As punishment for these rebellious acts, Zeus ordered the creation of Pandora (the first woman) as a means to deliver misfortune into the house of man, or as a way to cheat mankind of the company of the good spirits. Prometheus meanwhile, was arrested and bound to a stake on Mount Kauka...
On this day, theNine Musesinspired Hesiod to write the 800-line epic poemWorks and Daysin which he tells three myths: the story ofPrometheus' theft of fire, the tale ofPandora and her box of ills, and the five ages of man. The Five Ages of Man is aGreek creation storythat traces th...
The victory of the little man by means of cunning against impossible odds, the exploits of the superman (e.g., Heracles), or the long-delayed victory over enemies are still as popular with modern writers as they were with the Greeks. The successful countering of the machinations of cruel ...
My Big Fat Greek Drag ShowReports on the creation of customes for the cast of the movie "Connie and Carla" by custome designer Ruth Myers in the U.S. Enhancement of the feminine qualities of actress Nia Vardalos; Portrayal o...
You'll find titans in the following stories: The castration of Ouranos, The creation of man, The fight with the gods, known as the Titanomachy, but often mixed up with the story of the gods' battle with the giants, and The imprisonment of the titans in Tartarus....
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dates to about 1000bce, contains the (probably cremated) remains of a man and a woman. The largebronzevessel in which the man’s ashes were deposited came fromCyprus, and thegolditems buried with the woman are splendid and sophisticated in their workmanship. Remains ofhorseswere found as ...
He is the son of Poseidon and Medusa and was born from her blood when the hero Perseus cut her head off. Centaurs, or Kentauroi, have the upper torso of a man and the lower half of a horse. They lived in the forests and mountains of Thessaly and are said to live in tribes. They...
The Creation of Man by Prometheus PrometheusandEpimetheuswere spared imprisonment inTatarusbecause they had not fought with their fellowTitansduring the war with theOlympians.They were given the task of creating man. Prometheus shaped man out of mud, andAthenabreathed life into his clay figure. Pro...