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)”
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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)”
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)”
Myths of the Moons: Thetis (Saturn)
As we’ve seen through Greco-Roman mythology, there are multiple variants for every myth and their respective actors, human or divine. So it is with Thetis, whose primary… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Thetis (Saturn)”