traditional stories connected with child murder

Read more here: » Child murder: Encyclopedia - Child murder

One of the founders of modern studies in Greek mythology, Karl (Carl, Károly) Kerényi (January 19, 1897 - April 14, 1973) was born in Timisoara, then in Hungary, to a family of some landed property. At the University of Budapest he followed a program in classical philology with a doctorate on Plato and Longinus and aesthetic theory in Antiquity, and read widely. In the following years he taught in Hungary at the secondary school level, travelled in Greece and Italy and followed courses at Greifswald, Heidelberg and the Univer ...

Including:

• Karl Kerényi - Reference
• Karl Kerényi - External link

Read more here: » Karl Kerényi: Encyclopedia - Karl Kerényi

The play tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband. The concentrated action of the play is at Corinth, where Jason has brought Medea after the adventures of the Golden Fleece but has now left her to marry the daughter of King Creon (elsewhere known as Glauce, and also known in Latin works as Creusa - see Seneca the Younger's Medea and Propertius 2.16.30). The play opens with Medea grieving her loss and her elderly nurse fearing what she m ...

See also:

Medea play, Medea play - Plot, Medea play - Themes, Medea play - Reaction, Medea play - Dramatis Personae, Medea play - Film Adaptations

Read more here: » Medea play: Encyclopedia II - Medea play - Plot

Although the play is considered one of the great plays of the Western canon, the Athenian audience did not react so favourably, and awarded it only the third place prize at the Dionysia festival in 431. This was largely because of Euripides' extensive changes to the conventions of Greek theatre. To have included an indescisive chorus, his criticism of Athenian society and his eventual disrespect for the gods - inhibit in Artemis, the acclaimed goddess of light and justice, acting for the now apparently evil Medea in carrying her to King Aege ...

See also:

Medea play, Medea play - Plot, Medea play - Themes, Medea play - Reaction, Medea play - Dramatis Personae, Medea play - Film Adaptations

Read more here: » Medea play: Encyclopedia II - Medea play - Reaction

When Theseus arrived at Athens, he did not reveal his true identity immediately. He was welcomed by Aegeas, who was suspicious of the stranger. Aegeus's wife, Medea, tried to arrange to have Theseus killed by asking him to capture the Marathonian Bull. On the way to Marathon, Theseus took shelter from a storm in the hut of an ancient woman named Hecale. She swore to make a sacrifice to Zeus if Theseus was successful in capturing the bull. Theseus did capture the bull, but when he returned to Hecale's hut, she was dead. In her honor Theseus gave her name to one of the demes of Attic ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull

In those days, Athens was required to pay tribute to Crete, the controlling power in the region, a situation that sets the myth in the mid-second millennium BCE: each year, seven young men and seven young women were to be sent to Crete as sacrifices to the Minotaur, a bull-headed monster in the Labyrinth constructed by Daedalus. Theseus, determined to end this horror, volunteered to be one of the sacrifices, and the fourteen chosen saile ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur

Dragon Quest VIII - Hero. The Hero (the player gets to choose his name at the beginning) was originally a house servant, but he managed to become a royal guard with some attention from Princess Medea. When Dhoulmagus attacked the castle and placed a curse on it, he was the only one (besides King Trode and Princess Medea) to escape the vine-covered castle, and the only one not cursed at all. He is very kind-hearted and is willing to go out the way for people he just met. King Trode once called the Hero "Always Lucky." Curse attacks and cursed equipment also have no effect on the Hero, indicating tha ...

See also:

Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest VIII - Story, Dragon Quest VIII - Character attributes, Dragon Quest VIII - Character bios, Dragon Quest VIII - Hero, Dragon Quest VIII - Yangus, Dragon Quest VIII - Jessica, Dragon Quest VIII - Angelo, Dragon Quest VIII - King Trode, Dragon Quest VIII - Princess Medea, Dragon Quest VIII - The Ancients, Dragon Quest VIII - Soundtrack, Dragon Quest VIII - Trivia, Dragon Quest VIII - Reviews, Dragon Quest VIII - Cast, Dragon Quest VIII - English

Read more here: » Dragon Quest VIII: Encyclopedia II - Dragon Quest VIII - Character bios

Sailing back to Athens, Theseus forgot to change the black sails for white ones, as he had promised his father he would do if he survived. His father, watching from the cliffs at Sounion Head, jumped to his death in despair over his son's presumed demise. When he finally reached Athens, Theseus had to put a stop to Pallas, who was organizing a rebellion to take the city away from him. He was succe ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - The return to Athens

Attempts have been made to interpret the Golden Fleece not just as a fanciful object in a myth but as reflecting some actual cultural object or practice. Thus, for example, it has at various times been suggested that the story of the Golden Fleece signified the bringing of sheep husbandry to Greece from the east, or that it refers to golden grain, or to the sun. Another interpretation rests on references in some versions to purple or purple-dyed cloth. The purple dye extracted from snails of the Murex and related species was highly pr ...

