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History of Ancient Greece.

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Peisistratus
History; Ancient Greece

Tyrant who seized power briefly in Athens in the 560s BC, and permanently from 546 to 527 BC. He was a relatively benign ruler who presided over Athens at a time of increasing prosperity. He appears ...

Aias
History; Ancient Greece

Greek hero at Troy, drowned on the return trip after defying the gods. Name also spelled Ajax.

Kalypso
History; Ancient Greece

Beautiful nymph who detains Odysseus eight years at island of Ogygia.

Kyklopes
History; Ancient Greece

One-eyed race of giants; Odysseus encounters the Kyklops Poseidon.

Aigisthos
History; Ancient Greece

Klytaimnestra's lover; usurper of Agamemnon's throne at Mycenae.

Helios
History; Ancient Greece

Sun god whose sacred cattle are eaten by Odysseus' crew.

Klytaimnestra
History; Ancient Greece

Murderous wife of Agamemnon, lover of Aigisthos.

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