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'''Camp Shelby''' is a military post approximately 15 miles south of [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]], on [[United States Highway 49]]. It is the largest state owned training site in the nation, has a long history of serving the country and is considered by many as “a national treasure.” During wartime, the camp's mission is to serve as a major, independent mobilization station of the [[U.S. Army Forces Command]] (FORSCOM). Camp Shelby Training Site is the largest reserve component training site, covering 136,000 acres, allowing up to battalion level maneuver training, Gunnery Table 8-12, excellent FA Firing Points and a wide range of support facilities. This is the normal Annual Training ___location for [[National Guard]] and Reserve units located in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennesse. However, units from accross the country use its excellent assets to support a varity of missions. The 2nd BN, 114th FA conducts its gunnery and has the bulk of its combat equipment stored in the Mobilization and Annual Training Equipment Site (MATES) located there.
==[[Greek mythology|Greek mythological]] characters==
Camp Shelby Training Site (CSTS), encompassing over 525 square kilometers, is located in portions of [[Perry County, Mississippi|Perry]] and [[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest]] Counties, in south Mississippi. The training site was established during [[World War I]] and it has served almost continuously since then as a training site, not only for the Reserve Components of the Army, but also for the Active Components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The training site consists of a mix of State, [[Department of Defense]], and [[U.S. Forest Service]] lands in the [[DeSoto National Forest]].
(Most of the gods and goddesses had [[Roman/Greek equivalency in mythology|Roman equivalents]].)
Encompassing more than 134,820 acres, Camp Shelby, Mississippi is the largest state-owned and operated field training site in the United States. It is a training ground for the [[M1 Abrams|Abrams M1 Tank]], [[Paladin Howitzers]] and home to the 3rd Brigade 87th Division Training Support. Camp Shelby serves as a training site for National Guardsmen and Reservists from throughout the country hosting as many as 100,000 personnel annually.
See also [[family tree of the Greek gods]] and the [[list of Greek mythological creatures]].
Camp Shelby was established in 1917. The Post was named in honor of [[Isaac Shelby]], Indian fighter, Revolutionary War hero and 1st Governor of Kentucky, by the first troops to train here, the [[38th Division]].
==Immortals==
In 1934, the State of Mississippi acquired the site for use as a summer camp by the National Guard. Because of Camp Shelby's natural advantages of climate, terrain and ___location, it was reopened in 1940 as a federal installation. Some of the divisions that have trained in Mississippi include the 31st, 37th, 38th, 43rd, 63rd, 65th, 69th, 85th, 94th, and the 99th Divisions.
===The [[Twelve Olympians|twelve gods of Olympus]]===
* [[Aphrodite]] - Greek goddess of love and beauty
* [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]] - Helios, the Sun God, patron of scribes
* [[Arês]] - Greek god of war
* [[Artemis]] - Goddess of the hunt and the moon
* [[Athena]] - Greek goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war
* [[Demeter|Dêmêtêr]] - Greek goddess of [[agriculture]]
* [[Hephaestus]] (Hepháistos) - Greek god of fire and the forge
* [[Hêra]] - Greek goddess of [[marriage]]
* [[Hermês]] - Greek god of travel/messenger of the gods
* [[Hestia]] (Hestia eventually relinquished her spot to [[Dionysus]]). - Greek goddess of the [[hearth]]
* [[Poseidon]] - Greek god of the sea
* [[Zeus]] - Greek Leader of the gods
The famous [[Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team]] and the [[100th Battalion]] trained here in preparation for [[World War II]]. [[Women's Army Corps]] (WAC) units also trained here. The Post contained a large convalescent hospital and had a prisoner of war camp which housed members of the German Afrika Corps.
===Other deities===
The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the [[Korean Conflict]], Camp Shelby was established as an Emergency Railhead Facility.
