Some famous names in Greek mythology were said to be part of Jason’s crew including Hercules, Orpheus, Nestor, and Theseus. In other words, these Argonauts were more than just crew members. They could fight, as well. Recovering the Golden Fleece Jason was the rightful heir to the throne,...
Who’s Who in Greek Mythology: E for Electra The daughter of Agamemnon, commander in chief of the Greek army at Troy, Electra is a central figure in the cycle of murder and vengeance in ancient tragedy. Atop the rocky heights overlooking the bay of Aulis on the coast of Boeotia, king A...
Greeks honored Rhea, wife of Cronus and mother of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. Ancient Romans had a spring festival dedicated to Cybele, also a mother goddess. Called Hilaria, this celebration lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. A more modern ...
Zeus is the king of the Greek gods,which makes him one of the most important members of theGreek Pantheon. Not only is he the god of thunder and the sky, he’s also the subject of many famous Greek myths. So if you want to understand Greek mythology, you should start by getting to...
Greek Mythology: Zeus Zeus, his name is synonymous with Greek mythology and religion. God of the weather and sky he used his powers of wind, lightning, and thunder to uphold the law and keep order. He ruled Mount Olympus as well as the pantheon of gods who lived there. Watching over ma...
In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ˈætləs/; Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlas) is aTitan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Why did the gods fight the Titans? This event is also known as the War of the Titans, Battle of the Titans, Battle ...
My mentor, when I was growing up — I was 13 and he was about 30 — was an atheist, and had his own personal pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses that came by every week to argue religion with him. He had about six or seven Bibles on a shelf including a Greek and Aramaic Interlinear, an...
Tolkien’s idea of smelly, leather-skinned Orcs or Greek Mythology’s gift of Pegasus, the winged stallion? Unfortunately, for each great mythical creature, like giant walking trees (that walk for hours—thank you Kevin Smith), there is a horrendous one. The dreadful creature I want to ...
Readers familiar with Hindu mythology will know the popular legend of "the churning of the ocean". This tale explains howsomacame into being and versions of it are to be found in the Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The three sources differ in their details but, briefly, th...
the white, elitist thing except to say that, while referencing Roman mythical figures is surely somewhat snooty, Greek mythology softens this brashness with an added scholarly aura – it's more esoteric and almost beyond posh. If Rome were wine it would beBordeaux; Burgundy is undoubtedly Greek...