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Myths and legends – Perseus and Medusa

The legend of Perseus and Medusa Medusa was one of the three Gorgons. The other two were Stheno and Eury’ale. The Gorgons were immortal, but Medusa was not. She had not always been a Gorgon. Medusa (child Phorcys and Ceto) was a pretty girl, but committed a terrible mistake. In the holy temple of Athena [...]

Greek mythology, god Dionysus

Overall Dionysus is the god of wine, grapes and fermentation, and the god of intoxication and drunkenness. In the world of Greek mythology, this god is seen as a late bloomer. The name in Roman mythology, Bacchus. The stories surrounding this god doing the rounds that he was the only god of Olympus, one of [...]

Greek mythology, god Hades

Overall Hades is one of the three sons of Cronus and Rhea. When his empire was divided Cronus, Hades got the underworld. As is often thought this is rich not only to the dead, but also to anything below the earth’s surface area. He was not just king of death (the dead) and funerals, but [...]

Greek mythology, Hermes

Overall Hermes is also seen as one of the twelve gods of Olympus. He is a son of Zeus in a relationship with the Pleiade Maia (daughter of the god Atlas). He was famous for his cunning and so he quickly called divine trickster. Hermes Hermes is the god of flocks and shepherds, the borders, [...]

Greek mythology, Ares

Overall The only son of Zeus and Hera is Ares. He is the god of war. His fellow gods of Olympus, where he belonged, had only contempt for him. Because they had no high opinion of his domain, the war. She said only derogatory stories about him. Eventually Ares was the main patron of Rome. [...]

Greek mythology, Poseidon

Overall Poseidon is an older brother of Zeus. Like all his other brother and sisters after birth Poseidon was eaten by his father Cronus. His mother Rhea saved Zeus that her youngest son’s death and sent him away to his father not to be noticed. When the young Zeus was old enough to take revenge [...]

Greek mythology, goddess Demeter

Overall Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea, is a sister of the late supreme god Zeus. She is the goddess of grain and harvest, agriculture and country life and fertility. Demeter was a central point in the classical myths about the cycle of nature. She was a popular goddess among both humans and [...]

Greek mythology, god Apollo

Overall Apollo is the twin brother of Artemis. His father, Zeus fell in love with their mother Leto and seduced her. The lawful wife of Zeus, Hera, was terribly jealous of the temptations of her husband and pursued his mistresses as long as she could. By the time that Leto had given birth there was [...]

Myths and legends – Eros and Psyche

Eros and Psyche Psyche was the youngest daughter of the Goddess of Love, Aprhodite, and Adonis. No wonder she was a wonderful girl. Psyche was a symbol of the Soul. For Psyche was born, her mother Aprhodite the finest in the world. Logically Aprhodite was furious, and they decided to punish Psyche by sending her [...]

Greek mythology, the Olympus

Overall The highest mountain in Greece is the Olympus. It looks like a solitary peak of over 2900 meter altitude and is in Thessalonica, near the coast. The mountain is rugged and inhospitable, but in Greek mythology the summit of the mountain was the seat of the gods. The mountain Originally, the mountain was a [...]