Later versions of Eros' origin story do claim he is the child of Aphrodite - Greek goddess of love - with his father being either Zeus, king of gods, Ares, Greek god of war, or Hermes, Greek messenger of the gods. This later telling of Eros' story appears to be the bases for Cupid...
Dive into the lyrical charm of the name Euphemia with this acrostic poem. Witness how each letter paints together a story, capturing the name’s individuality, strength, vitality, and sophistication. Inspiring, is it? Why not try a similar poem that describes what you think of your baby’s ...
Capricorn is a particularly confusing constellation because of the variations in the origins story. Theony Condos calls Capricorn ‘Aegocerus’. This version quotes Epimenides, who claimed Aegocerus was raised alongside Zeus. His first claim to fame was his decision to fight alongside Zeus in th...
Dive into the lyrical charm of the name Berenice with this acrostic poem. Witness how each letter paints together a story, capturing the name’s individuality, strength, vitality, and sophistication. Inspiring, is it? Why not try a similar poem that describes what you think of your baby’s ...
They also mixed up Helen of Troy story and assumed her as daughter of Zeus. Also in greek history, Zeus got mixed up with Indra, who had multiple sexual affairs. Infact Zeus married his sister Hera. Helen of Troy story matches perfectly with Brihaspati-Tara-Chandra episode in puranas. ...
Pygmalion fell in love with his creation and Aphrodite, taking pity on him, brought the sculpture to life. The woman was named Galatea due to her incredibly pale skin. The Pygmalion myth was the inspiration behind the story of "My Fair Lady" starring Julie Andrews on stage and Audrey ...
serve as representatives of the 3 Yin-lines. Both groups, Cyclopes and Hecatonchiren, have not an important role in the story of Hesiod, Hesiod just uses the imaginary to tell: "I use this system ...". More important are the Titans to Hesiod, but they mainly only him serve to produce...
While the story evolved over time, the basic tale of Pandora begins with Zeus, the king of all the gods on Mount Olympus, making the decision to hide the gift of fire from mankind. Zeus believed that humans (who at this point were all men) were being selfish in their sacrificial offerin...
“apple of discord” was a golden apple inscribed “for the fairest” thrown by Eris, goddess of discord, into a banquet she was not invited to. The apple was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, setting off a chain of events that led to the Trojan war....
Lecture 2 origin of man人类起源 GreekMythology Lecturetwopart1:originofmankind (---tobecontinued)ByliYing Reviewing Canyoutellthestoryofthispicture?Reviewing Whoarethesemeninthepictures?Cronus Atlas Reviewing Reviewing I.II.123 IntroductiontoGreekmythologyCreationoftheworldOriginofnaturalworldOriginofgodsOrigin...