* [[Achelois]]
* [[Aeolus]] (Aiolos)
* [[Agdistis]]
* [[Alastor]]
* [[Alectrona]]
* [[Ammon]]
* [[Amphitrite]]
* [[Anakes]]
* [[Antheia]]
* [[Aphaea]]
* [[Aristaeus]]
* [[Asclepius]]
* [[Astraea]]
* [[Ate]]
* [[Attis]]
* [[Bia]]
* [[Boreas]]
* [[Brizo]]
* [[Cabiri]]
* [[Caerus]]
* [[Calypso]]
* [[Ceto]]
* [[Charon (mythology)|Charon]]
* [[Circe]] (Kirkê)
* [[Cotys]]
* [[Cragus]]
* [[Cybele]]
* [[Dionysus]] (Dionysos) or [[Bacchus]]
* [[Dioscuri]]
** [[Castor (mythology)|Castor]]
** [[Polydeuces]]
* [[Doris (mythology)|Doris]]
* [[Efreisone]]
* [[Eileithyia]]
* [[Elpis]]
* [[Enyalius]]
* [[Enyo]]
* [[Eos]]
* [[Eosphorus]]
* The [[Erinyes]], or "Furies"
* [[Eris]]
* [[Eros (god)|Eros]]
* [[Ethehofos]]
* [[Eurus]] (Euros)
* [[Glaucus]]
* [[Hades]]
* [[Hebe (mythology)|Hêbê]]
* [[Hecate]]
* [[Hêlios]]
* [[Heracles]]
* [[Hespera]]
* [[Hubris|Hybris]]
* [[Hygeia]]
* [[Hypnos]]
* [[Iris (mythology)|Iris]]
* [[Moira]]
* The three [[Moirae]], or "Fates":
**[[Clotho]]
**[[Lachesis (mythology)|Lachesis]]
**[[Atropos]]
* [[Mania (mythology)|Mania]]
* [[Metis (mythology)|Metis]]
* [[Momos]]
* [[Mormo]]
* [[Morpheus (god)|Morpheus]] (Morpheos)
* [[Muses]]
** [[Calliope]]
** [[Clio]]
** [[Erato]]
** [[Euterpe]]
** [[Melpomene]]
** [[Polyhymnia]]
** [[Terpsichore]]
** [[Thalia]]
** [[Urania]]
* [[Nemesis (mythology)|Nemesis]]
* [[Nereus]]
* [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]]
* [[Notus]]
* [[Pan (god)|Pan]]
* [[Perséphonê]]
* [[Pleiades (mythology)|Pleiades]]
** [[Alcyone]]
** [[Asterope]]
** [[Celaeno]]
** [[Electra (pleiade)|Electra]]
** [[Maia]]
** [[Merope]]
** [[Taygete]]
* [[Phorcys]]
* [[Proteus]] (Proteos)
* [[Priapus]]
* [[Selene]]
* [[Thanatos]]
* [[Thetis]]
* [[Triton (god)|Triton]]
* [[Zephyrus]] (Zephyrus)
In the summer of 1954, non-divisional National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby and in 1956, it was designated a permanent training site by Continental Army Command (now Forces Command). Over 5,000 troops were processed through Camp Shelby during Desert Storm Operations.
===Primeval gods===
* [[Aether (mythology)|Aether]]
* [[Chaos (mythology)|Chaos]]
* [[Erebus]]
* [[Eros (god)|Eros]]
* [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]
Camp Shelby is also home to the [[Youth Challenge Program]] (a boot camp for troubled youths)and the [[Mississippi Armed Forces Museum]].
* [[Hemera]]
* [[Nyx]]
* [[Pontus]]
* [[Tartarus]] (Tartaros)
* [[Uranus (god)|Uranus]] (Ouranos)
===[[Titans]]===
* [[Asteria]]
* [[Astraeus]]
* [[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]]
* [[Clymene]]
* [[Coeus]]
* [[Crius]]
* [[Cronus]] (Kronos)
* [[Dione (mythology)|Dione]]
* [[Epimetheus (mythology)|Epimetheus]] (Epithemeos)
* [[Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion]]
* [[Iapetus (mythology)|Iapetus]]
