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Theseus’ Journey to Crete to Slay the Minotaur

After overcoming the treacherous dangers on his path to Athens, Theseus quickly proved to be a great benefactor of the Athenian people. His greatest and most famous achievement was the slaying of Minotaur. At that time, Crete was ruled by the powerful King Minos....

The Story of Perseus and Medusa, the Snake-Haired Gorgon

The story of Perseus, like many Greek myths, begins with a prophecy, a prophecy that Acrisius, the king of Argos, received from the Oracle of Delphi. Acrisius went to the Oracle for guidance and wisdom but left with a prophecy of his doom and demise instead, a...

The Myth of Procne and Philomela

Once during a war King Pandion of Athens had received help from the Thracian King Tereus of Daulis and as a way of thanking him, he gave his daughter, the Athenian princess Procne, to him in marriage. With her, Tereus had a son, Itys. After a few years passed, Procne...

The Tragic Love Story of Pyramus and Thisbe

In the city of Babylon, far to the east, Pyramus and Thisbe lived in two neighbouring houses, which bumped against each other. Pyramus was the most beautiful young man in the city and Thisbe the most sought after girl. They loved each other with the innermost love,...

The Myth of Pentheus and the Vengeance of Dionysus

After Semele's destruction, Dionysus was raised by the nymphs of mount Nysa, and he had now become a young, strong and proud god. So Dionysus returned to Greece and the first city he visited was none other than Thebes, the home of his mortal mother. To the citizens of...

The Myth of Narcissus and Echo

Narcissus, a son of the river god Cephissus, was so wonderfully beautiful that anyone who saw him was infatuated with love for him. But he himself despised and rejected every love. Once, the mountain nymph Echo saw him in the forest and could think of nothing but him...

The 5 Ages of Man in Greek Mythology

It is from the Greek poet Hesiod that we first get an account of the successive ages of humanity in Greek myth. Hesiod divided the ages of man into five different ages, and we're living in the last one. The Golden Age When Cronus was still in power, the golden age...

The Myth of Pandora’s Box and Epimetheus

When Prometheus successfully stole fire from the gods to give back to the humans, the humans stopped caring about the Gods. Zeus who witnessed this ungodliness decided to inflict a great disaster upon them, in order to return them to the worship of the gods. So he...

The Myth of Deucalion and the Deluge of Zeus

The king of the gods, Zeus, found that the sinfulness of men was getting worse with no sign of them wanting to better themselves. So being Zeus, he decided that the whole sinful human race should be destroyed. A large deluge would flood the entire world and drown them...

Prometheus Deceives Zeus and Steals Fire for Humanity

Once, long ago, the gods and the humans convened at the city of Mecone to decide on the gifts and sacrifices that humans would be obliged to provide for the gods in response to their many blessings. Prometheus, the creator of humans according to some myths, and whose...

The Myth of King Midas and the Golden Touch

Once long ago Midas was the king of Phrygia. One day the satyr Silenus, a companion and tutor of the god Dionysus, had in his drunkenness wandered into one of the rose gardens of Midas. When the servants of Midas found him they captured him and brought him to the...

The Story of Philemon and Baucis

The sky-god Zeus (Jupiter) often took the form of a human being to visit Earth in order to learn more about the conduct of the people. Once in the company of his son Hermes (Mercury), they arrived to Phrygia dressed as normal peasants to test the hospitality ([tooltip...

The Story of Phaethon and the Solar Chariot

Phaethon was the youthful son of the sun-god Helios and the Oceanid nymph Clymene. As a boy growing up he occasionally lived with his father in his golden palace in the sky but mostly with his mother down on the surface of the earth. Amongst his friends on earth he...

The Tragic Story of Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus, the son of the muse Calliope and the sun god Apollo, was a famous musician and poet in the land of Thrace. His songs and melodies were well-known and had such an wonderful power that it was said that when he sang and played his lyre, the rivers would stop...

The Story of the Rise and Fall of Bellerophon

Bellerophon was the son of king Glaucos of Corinth. In his younger years for some unknown reason, he was exiled to the kingdom of Tiryns, where Proitos was king. Anteia, the wife of the king, took an immediate liking to the young and beautiful Bellerophon, but she was...

The Birth of Theseus and His Treacherous Journey to Athens

Though Aegeus, the king of Athens, had married twice, he remained childless. This unfortunate fate compelled him to journey to the oracle of Delphi to seek counsel and advice. From the oracle he received an obscure answer: "Loose not the wine-skin foot, thou chief of...

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