Epimenides

male
Epimenides of Knossos (Crete) (Greek: ") was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for...

Mucius

male
Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a noble and probably mythical Roman youth, famous for his bravery. When the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna held Rome under...

Conaire Mor

male
In Irish mythology, Conaire Mor was a High King of Ireland, the son of king Eochaid Airem and his daughter, the king having been fooled by the...
Martin Droeshout

Martin Droeshout

male, deceased (1650)
Martin Droeshout was an English engraver of Flemish descent, whose fame rests almost entirely on the fact that he made the title portrait for...

André Courrèges

male, 86 years old
André Courrèges is a French fashion designer, known for his ultra-modern designs. Born in Pau in 1923. At the age of 25, after studying to be a ci...
Fragrant Concubine

Fragrant Concubine

female, deceased (1788)
The Fragrant Concubine (Uyghur: <big></big> / /) is a figure in Chinese legend who was taken as a consort by the Qianlong Emperor during the 17th...

Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval

male, deceased (1972)
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland. The paintings of Kjarval are very different i...

Kotavi

female
Kotavi, that is, an uncovered woman, is a mythical woman and the tutelary deity of Daityas. She was the mother of Banasur, the demon, who was...
Woden

Woden

male, 104 years old (Sweden)
I am Woden, leader of the Aesir. I have many functions including being a god of war, poetry, wisdom, and death. My halls are called Gladsheim...