23. Homer and the Homeric Question
The two great Ancient Greek epics « The Iliad » and « The Odyssey « are attributed to the poet Homer, who is thought […]
The two great Ancient Greek epics « The Iliad » and « The Odyssey « are attributed to the poet Homer, who is thought […]
One day on Mount Olympus the gods started arguing where the centre of the world could be . Every god
Oedipus was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. Somewhat similar to the fate of Perseus, the
The Hero and the Monster Theseus was the son of the King of Athens Aegeus, though it was whispered that
One of the most famous illegitimate sons of Zeus, King of the Greek Gods, Perseus was conceived after Zeus rained
This story is one of the longest and most complex Greek myths as it includes the interventions of numerous protagonists,
Heracles was the most popular god-hero in Ancient Greece. He was really the greatest of the divine heroes so great that
Prometheus and the creation of mankind According to Hesiod, Prometheus, though a Titan, was one of the few to support
The Eleusinian Mysteries were the most sacred and secret religious rites in ancient Greece. According to their mythological explanation, the
Hades, the Lord of the Underworld was cold taciturn, depressed and globally anti-social. Hades surprisingly felt passionately in love with