There’s one thing you don’t do if you find yourself in Hades, the Greek underworld: You don’t eat the fruit. Now, everyone in the Greek mythosphere knew… Read more “Eat The Fruit: Persephone and Demeter”
Tag: Greek myth
Myths of the Moons: Hyperion (Saturn)
Hyperion’s children, his lineage, is impressive. It includes the sun, Helios, the moon, Selene, and the dawn, Eos, all conceived with his sister-consort Euryphaessa, also known as… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Hyperion (Saturn)”
Myths of the Moons: Castration, Cannibalism, and Volcanoes… Oh My! (Saturn)
To say that the Greek gods had daddy issues does them little service; Saturn castrated his father, while his own son, Zeus, left him equally dismembered (in… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Castration, Cannibalism, and Volcanoes… Oh My! (Saturn)”
A Day Without A Woman In Ancient Greece
Today is A Day Without A Woman, a day of protest against the new government, which also coincides with International Women’s Day. The movement is designed to… Read more “A Day Without A Woman In Ancient Greece”
Myths of the Moons: Rhea (Saturn)
Rhea, the mother of the Olympians, and the sister-wife of Saturn (Cronos) is a relatively underdeveloped character in Greco-Roman mythology. She definitely plays an important role in… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Rhea (Saturn)”
Love and Loss in the Time of Winter: 3 Tales
The pre-Julian calendars of ancient Rome only had 10 months. From the end of December to the start of March was just a winter gap, undeserving of… Read more “Love and Loss in the Time of Winter: 3 Tales”
Maiestas Laesa: Augustus and Ovid
Poets didn’t fare so well under the reign of Augustus Caesar, first emperor of Rome (63 BCE to 14 AD). One of them was Ovid, whose Metamorphosis… Read more “Maiestas Laesa: Augustus and Ovid”