* [[Leto]]
* [[Mnemosyne]]
* [[Oceanus]] (Oceanos)
* [[Phoebe (mythology)|Phoebe]]
* [[Prometheus]] (Prometheos)
* [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]]
* [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]
* [[Theia]]
* [[Themis]]
===The Hundred-Handed===
* [[Briareus]] (or [[Aegaeon]])
* [[Gyes]]
* [[Cottus]]
===[[Cyclops|Cyclopes]]===
* [[Arges]]
* [[Brontes]]
* [[Steropes]]
===River gods===
* [[Achelous]]
* [[Acheron]]
* [[Acis]]
* [[Alpheus]]
* [[Asopus]]
* [[Cladeus]]
* [[Eurotas]]
* [[Peneus]]
===[[Nymph]]s===
* [[Adrasteia]]
* [[Clytie]]
* [[Crataeis]]
* [[Daphne]]
* [[Dryad]]s
* [[Hamadryad]]s
* [[Metope]]
* [[Naiads]]
** [[Cleochareia]]
* [[Nereid]]s
** [[Amphitrite]]
** [[Arethusa]]
* [[Oceanid]]s
** [[Eidyia]]
* [[Oread]]s
** [[Echo (mythology)|Echo]]
===Giants===
* [[Agrius]]
* [[Alcyoneus]]
* [[Aloadae]]
**Otus
**Ephialtes
* [[Antaeus]]
* [[Argus]]
* [[Enceladus (mythology)|Enceladus]]
==Mortals==
===A-B===
*
*
*
===C-G===
* [[Cadmus]]
* [[Caeneus]] ([[Caenis]] when female)
* [[Calchas]]
* [[Callidice]]
* [[Callirhoe]]
* [[Callisto (mythology)|Callisto]]
* [[Calyce]]
* [[Calydon]]
* [[Canace]]
* [[Canthus]]
* [[Capaneus]]
* [[Capys]]
* [[Car (mythology)|Car]]
* [[Carme]]
* [[Carnabon]]
* [[Cassandra]]
* [[Boast of Cassiopeia|Cassiopeia]]
* [[Castor (mythology)|Castor]]
* [[Catreus]]
* [[Caunus]]
* [[Cebriones]]
* [[Cecrops]]
* [[Ceisus]]
* [[Celeus]]
* [[Cephalus]]
* [[Cepheus]]
* [[Cerdo]]
* [[Cestrinus]]
* [[Ceyx]]
* [[Chalciope]]
* [[Chalcodon]]
* [[Chione]]
* [[Chloris]]
* [[Chryseis]]
* [[Chryses]]
* [[Chrysippus]]
* [[Chrysothemis]]
* [[Chthonius]]
* [[Cilix]]
* [[Cinyras]]
* [[Cleite]]
* [[Cleodaeus]]
* [[Cleopatra (mythology)|Cleopatra]]
* [[Clymene]]
* [[Clymenus]]
* [[Clytemnestra]]
* [[Clytius]]
* [[Codrus]]
* [[Comaetho]]
* [[Copreus]]
* [[Corcyra (mythology)|Corcyra]]
* [[Coresus]]
* [[Corinthus]]
* [[Coronis]]
* [[Coronus]]
* [[Cranaus]]
* [[Creon]]
* [[Cresphontes]]
* [[Crete (mythology)|Crete]]
* [[Cretheus]]
* [[Creusa]]
* [[Crisus]]
* [[Cychreus]]
* [[Cycnus]]
* [[Cylla]]
* [[Cynortas]]
* [[Cyparissus]]
* [[Cypselus]]
* [[Cytisorus]]
* [[Cyzicus (mythology)|Cyzicus]]
* [[Daedalion]]
* [[Daedalus]]
* [[Danae]]
* [[Danaus]]
* [[Dardanus]]
* [[Dascylus]]
* [[Deianeira]]
* [[Deimachus]]
* [[Deion]]
* [[Deiphobus]]
* [[Deiphontes]]
* [[Deipyle]]
* [[Demonassa]]
* [[Demonice]]
* [[Demophon]]
* [[Deucalion]]
* [[Dexamenus]]
* [[Dia (mythology)|Dia]]
* [[Dictys]]
* [[Diomedes]]
* [[Diores]]
* [[Dioscuri]] ([[Castor and Polydeuces|Castor]] and [[Castor and Polydeuces|Polydeuces]])
* [[Dirce]]
* [[Dius]]
* [[Dolius]]
* [[Dolon]]
* [[Dorus]]
* [[Dryope]]
* [[Echemus]]
* [[Echetus]]
* [[Echion]]
* [[Eetion]]
* [[Elatus]] (Élatos)
* [[Electra]]
* [[Electryon]]
* [[Eleius]]
* [[Elephenor]]
* [[Eleusis (mythology)|Eleusis]]
