Theban Kings - Greek Mythology

male
dionysus, thracian, Zeus, Sicyon, Antiope, Greek mythological
Cadmus was immediately succeeded by his grandson Pentheus, who met a tragic end after falling foul of the young god Dionysus. Cadmus' son Polydorus...
Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell

male, deceased (1987)
Mythology, Polyglot, Star Wars-related, the power of myth, from White Plains, New York, comparative mythology
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythology professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and...
Carl Jung

Carl Jung

male, deceased (1961)
Psychologist, Synchronicity, Psyche, collective unconscious, archetype, jungian psychology…Mythology
Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875, Kesswil – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) was a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psy...
J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

male, deceased (1973)
The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, author, writer, the silmarillion, middle-earth…Mythology
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor, best known as the au...
Alex Ross

Alex Ross

male, 39 years old
painter, Fantastic Four artist, Flash (comics) artist, Aquaman artist, Justice League artist, Photorealism…Mythology
Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross is an American comic book painter, illustrator and plotter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. Ross is known...
John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse

male, deceased (1917)
painter, British, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Pre-Raphaelites, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Mythology
John William Waterhouse (April 6, 1849 - February 10, 1917) was a British Pre-Raphaelite painter most famous for his paintings of female characters...
John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

male, deceased (1968)
From Salinas, California, Cinema of the United States, Academy Award for Best Story, Dust Bowl, nomination for Best Story, Stanford University alumni…Mythology
John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27 1902 - December 20 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. A...
Edith Hamilton

Edith Hamilton

female, deceased (1963)
Alice Hamilton, Bryn Mawr College alumni, Miss Porter's School, alice, American, French…Mythology
Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1868 - May 31, 1963) was a classicist and educator before she became a writer on mythology. Her most famous books are...

Paris

male
greek, trojan, Alexander, Alexandros, Alaksandus, Greek legends…greek mythology, Mythology
Paris (Greek: ; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c.f. "Alaksandus of Wilusa"), mythological son of Priam, king of Troy, appears in a number...
Ram Gopal

Ram Gopal

male, deceased (2003)
Tadeus Zelinski, Edith Alexander, Claude Lamorisse, Bissano Ram Gopal, Norbury, Burmese…Mythology
Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November, 1912, Bangalore, India - October 12 2003, London, UK) was an Indian dancer who performed and toured extensively...