Throughout history, Ithaca has been thought of as the home of Odysseus, the protagonist of the Homeric epic The Odyssey. According to the ninth book of The Odyssey, Odysseus reveals that his home is indeed located “under the clear skies of Ithaca.” Ithaca, one of the seven islands of the Ionian Sea, is a one-mile ...
Greek mythology holds some of the most fascinating and intriguing stories about the relationships between gods and man. But according to Greek mythology where did it all begin? Here is chronological listing of the first gods according to the Greeks. Gala was the earth mother and she born Uranus who was born with no father. ...
In ancient Greek mythology, the cycle of life and death, the self-perpetuating pattern of birth, demise, and resurrection, as well as the hope for a serene afterlife are encapsulated in the myth of the goddess Persephone. Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, wife of Hades, and mother of the Furies. She was a ...
What’s not to love about ancient Greek mythology? There are all-powerful Gods with human drives and emotions. There are heroes chalk-full of flaws, social hook-ups galore, cheating in every sense of the word, killing, revenge, and more killing. Sure sounds exciting. Within this magnificent framework of mythology lies the age-old question. No, it’s not which ...
In Greek mythology, Actaeon was a renowned hunter of amazing talent and agility. He was son of Autonoe, the daughter of Cadmus. Autonoe was a minor Greek god, but of royal decent no less. She raised her son with all the concepts and beliefs that Greek gods bestowed upon their young.[1] Just as Achilles Actaeon ...
Mythology is filled with endless stories about warriors and gods, which tell tales of quarrels and battles that went on a long time ago. Greek Mythology is very interesting in that it is filled with tales of ironies and adultery, and many conflicts between the gods. But one god popped up in a lot of ...
Greek Mythology is a topic which almost everyone studies in school, and which oddly enough, can be found influencing us in our daily modern lives. Everyone knows that Greece was the birthplace of democracy; basically it is where the American idea of government comes from, and has even influenced our ideas of heroes and villains. ...
“Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.” – Thomas Bulfinch The hard seat of the desk presses into my butt. My back itches. I want to scratch. I need to stretch. The hands of the clock aren’t moving. I have to go ...
Greek mythology has fascinated storytellers for thousands of years. Tales of Zeus and his lightning bolt, Apollo bringing up the sun and Hermes with his winged shoes were written down hundreds of years before Jesus. Their stories are how the ancient Greeks related to the world around them when they didn’t understand what was happening. ...
When looking at sources for Greek mythology, there is no better place to turn than The Dictionary of Ancient Deities, by Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coutler, which is the source used to gather the information for this article. This article will focus on describing the overall depiction of Hermes throughout history, including his different ...
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