See also:

Golden Fleece, Golden Fleece - Interpretations, Golden Fleece - Sources, Golden Fleece - Modern Connections

Read more here: » Golden Fleece: Encyclopedia II - Golden Fleece - Interpretations

Aegeus, one of the primordial kings of Athens, found a bride at Troezen, a small city southwest of Athens, in Aethra, daughter of Troezen's king, Pittheus. On their wedding night Aethra waded through the sea to the island Sphairia that lay close to the coast and lay there with Poseidon. By the understanding of sex in Antiquity, the mix of semen gave Theseus a mix divine as well as mortal characteristics in his nature. When Aethra became pregnant, Aegeus decided to return to Athens. But before leaving, he buried his sandals, shield, and sword ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus

Theseus assists Heracles in his ninth labour - obtaining the girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. After succeeding in the task, Theseus kidnaps Hippolyte's sister, Antiope, causing the Amazons to attack Athens to rescue her. In many versions Theseus marries either Antiope or Hippolyte, having a son Hippolytus. Theseus eventually marries Phaedra, having left his wife, or his wife having died after childbirth. In the version where Theseus is married to, and leaves, Hippolyte, Hippolyte tries to exact revenge by bringing the Amazon ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Hippolyte

Theseus's best friend was Pirithous, Prince of the Lapiths. Pirithous had heard stories of Theseus's courage and strength in battle but wanted proof, so he rustled Theseus's herd of cattle and drove it from Marathon, and Theseus set out in pursuit. Pirithous took up his arms and the pair met to do battle, but were impressed with each other they took an oath of friendship and joined the hunt for the Calydonian Boar. Later, Pirithous was preparing to marry Hippodamia. The centaurs were guests at the wedding feast, but got drunk and tried to abduct the women, including Hippodamia ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Pirithous

Phaedra fell in love with Hippolytus, Theseus's son by Hippolyte. According to some versions of the story, Hippolytus had scorned Aphrodite to become a devotee of Artemis, so Aphrodite made Phaedra fall in love with him as punishment. He rejected her. Alternatively, Phaedra's nurse told Hippolytus of her mistress's love and he swore he would not reveal the nurse as his source of information -- even after Phaedra killed herself and blamed it on his seduction of her in her suicide note. In revenge, Phaedra wrote Theseus a letter claiming that ...

See also:

Theseus, Theseus - Birth and the six labours of Theseus, Theseus - Medea and the Marathonian Bull, Theseus - Ariadne and the Minotaur, Theseus - The return to Athens, Theseus - Hippolyte, Theseus - Pirithous, Theseus - Theseus and Pirithous meet Hades, Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus, Theseus - Theseus and the founding myth of Athens, Theseus - Other stories and his death, Theseus - Books

Read more here: » Theseus: Encyclopedia II - Theseus - Phaedra and Hippolytus

Medea, using her sorcery, claimed to Pelias' daughters that she could make their father younger by chopping him up into pieces and boiling the pieces in a cauldron of water and magical herbs. She demonstrated this remarkable feat with a sheep, which leapt out of the cauldron as a lamb. The girls, rather naively, sliced and diced their father and put him in the cauldron. Medea did not add the magical herbs, and Pelias was dead. Pelias' son, Acastus, drove Jason and Medea into exile for the murder, and the couple settled in Corinth. The ...

See also:

Jason, Jason - The early years, Jason - The quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason - The Isle of Lemnos, Jason - The arrival in Colchis, Jason - The return, Jason - Circe, Jason - Sirens, Jason - Talos, Jason - Jason returns, Jason - Argonauts in Classical Literature, Jason - Jason on film

Read more here: » Jason: Encyclopedia II - Jason - Jason returns

Medea, using her sorcery, claimed to Pelias' daughters that she could make their father younger by chopping him up into pieces and boiling the pieces in a cauldron of water and magical herbs. She demonstrated this remarkable feat with a sheep, which leapt out of the cauldron as a lamb. The girls, rather naively, sliced and diced their father and put him in the cauldron. Medea did not add the magical herbs, and Pelias was dead. Pelias' son, Acastus, drove Jason and Medea into exile for the murder, and the couple settled in Corinth. The ...

See also:

Jason, Jason - The early years, Jason - The quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason - The Isle of Lemnos, Jason - The arrival in Colchis, Jason - The return, Jason - Circe, Jason - Sirens, Jason - Talos, Jason - Jason returns, Jason - Jason on film

Read more here: » Jason: Encyclopedia II - Jason - Jason returns

Dragon Quest VIII begins when the evil jester Dhoulmagus steals a magical scepter. With this powerful scepter, he transforms the inhabitants of Trodain into thorny plants and turns the king into a monster and the princess into a horse. The hero, a young Trodain guardsman, is the only resident to remain uncursed. With the help of the cursed king and princess, he hunts Dhoulmagus, in hopes of ...

