Gaia

Since Chaos and Gaia, there have been many gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and other creatures that have left legacies. They started the beginning of a spectacular, yet horrendous dynasty. From Zeus beating his father Cronus and saving the Olympian gods to Athena beating…

(Gaia Packet pg.3) The Gaia Model consists of an outer circle with three parts the Physiosphere, the Biosphere, and the Noosphere. The Physiosphere is divided into the four ‘Classical’ elements and prerequisites for life; Earth (topsoil), Air (primarily oxygen), Fire…

Greek Mythology Online Presentation “I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these…

called the heart of the scorpion. Ancient mythology tells the story of Scorpius as a battle won. Scorpius is rarely mentioned without the constellation Orion. Orion was a hunter Who wanted to kill all of earths precious animals. The earth Goddess Gaia was not happy…

Homer and Hesiod were considered by some to be the founding fathers of ancient Greek epos, or epic poetry. Both poets used dactylic hexameter and oral poetry to convey their ideas on the way of the world. While we know both poets lived around the same time, as they reference each other in their works, it is very difficult to say who wrote first and responded to whom made harder by the fact that they used oral traditions to get their poetry and ideas across all of Greece attempting to appeal to…

gods, has a vast leadership on humankind alone. Known as “the best and greatest of the gods,” given in the Homeric Hymns to Zeus, the epithet describes various characteristics that exhibit his impact on the polis. In the Theogany, Hesiod expresses Gaia, Zeus and the other Olympians during the Titanomachy involving the importance of resurrecting the Hundred-Handed from…

The myth of Prometheus is one of the oldest stories about human creation that you will find. It is about someone caring for humankind so much as to steal from the gods to help make the lives of the people easier and more joyful. It is a story about punishment, the origin of happiness and unhappiness, as well as the origin of man. The story was told to children to teach about life; as it was part of a large religion. It is frequently brought up in scientific presentations on stem cells or organ…

In The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, you have entered a new world. Imagine all you know is wrong. Greek and Roman gods are real and they have had kids with “mortals”. These kids are demi-gods. The Mark of Athena is the third book in a prequel series (this series continues a series). In this book, the prophesied about seven demi-gods: Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, Frank, Leo, Jason, and Piper set out on a mission to Rome that will either unite the Greeks and Romans, save their friends (and the world)…

Orion is my favourite constellation because its the middle name of my hero, Sirius Black which tragically died falling into a veil in 1998. I also like Orion because it is truly beautiful and its not hard to see at night. This constellation is named after ‘the hunter’ in Greek mythology. Orion, which is located on the celestial equator, is clearly visible in the night sky from November to February. Real Myth: There are several myths about how Orion was created but the one i have come to like…

Established from the idea of exchange, gods and goddesses were expected to contribute votive offerings. (Fairbanks, 1898, 297) Furthermore, family relationships, specifically incest, determined the outcome of the gods. An example of this is the incest of Gaia and her son Ouranos, producing the three terrible monsters of Kottos, Gyges and Briareus. (Fairbanks, 1898,…