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    Tag: Zeus

    The Werewolf and the Flood, pt 2: And the Stones Gave People Their Name

    I ended pt. 1 by stating that we would examine life during and after the Flood, and how Deucalion and Pyrrha repopulated the planet without any of… Read more “The Werewolf and the Flood, pt 2: And the Stones Gave People Their Name”

    December 29, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    The Werewolf and the Flood, pt 1: The Beast

    Imagine this: you are privy to the Council of the Gods on Mount Olympus, presided over by the Thunder-Bolt wielding Zeus. And today He’s mighty pissed about… Read more “The Werewolf and the Flood, pt 1: The Beast”

    December 9, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    The Last Egyptian Pharaoh and the Tarot, or: the Alexander Romance and the Sola Busca

    Many people are introduced to Tarot as an ancient tool, a divining device whose history is blurred in the haze of antiquity, having been transmitted from Egypt… Read more “The Last Egyptian Pharaoh and the Tarot, or: the Alexander Romance and the Sola Busca”

    January 27, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    The Ages of Man – Hesiod, Pt.1

    The Ages of Man were theoretical ages of humanity that existed before current day human being was created and formed a part of the greater cosmological understanding… Read more “The Ages of Man – Hesiod, Pt.1”

    January 7, 2021 by MythCrafts Team

    Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace

    The Homeric Hymns are a collection of 33 poems that were sung to the Greek Gods. Some, like the one to Apollo, are relatively long; however, poem… Read more “Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace”

    July 9, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Ixion: Bound to a Wheel of Fire

    “But I am bound upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears do scald like moulten lead.” – Shakespeare, King Lear, Act IV, Scene VII King… Read more “Ixion: Bound to a Wheel of Fire”

    January 14, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Amalthea: The Goat Who Nursed Baby Zeus.

    Zeus was born into a prophecy; his father Cronus had been terrified to hear that one day one of his children would overthrow him and usurp his… Read more “Amalthea: The Goat Who Nursed Baby Zeus.”

    June 20, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Union of Cupid and Psyche, part 3/4: the Trials of Psyche

    In part one, we saw the cast of characters: primarily, they are Cupid, Psyche, and Cupid’s jealous mother, the Goddess of Desire, Aphrodite. When we left Psyche… Read more “The Union of Cupid and Psyche, part 3/4: the Trials of Psyche”

    April 23, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Deception of Zeus: Hera and the Siege of Troy

    In the heat of the conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans, the Gods took sides. Hera, Queen of Olympians, and Athena, the Goddess of War and… Read more “The Deception of Zeus: Hera and the Siege of Troy”

    April 16, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Orion: How Did I Get Here?

    I’m going to focus on the Greek myths of Orion, but that’s not for a lack of global myths that integrate the constellation into their cosmologies. However,… Read more “Orion: How Did I Get Here?”

    April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

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