Antinous, The Muses, Thor
Name: Antinous
Family: Son of Eupithes and his wife is never mentioned. He also did not have any brothers or sisters mentioned.
Deeds: He was a suitor for Penelope in The Odyssey. He was the most arrogant of all the suitors and was the first to die when Odysseus returned.
Powers: None
Story: He plays a part as one of Penelope’s suitors in The Odyssey.
Modern References: He has a statue and busts all over the world but the most famous one is The Statue of Antinous at Delphi, created in 131 AD. It is still located in Delphi, Greece.
Name: The Muses. There are nine Muses in total. There names are,
Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry
Clio, the Muse of history
Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry
Euterpe, the Muse of music
Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia, the Muse of sacred poetry
Terpsichore, the Muse of dance and chorus
Thalia, the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry
Urania, the Muse of astronomy
Family: All nine are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. All nine of them are sisters with no other siblings.
Deeds: The Nine Muses were all involved with arts in some way, whether it be poetry or song. They helped the Greek people and the focus more on happiness and joy, instead of the sadness in real life.
Powers: Have the powers to spread joy and cheerfulness through there own titles of what they are.
Story: They are not in any major stories from Greek Mythology.
Modern References: The most famous depiction of the Nine Muses is a sculpture in Greece.
NORSE GOD
Name: Thor, NORSE God of Thunder
Family: Son of Odin, God of Gods, and Fyorgyn, the Earth Goddess. Thor has three brothers, Baldr, Váli, and Víðarr.
Deeds: He is the role model of Norse Mythology for being a god and also helps a lot with agriculture and fertility.
Powers: He has a hammer that no one else can pick up named, Mjollnir. He also has the ability to manipulate thunder and lighting to strike down on enemies.
Story: Thor is in pretty much all of the Norse Mythology stories and books that have ever been made.
Modern References: There are many painting of what Thor actually looks like, but the most common depiction of what Thor looks like is from Marvel’s Avengers, played by Chris Hemsworth.
