Mythological hunters
25 entries in the Mythological Hunters compendium.
ActaeonHunter transformed into a stag and killed by his own hounds.AmarynthusHunter of Artemis and namesake of a Euboean town.ArganthoneHuntress of Kios and tragic lover of Rhesus.Banji BanzaburōLegendary hunter and first matagi of Japanese folklore.BroteasHunter who carved Cybele's image and burned himself.Cephalus (son of Deion)Son of Deion, husband of Procris, lover of Eos.Cyanippus (son of Pharax)Thessalian hunter whose neglect led to his wife's death.Cyrene (mythology)Thessalian huntress and eponymous queen of Cyrene.DaphnisSicilian cowherd and inventor of pastoral poetry.Endymion (mythology)Mortal beloved of the Moon goddess, granted eternal sleep.Enos (Book of Mormon prophet)Nephite prophet who prayed for personal and collective salvation.Hippolytus of AthensSon of Theseus, destroyed by horses after spurning Aphrodite.HooriGod of grain and grandfather of Emperor Jimmu.Hou YiMythological Chinese archer who shot down nine suns.ItylusSon of Aëdon and Zethus, killed by his mother in revenge.Laelaps (mythology)A mythical dog that never failed to catch its prey.Melanion (son of Amphidamas)Arcadian prince who married the huntress Atalanta.Narcissus (mythology)Hunter from Greek myth who fell in love with his own reflection.Nicaea (mythology)Naiad nymph who rejected Dionysus and was later raped by him.Orion (mythology)Giant huntsman placed among the stars as a constellation.ProcrisAthenian princess whose death by her husband's hand became a cautionary tale.Punker of RohrbachLegendary 15th-century archer from Rohrbach with a William Tell-like tale.Rhodopis and EuthynicusChaste hunters punished by Aphrodite; one became a testing fountain.Saron (mythology)King of Troezen who drowned chasing a doe.SiproitesCretan hunter turned woman by Artemis for seeing her bathe.
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