#legend

• Alcmene — An archaic or regional phonetic variant used in old Romanian texts for Alcmene, a character in Greek mythology, the wife of Amphitryon and mother of the hero Heracles (Hercules). In an extended or contextual sense, the term may refer to early literary representations or folk names of celestial bodies inspired by ancient legends.
• Alectryon — 1. In Greek mythology, the name of a young soldier assigned by Ares to guard the door so he would not be surprised during his love affair with Aphrodite; having fallen asleep, the sun discovered the lovers, and Ares punished the youth by transforming him into a rooster, structurally forced to announce the sunrise daily. 2. A term used in modern scientific onomastics to name biological genera, asteroids, or elements in classical literature.
• Alphesiboea — A proper noun of Greek origin borne by several female characters in classical mythology, most notably the daughter of Phegeus, king of Psophis. Culturally, the term evokes a tragic figure of marital devotion and moral conflict, used symbolically to describe absolute loyalty tested by adversarial fates.
• Alphesiboea — A proper name or designation attributed to several feminine characters in Greek mythology, the most prominent being the daughter of Phegeus, king of Psophis, and wife of Alcmaeon. In the structural mythological context, her story explores themes of marital fidelity, family curses, and divine retribution, her name being preserved in classical tragedies and antiquities lexicons.
• Amalthea — In mythology, the name of the nymph or divine goat that nurtured the infant Zeus with milk in a hidden Cretan cave, her horn becoming the famous symbol of wealth known as the 'Cornucopia'. In astronomy, it designates the third satellite in distance from Jupiter, discovered in 1892, characterized by a highly irregular shape and an intense reddish coloration.
• Amythaon — A proper name or term of Greek mythological origin (Amythaon), designating a legendary character, son of Cretheus and Tyro, recognized in classical epics as the father of the wise Melampus and Bias. In historical philology and literature, the term functions as a fixed proper noun evoking the noble lineages and mythic dynasties of the Peloponnese.
• Amphiaraides — A rare classical Greek patronymic used in mythological literature to designate a direct descendant or son of Amphiaraus, the famous seer, healer, and king of Argos who participated in the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. The term typically refers to Alcmaeon or Amphilochus, personifying the bloodlines and generational vengeance demands characteristic of Hellenic heroic dynasties.
• Amythaon — The original Latin form for the proper name Amythaon; a character in Greek mythology, son of Cretheus and Tyro, brother of Aeson and Pheres. He re-established the city of Pylos and is known historically as the father of the famous seer and healer Melampus, as well as of Bias, figuring as an important dynastic ancestor in the heroic legends of the Messenia region.
• Andraemon — The name of several characters in classical Greek mythology, the most prominent being the king of Aetolia, husband of Gorge and father of Thoas (a hero who led the Aetolians in the Trojan War). In a literary and structural context, this mythological entity embodies the archaic royal dynasty and complex genealogical connections used by ancient poets (such as Homer) to establish territorial legitimacy and warlike alliances.
• Androcles — The name of a legendary slave from ancient Rome (also known as Androcles), famous in classical literature for his story of loyalty and mutual compassion with a lion. According to the structural legend recounted by Aulus Gellius, Androcles pulled a thorn from the paw of a wounded lion in the desert, and later, when condemned to be devoured by wild beasts in the arena, the animal recognized him and saved his life.
• Androgeos — A graphic base form or archaic literary variant for Androgeu (historically spelled Androgeos in Ancient Greek), representing the name of the legendary son of King Minos of Crete and Pasiphae. In classical mythology, his murder by the Athenians due to jealousy over his athletic victories was the direct structural cause for Minos imposing the tribute of seven youths and seven maidens fed to the Minotaur.
• Androgeus — The adapted Romanian form for the name of the mythological character Androgeos, son of the Cretan King Minos, famous for his exceptional athletic skills. His violent death in Athens represented the structural catalyst for Minos's military campaigns and the establishment of the legendary human tribute imposed on the Athenians.
• Anepigraphous — A term defining an ancient monument, a funerary stele, a coin, or an archaeological object completely lacking any inscription, written text, or engraved legend. As an adjective, it describes the structural state of a historical artifact that, although specially made to commemorate an event or serve as a medium of exchange, contains no paleographical elements, leaving its identification to style or context analysis alone.
• Anescul — A name attributed to a mythological character or a symbolic celestial entity, often correlated with archaic representations of nature's forces or stellar structures identified in ancient astronomical treatises. In a cultural context, the term reflects a distinct symbolic individuality used to explain cosmic phenomena or legendary genealogies specific to a certain geographical area.
• Anius — A legendary king of the island of Delos and priest of Apollo in Greek mythology, son of Apollo and Rhoeo. He is recognized in ancient texts, including Virgil's 'Aeneid', as the host who hospitably received Aeneas during his journey to Italy and the father of the three Oenotropae, maidens blessed by Dionysos with the power to turn everything they touched into wheat, wine, and oil.
• Antiope — The established Romanian form for the name of several feminine characters in Greek mythology, most famously the mother of the twins Amphion and Zethos, conceived with the god Zeus; it also designates a large main-belt asteroid (90 Antiope), remarkable for its unique symmetrical binary structure.
• Anti-Spanish — Manifesting an attitude of hostility, opposition, aversion, or resistance toward Spain, the Spanish people, their culture, institutions, or imperial and geopolitical interests. Historically, the term often refers to the 19th-century emancipation movements in Latin America or the political-religious propaganda (the Black Legend) spread by rival powers during the golden age of the Spanish Empire.
• Anthropogonic — Pertaining to anthropogony or to ancient myths, legends, and religious or philosophical theories regarding the creation, emergence, and origin of man; relating to the mystical or symbolic genesis of mankind across various cultures.
• Anthropogony — A part of a mythology or a religious and philosophical doctrine containing the myths, legends, sacred narratives, and speculative theories regarding the origin, creation, emergence, and formation of man in the universe. This cultural phenomenon reflects how archaic civilizations symbolically conceptualized humanity's position in relation to divinity and primordial cosmic elements.
• Apsyrtus — A proper name of Greek origin referring to Absyrtos (Apsyrtus), a character in Greek mythology, son of King Aeëtes of Colchis and brother of Medea, killed during the Argonauts' expedition; used learnedly in pre-modern Romanian literary texts or in ancient history and mythological cartography studies.