Athena's father was the god Zeus, the leader of the Olympians, and her mother was a Titan named Metis. Although Zeus was married to Metis, he feared her power. One day he heard a prophecy that one of his children would take his throne. He promptly swallowed Metis and considered the problem solved. However, Zeus never knew that Metis was pregnant with Athena. She birthed Athena inside of Zeus and made her a helmet, shield, and spear. Soon, Zeus was afflicted with deadly headaches and he ran to Hephaestus
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My constellation is Pegasus. Pegasus is a very well- known constellation. People often call Pegasus “The Winged Horse”. A pegasus is a mythical creature. It looks like a horse but has wings. This constellation was first introduced in Greek mythology. Perseus went on a journey to rescue Princess Andromeda from a nasty sea creature, Cetus. So, he went to kill Medusa, a snake- haired monster, who was once a beautiful women, but after a terrible spell she turned into a beast. One look in her eyes and
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Hermes, in addition to being god of shepherds, travelers, merchants, and thieves, is also the guardian of graves (D’Aulaire 50; Jordan 122). He is often described as one of the least important gods of Olympus (Devambez 235). He is described as a young and lively god and as someone who is graceful and swift of motion (Devambez 236; Hamilton 33).Hermes is a Machiavellian character, his shrewdness and cunning often caused trouble for others (Jordan 122). As an infant, he snuck out at night and stole
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Bound to serve King Eurystheus of Mycenae and Tiryns, the hero Herakles was sent on a series of twelve dangerous tasks as penance for killing his wife and child. The Water Jar attributed to the Eagle Painter shows Herakles’ second task of defeating the menacing Hydra of Lerna. This black-figure hydria draws viewers to the mythological narrative depicted in the front and center of the vessel, showcasing the power of Herakles and his nephew Iolaos. The jar is Etruscan, made in Caere during approximately
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Heckatontria and Artemis: Landslide One day while he was riding his son chariot, Apollo, the Sun God, spotted a beautiful maiden washing clothes in the front yard of a small hut. When night fell and he could do whatever he wanted, he went to visit the beautiful maiden. Apollo stayed with the maiden for a week and she fell madly in love with him. A few months later, the beautiful maiden whose name was Meladondria, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl with blond tufts of hair atop her head and electric
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The Son Of Adonis Along time ago in the ancient temple of the gods in ancient Greece was a god and goddess which were named Adonis and Aphrodite. These two powerful life forms fell in love and had one baby boy which they named Elius. Even thow Adonis was the god of sacrifice and fertility and Aphrodite was the goddess of love and pleasure Elius was the the god of anger. Since his grandfather was the king of the gods Zeus he took onto his powers instead of his father Adonis, but these powers weren’t
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Chicarite, the most hated person in the kingdom of life, finally has done something bad enough to be thrown (in his case pushed) out of the realm. He was a disgrace to all mankind; he stole high price jewelry, rare foods that only come once a year, and great monuments of gods and goddesses. He has stolen every monument except for one, the great Zeus’s monument. Today, he made a big mistake of stealing it in front of everyone. The people were furious (mostly scared because they didn’t want the
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A long time ago there were two brothers one was named Epimetheus and the other was named Prometheus, they were good gods with good hearts. Prometheus got in a lot of trouble with the most powerful god, Zeus, because Prometheus told humans the secret of fire when Zeus had told them not to. As a punishment Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock for many years. Later Zeus went after Prometheus's brother the kind-hearted and gentle, Epimetheus, but Zeus didn't chain him to a rock but instead Zeus had a better
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Daughter of Zeus the mightiest God of all and Metis the Goddess of Prudence which also one out of seven Zeus’s wives. Athena's birth "is a desperate theological expedient to rid her of matriarchal conditions" says J. E. Harrison. However, no matter what the legend is, she never has a ‘real’ mother as Metis, her mom, was cursed by her dad Zeus and turned Metis onto a fly and swallowed her when she was pregnant. Although Athena’s nascency sound unreal for todays society, the legend stated that after
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There are several tales of love and lust told throughout many generations in Greek mythology, but none can quite compare to the dark, tempting, and unwanted love story of Hades and Persephone.Legend has it; Hades fell in love with Persephone the minute he laid his beady, dark eyes on her. Persephone was relaxing in her place of sanctuary; a glade at the base of a tall mountain while Hades was taking his weekly venture on the living ground. It was then that Hades saw Persephone and he immediately
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