2020-07-07 Myths and Legends, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome

Apollo and Cassandra

The story of Apollo and Cassandra is a tragic tale from Greek mythology that revolves around a powerful god and a mortal woman gifted with foresight. It is a story of love, betrayal, and the consequences of divine intervention. Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. From a young age, she displayed extraordinary abilities of prophecy, granted to her by the god Apollo. However, Cassandra’s story takes a tragic turn when she incurs the wrath […]

2020-07-05 Ancient Greece, Myths and Legends

Perseus and Medusa the Gorgon

The Origin of the Hero Acrisius was the king of the powerful city of Argos, however he lived in anguish for not having a male heir appointed. In order to cease his anguish he decided to visit the Oracle of Delphi, but the prophecy he was told only increased his despair. “You will never have a son and no matter where you hide your destiny is to be killed by your grandson” the King only had one daughter called Danae, […]

2020-07-05 Monsters and Mythical Creatures

Nemean Lion

Hercules was commanded to obey his cousin Eurystheus the king of Mycenae he feared that with a greater reputation the hero Hercules would try to take his throne so Eurystheus ordered him a labor that seemed impossible he would have to exterminate a giant beast known as the Nemean. That beast withered the herds in the region and after devouring a couple of men it developed a taste for human flesh people said that the beast was the son of […]

2020-07-05 Monsters and Mythical Creatures

Origin of the Minotaur

The Minotaur was one of the most famous and gruesome monsters in Ancient Greek mythology, usually portrayed with the body of a man and the head of a bull. Minos rules the island of crete, and was a descendant of a high Minos standard lineage he was the son of Europa with Zeus. The God managed to turn himself into a white bull abducting the damsel and taking her to the island of Crete, the couple had three children Minos, […]

2020-07-05 Ancient Greece, Myths and Legends

Theseus and the Minotaur

The Origin of the Hero Theseus The story of Theseus and the Minotaur has become legend, but the Athenian Hero had a troubled beggining. Aegeus, king of the city of Athens had several women but none managed to give him a male heir. The king decided to pay a visit to the Oracle of Delphi and inquired Pittheus on what was needed to have a son. As it was customary what the Oracle said to Aegis was quite obscure and […]

2020-07-05 Monsters and Mythical Creatures

Cerberus – Guardian of the Underworld

Cerberus, the three-headed dog, has its origin in Greek mythology. The monstrous creature was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, therefore the dog was the brother of the Lernaean Hydra, the Nemean Lion and Chimera. The name Cerberus derives from the Greek, which can mean meat eater or demon of the pit. Besides having 3 heads, Cerberus also had a serpent tail and, in some depictions, also had a mane made of snakes. The dog lived in the underworld and […]

2020-07-05 Ancient Greece, Myths and Legends

The Tragic Story of the Fall of Icarus

The story of the Fall of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences especially because of the character’s desire to go beyond human boundaries as well as for the tragic consequences this brought about. Daedalus was a major architect and inventor renowned throughout Greece but that did not prevent his and his son Icarus’ imprisonment on the iland containing the labyrinth of King Minos in Crete. Under King Minos’ orders, Daedalus was asked to build […]

2020-07-05 Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Myths and Legends

Twelve Labours of Hercules

The Twelve Labours of Heracles are a series of episodes concerning a penance carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished over 12 years at the service of King Eurystheus. The episodes were later connected by a continuous narrative. The establishment of a fixed cycle of twelve labours was attributed by the Greeks to an epic poem, now lost, written by Peisander, dated about 600 BC. After Heracles […]

2020-07-05 Monsters and Mythical Creatures

Hydra – Multi-Headed Serpent of Lerna

The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna, is often known simply as the Hydra, a terryfying snake-like water monster from Greek and Roman mythology. It made it’s home at the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was said to be one of the entrances to the Underworld, a sacred site that through achaeology has been established as dating back to a few hundred years B.C. It’s defining trait is the hydra’s multiple heads. Any time a head is removed, […]

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