* [[Elpenor]]
* [[Elymus]] (Elumos)
* [[Endeis]]
* [[Endymion]]
* [[Epaphus]]
* [[Epeius]]
* [[Epicasta]]
* [[Epidaurus (mythology)|Epidaurus]]
* [[Epopeus]]
* [[Erechtheus]]
* [[Erginus]] (Erginos)
* [[Erichthonius]]
* [[Eriphyle]]
* [[Eteocles]]
* [[Eumaeus]] (Eumaios)
* [[Eumelus]]
* [[Europa (mythology)|Europa]]
* [[Eurotas (mythology)|Eurotas]]
* [[Euryclea]] (Eurýkleia)
* [[Eurylochus]]
* [[Eurymachus]]
* [[Eurypylus]]
* [[Eurystheus]]
* [[Eurytion]]
* [[Eurytus]]
* [[Ganymede (mythology)|Ganymede]]
===H-L===
*[[Haemon]]
*[[Hector]] (Hektor)
*[[Hecuba]] (Hekuba)
*[[Helen]]
*[[Helenus]]
*[[Helle (mythology)|Helle]]
*[[Heracles]] (Heraklês)
*[[Hermaphroditus]]
*[[Hermione]]
*[[Hippocoon]]
*[[Hippodamia]]
*[[Hippolyta]]
*[[Hippolytus (mythology)|Hippolytus]]
*[[Hippomedon]]
*[[Hylas]]
*[[Icarius]]
*[[Icarus (mythology)|Icarus]]
*[[Idomeneus]]
*[[Ino]]
*[[Io (mythology)|Io]]
*[[Iolaus]]
*[[Iole]]
*[[Iphicles]]
*[[Iphigenia]]
*[[Irus]]
*[[Ismene]]
*[[Ixion]]
*[[Jason]]
*[[Jocasta]]
*[[Labdacus]]
*[[Laërtês]]
*[[Laius]]
*[[Laodamas]]
*[[Laomedon]]
*[[Leda (mythology)|Leda]]
*[[Lelex]]
*[[Lycaon]]
*[[Lycus]]
===M-P===
*[[Machaon]]
*[[Medea]]
*[[Medôn]]
*[[Melampus]]
*[[Melanthus]]
*[[Meleager]]
*[[Memnon]]
*[[Menelaus]]
*[[Menestheus]]
*[[Messene (mythology)|Messene]]
*[[Midas]]
*[[Minos]]
*[[Munippus]]
*[[Myles]]
*[[Myrrha]]
*[[Myrtilus]]
*[[Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus]]
*[[Nausicaa]]
*[[Neleus]]
*[[Neoptolemus]]
*[[Nephele]]
*[[Nestor]]
*[[Nycteus]]
*[[Odysseus]]
*[[Oebalus]]
*[[Oedipus]]
*[[Oeneus]]
*[[Oenomaus]]
*[[Ogygus]]
*[[Oileus]]
*[[Olenus]]
*[[Orestes]]
*[[Orion (mythology)|Orion]]
*[[Orpheus]]
*[[Oxyntes]]
*[[Pandion]]
*[[Pandarus]]
*[[Pandora (mythology)|Pandora]]
*[[Paris (mythology)|Paris]]
*[[Parthenopeus]]
*[[Patroclus]]
*[[Peleus]]
*[[Pelias]]
*[[Pelopia]]
*[[Pelops]]
*[[Penélopê]] (Penelopeia)
*[[Peneus]]
*[[Penthesilea]]
*[[Pentheus]]
*[[Periphetes]]
*[[Perseus (mythology)|Perseus]] (Perseos)
*[[Phegeus]]
*[[Philemon]]
*[[Philoctetes]]
*[[Phineas]]
*[[Phineus]]
*[[Phocus]]
*[[Phoenix (Iliad)|Phoenix]] (Phoinix)
*[[Phrixus]]
*[[Phyleus]]
*[[Pirithous]]
*[[Pittheus]]
*[[Podalirius]]
*[[Polites]]
*[[Polycaon]]
*[[Polydorus]]
*[[Polynices]]
*[[Polyxena]]
*[[Priam]]
*[[Procrustes]]
*[[Proetus]]
*[[Protesilaus]]
*[[Psyche]]
*[[Pterelaos]]
*[[Pylades]]
===R-Z===
*[[Rhadamanthys]]
*[[Rhesus]]
*[[Sarpedon]]
*[[Semele]]
*[[Sisyphus]]
*[[Sparta (mythology)|Sparta]]
*[[Sthenelus]]
*[[Tantalus]]
*[[Telamon]]
*[[Telemachus]] (Telémakhos, Telemachos)
*[[Telephus]]
*[[Teucer]]
*[[Theoclymenus]]
*[[Thersander]]
*[[Thersites]]
*[[Theseus]] (Theseos)
*[[Thyestes]]
*[[Thymoetes]]
*[[Tlepolemus]]
*[[Trophonius]]
*[[Tydeus]]
*[[Tyndareus]]
*[[Zetes]]
*[[Zethus]]
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