Greek Mythology

Relationships

The phrase Zeus and dog is not a common idiom in everyday English, yet it appears in discussions of classical mythology, comparative religion, and metaphorical language. At a ba...

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In Greek mythology, Athena is the daughter of Zeus, king of the gods. She is unique for being born directly from her father’s head, fully armored and mature, after Zeus swallo...

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Pallas Athena, often called simply Athena, is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, crafts, and prudent leadership. In myth, she embodies disciplined intellige...

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Eurydice is primarily known in Greek myth as a mortal woman whose brief marriage to Orpheus and tragic death become the catalyst for his descent into the underworld. She is also...

Mythology and Classical Themes

Phaedra and Apollo are linked primarily through Greek myth and later artistic interpretation, not through a shared marital or romantic narrative. Phaedra is a Cretan princess, w...

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Helen of Sparta, often called Helen of Troy, is the central female figure in the foundational myth of the Trojan War. In Greek and Roman tradition, she is the daughter of Zeus a...

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The story of Leda and Castor belongs to Greek myth and astronomy, where Leda, a queen of Sparta, is known for bearing children of both mortal and divine origin, and Castor, the...

literature

Circe is a powerful sorceress who lives on the island of Aeaea in Homer’s Odyssey. She famously transforms Odysseus’s crew into pigs and later hosts Odysseus for a year, off...

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Athena is the daughter of Zeus, king of the Olympian gods, and Metis, a Titaness associated with wisdom and prudent counsel. According to the Theogony, Metis was swallowed by Ze...