The three brothers, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades (Pluto is his Roman name), decided to draw straws to see who’d rule the sky, the seas, and the underworld, after their victory against the Titans.
Hades drew the short straw which made...
The best Pan Greek God symbol ever created has to be the panpipes.
But what else does Pan symbolize?
Another thing worth thinking about is how and why so many nymphs found themselves to be in such close proximity to the...
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1. Birth and early childhood
Read stories about the Greek myths to your children. There are plenty of great books very suitable for young kids to be introduced to the Greek deities, heroes and monsters.
Do not allow your child to...
Astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was born in the Italian town of Pisa, where the famous leaning tower of Pisa is situated.
It’s almost like the Greek Gods sent him to straighten things out, or was it Gaia (Mother Earth)...
Monsters from Greek Mythology, such as the Sphinx, Hydra and Gorgons sound so far fetched that most people believe that they were made up by imaginative Greeks.
Well take is a look at these 19 scary creatures and see if...
What you are going to read here is an interview with the AI Chatbot DeepAI. The aim was to see how knowledgeable AI Chat is on topics related to Greece and Greek mythology.
There are a variety of other AI chatbots...
NASA and the Greek Gods go way back — all the way back to the early space missions named after Mercury and Apollo.
Today, NASA still uses names and symbols based on Roman and Greek mythology.
Let's take a look to...
There are plenty of movies based on The Odyssey and quite a few imaginative adaptions in film and TV shows that pay homage to Homer's classic epic poem.
Odysseus (called Ulysses in Latin) was the Greek hero who took 10 years...
Looking out for signs of Iris is an enjoyable pastime for many people.
You see, Iris is the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow, and everyone loves spotting a rainbow in the sky.
Iris is also a Messenger of the Greek Gods,...
The legend of King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table have been heavily influenced by Greek mythology.
Think of it this way, the myths and legends of King Arthur are simply the Greek myths retold.
Zeus would have...