Why Did Orpheus Look Back?
Before we begin, I wanted to say in advance that this post is going to be different than my older posts were. I am going to be looking at material …
Who Is Ares?
Ares is one of the twelve Olympian gods from Greek mythology. He is also the son of Zeus and Hera, who are the King and Queen of the gods. Ares …
Can Greek Gods Die?
The Greek Gods partake in battle quite a lot in Greek Mythology. In the Iliad, the Greek Gods directly join in the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. In …
Do Different Cultures Talk About Flood Myths?
Plenty of people have grown up hearing about the flood, an event that wiped out the population of the earth once a very long time ago. Children growing up in …
Who Is Hesiod?
Hesiod is a man who stands at the dawn of literature in Archaic Greece, a contemporary to Homer. Like Homer, Hesiod was also a poet–although he was not a rhapsode. …
Who Is Homer?
After covering a decent amount of information that is sourced to Homer, we come to the question of who is he? In the simplest answer, Homer is a bard–a poet–from …
Is It True That The Beauty Contest Of The Goddesses Is The Core Of Greek Mythology
This is another question that has been retrieved from the people of the internet that caught my interest to talk about. This question concerns the Judgement of Paris, an event …
Why Is There A Goddess Of Wisdom In Greek Mythology Instead Of A God Of Wisdom
So, this was a question that I got from a friend of mine that looked around on the internet to see what people might be talking about that I could …
What Is The Scariest Greek God
In Greek mythology there are numerous deities who are larger than life. Often bearing witness to such events, especially in the case of when a God or Goddess is expressing …
Is Hekate (Hecate) A Goddess, Titan, Or Both
Hekate, What She Controls And Her Liminality In the religion of the ancient Greeks, there is a deity by the name of Hekate (also spelled Hecate). She is a deity …