See also:

Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest VIII - Story, Dragon Quest VIII - Character attributes, Dragon Quest VIII - Character bios, Dragon Quest VIII - Hero, Dragon Quest VIII - Yangus, Dragon Quest VIII - Jessica, Dragon Quest VIII - Angelo, Dragon Quest VIII - King Trode, Dragon Quest VIII - Princess Medea, Dragon Quest VIII - The Ancients, Dragon Quest VIII - Soundtrack, Dragon Quest VIII - Trivia, Dragon Quest VIII - Reviews, Dragon Quest VIII - Cast, Dragon Quest VIII - English

Read more here: » Dragon Quest VIII: Encyclopedia II - Dragon Quest VIII - Story

Jason arrived in Colchis to claim the fleece as his own. King Aeetes of Colchis promised to give it to him only if he could perform certain tasks. Presented with the tasks, Jason became discouraged and fell into depression. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to strike Aeetes's daughter, Medea, with love for Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plow a field with fire-breathing oxen that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. T ...

See also:

Jason, Jason - The early years, Jason - The quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason - The Isle of Lemnos, Jason - The arrival in Colchis, Jason - The return, Jason - Circe, Jason - Sirens, Jason - Talos, Jason - Jason returns, Jason - Jason on film

Read more here: » Jason: Encyclopedia II - Jason - The arrival in Colchis

Euripides - Tragedies of Euripides. Alcestis (438 BCE, second prize) Medea (431 BCE, third prize) Heracleidae (c. 430 BCE) Hippolytus (428 BCE, first prize) Andromache (c. 425 BCE) Hecuba (c. 424 BCE) The Suppliants (c. 423 BCE) Electra (c. 420 BCE) Heracles (c. 416 BCE) Trojan Women (415 BCE, second prize) Iphigeneia in Tauris (c. 414 BCE)See also:

Euripides, Euripides - Life, Euripides - His plays, Euripides - Works, Euripides - Tragedies of Euripides, Euripides - Fragmentary tragedies of Euripides, Euripides - Satyr play, Euripides - Spurious plays

Read more here: » Euripides: Encyclopedia II - Euripides - Works

Hero: Well-rounded character who can learn basic magic in addition to being one of the strongest physical fighters on the player's team. Mostly relies on Abilities and attacking, with a few basic Spells. His boomerangs hit all enemies. Equips: Swords, Spears, Boomerangs, Fisticuffs Special Attribute: Courage Yangus: Incredible physical fighter. Has the highest HP and the lowest MP and is generally terrible at magic, though he can learn a few support spells like Sha ...

See also:

Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest VIII - Story, Dragon Quest VIII - Character attributes, Dragon Quest VIII - Character bios, Dragon Quest VIII - Hero, Dragon Quest VIII - Yangus, Dragon Quest VIII - Jessica, Dragon Quest VIII - Angelo, Dragon Quest VIII - King Trode, Dragon Quest VIII - Princess Medea, Dragon Quest VIII - The Ancients, Dragon Quest VIII - Soundtrack, Dragon Quest VIII - Trivia, Dragon Quest VIII - Reviews, Dragon Quest VIII - Cast, Dragon Quest VIII - English

Read more here: » Dragon Quest VIII: Encyclopedia II - Dragon Quest VIII - Character attributes

Jason arrived in Colchis to claim the fleece as his own. King Aeetes of Colchis promised to give it to him only if he could perform certain tasks. Presented with the tasks, Jason became discouraged and fell into depression. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to strike Aeetes's daughter, Medea, with love for Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plow a field with fire-breathing oxen that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. T ...

See also:

Jason, Jason - The early years, Jason - The quest for the Golden Fleece, Jason - The Isle of Lemnos, Jason - The arrival in Colchis, Jason - The return, Jason - Circe, Jason - Sirens, Jason - Talos, Jason - Jason returns, Jason - Argonauts in Classical Literature, Jason - Jason on film

Read more here: » Jason: Encyclopedia II - Jason - The arrival in Colchis

As with every Dragon Quest, Koichi Sugiyama composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. Here is the tracklisting for the symphonic suite: Disc One Overture (1:58) Travelling with Wagon (1:58) Peaceful Town ~ Quiet Village ~ Alchemy Pot (5:38) Strange World ~ Marching Through the Fields (4:24) Chatting (2:45) Cold and Gloomy ~ In the Dungeon Depths (3:22) Healing Power of the Psalms ~ Friar’s Determination (4:07) Over the Sorrow ~ Hurry! We A ...

See also:

Dragon Quest VIII, Dragon Quest VIII - Story, Dragon Quest VIII - Character attributes, Dragon Quest VIII - Character bios, Dragon Quest VIII - Hero, Dragon Quest VIII - Yangus, Dragon Quest VIII - Jessica, Dragon Quest VIII - Angelo, Dragon Quest VIII - King Trode, Dragon Quest VIII - Princess Medea, Dragon Quest VIII - The Ancients, Dragon Quest VIII - Soundtrack, Dragon Quest VIII - Trivia, Dragon Quest VIII - Reviews, Dragon Quest VIII - Cast, Dragon Quest VIII - English

Read more here: » Dragon Quest VIII: Encyclopedia II - Dragon Quest VIII - Soundtrack