The story of Pirithous, the demigod king of the Lapiths, the legendary battle with the Centaurs, and his eternal friendship with Theseus.
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
The Cyclopes, these mythical giants with a single eye on their forehead, are one of the most interesting myths of ancient Greek cosmogony. Their presence extends from the first creatures born from Earth and Sky, to Odysseus's odyssey in Sicily. Their forms are distinguished into three categories: the Uranian, the Thracian, and the most famous among them, Polyphemus. While the Uranian Cyclopes are associated with cosmogony and the creation of the gods' weapons, the [...]
A figure wrapped in the mists of time. Who was Io? A priestess, one might hastily reply, the daughter of...
The myth of Medea, one of the most complex figures in Greek mythology, begins in ancient Colchis, on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. As the daughter of King Aeetes and the Oceanid Idyia, Medea had divine ancestry and exceptional magical powers, which she had acquired as a priestess of Hecate. Her life changed dramatically with the arrival of the Argonauts and Jason in Colchis, in search of the Golden Fleece. Under the influence of Hera and Aphrodite, Medea fell in love […]
Η Περσεφόνη, κόρη της Δήμητρας και του Δία, ήταν μία από τις πιο αινιγματικές θεότητες της αρχαίας ελληνικής μυθολογίας. Ο μύθος της, που συμβολίζει την εναλλαγή των εποχών και τον αέναο κύκλο της ζωής και του θανάτου, έχει γοητεύσει ανθρώπους ανά τους αιώνες, από την αρχαιότητα μέχρι τη σύγχρονη εποχή, αποτελώντας πηγή έμπνευσης για καλλιτέχνες, συγγραφείς και ποιητές. Στο πάνθεον των Ολύμπιων θεών, η Περσεφόνη κατείχε μια μοναδική θέση. Ως σύζυγος του Άδη, κυβερνούσε στο βασίλειο των νεκρών για […]
The tragic tale of Icarus who dared to fly towards the sun
The long and eventful effort of Odysseus to return to Ithaca after the end of the Trojan War.
The abduction of Persephone is a key myth for understanding the cyclicality of nature and human experience.
Menelaus, ruler of Sparta and husband of Helen, was a pivotal figure in the development of the Trojan War.
The Nemean Lion, a creature of frightful power and unyielding skin, was more than a mere figment of fancy. It...
Archaic statue of a Sphinx made of Pentelic marble (circa 570 BC), found in Spata, Attica.
Achilles' heel: the famous myth of Achilles' vulnerable heel from Greek mythology and its timeless significance.
