Greek mythology

The house of Atreus is a Greek myth known during what is known as the Heroic Age. It is known that Tantalus went against the gods, and his descendants were cursed for their whole lives. This story is an example of how Greeks believed that you could inherent guilt, and someone’s misfortunes could have to do with the crimes of an ancestor. In ancient societies, the wellbeing of an individual wasn’t as cherished as the wellbeing of the family unit, what belonged to one person belonged to the…

Zeus was the god of thunder and lightning. Zeus's symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and the oak tree . The myth of Zeus is that he was the one to save his two brothers and two sisters from Chronos , his father, who had eaten them . Then after the war Zeus and his brothers and sisters created the world. Zeus got the sky and rain , Hades got the underworld , and Poseidon got the sea and earthquakes. Poseidon is the god of the sea and earthquakes .…

In Greek Mythology, the ancient Greek beliefs about mortality mainly revolved around the three stages of the Underworld. The first stage is The Elysian Fields. This stage was for heroes and people who accomplished great things on earth. The second stage the Fields of Asphodel. This level of the underworld contained zombie-like souls. The souls of these people weren't criminals or heroes. However, if you were a criminal, you would go to Tartarus. This stage was a dark land of souls that were…

Mythology is best known for creating symbolisms behind the circle and giving human-like qualities to god-like figures. The circle is a symbol with no beginning or ending. Such is true with mythologies that reference the circle and its symbolic meaning. In mythology, the circle can represent anything from the process of being born, breathing your last breath, and being reborn, to the never-ending process of the classical elements of the world; water, fire, earth, and air. These four elements of…

A critical reason why ancient Greek mythology has remained recognizable in today’s culture lies in battlefield of the Trojan War. Although many scholars question whether or not the Trojan War actually happened as Homer described it in his infamous epic poem the Illiad, archeological excavations of the city of Troy in Turkey have uncovered that the city was indeed destroyed by a war in 1180 B.C. (Korfmann). Evidence that a war did in fact take place around the city of Troy, which was an affluent…

Around 700 B.C. Greek mythology was fully developed. The Greek people created their gods. Each one had different abilities. Poseidon ruled over the sea and protected creatures that lived in the sea. Christians believe in has existed forever and rules over all things. Greek gods differ from the God of Christianity because He is perfect and the Greek gods were anthropomorphic, possessing human flaws, but God is not, in similarity, both gods rule the earth and the people on it. Zeus ruled over the…

Greek Mythology was the worship of gods and goddesses by the Greeks. The Greeks believed that these gods or goddesses had supernatural powers. They lived on Mount Olympus where the top god named Zeus sat on his throne. The Greeks believed in myths that talked about these gods and goddesses using supernatural powers. One of the myths was a woman named Artemis. Artemis, the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and natural environment, wanted to live forever; but the Bible says,…

Exploring Mythology Myths have been around for many years, and generations. In fact myths have been around since man learned to speak. Some famous myths are still well known around the world like Santa Claus, or Zeus the Greek god of the sky. There are different kinds of myths some can be about heroes, gods, or kings, and honesty a myth can be about anything, or anyone it just has to get popular, so people would retell it for generations. One very well known myth, is the story of the Greek god…

Through the jungle of Themiscyra a young hero was born from the parents of the greek messenger god Hermes and the mortal mother named Callette, this hero's name was Bo. Bo’s legend all started very young, at the age of 3 his legs seemed to develop much faster than any other mortal. While in town a chicken approached and scared the young boy, he kicked the chicken and unexpectedly it flew across the town to the next village, this was the showcase of his hero like powers. When 10 years old Bo’s…

I’m Zeus, I’m king of the gods. My father is Cronus and my mother is Rhea. I have two brothers Hades and Poseidon. I also have three sisters Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. My name is Roman mythology is Jupiter. I overthrew my father. My brothers and I, Hades and Poseidon, drew lots to see who would take his place. I won. After Gaea’s victory over the Titans, she became very angry with me. She felt that I had treated her sons so unfairly. She then teamed up with Tartarus to create a scary…