2020-07-08 Myths and Legends, Ancient Greece

Jason, the Argonauts and the Golden Fleece

Imagine a group of superheroes, each with their own special power, traveling around on wild, improbable adventures. There is the guy who can fly, another with super strength and yet another fellow with a secret, unbeatable weapon. And of course The epic tale of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the most celebrated stories in Greek mythology. Embarking on a perilous journey, Jason and his band of heroic companions, the Argonauts, faced […]

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

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, 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, […]