Category: Greek Mythology

Since many people visited this post, I have decided to add some extra content to it. This time, I will tell a story worthy of a talk show. Many of those who suffer from lovesickness will feel identified.…Continue readingAres and Aphrodite: Red handed

Since many people visited this post, I have decided to add some extra content to it. Much has been said about the war between the Olympian gods and the Titans, but hardly anyone mentions the other great war in Greek mythology: The gigantomachy. So I set out to innovate a bit and tackle the issue. Here we go:…Continue readingZeus versus Typhoon: The Fight of the Millennium

We all know the biblical story of the universal flood. What not everyone knows is that you can find this same story in several older cultures. There is a Greek and an older version: Utnapishtin’s tale from Gilgamesh’s poem. And since this blog is not about the bible, I will just tell the Greek version.…Continue readingNoah’s Ark: Plagio di plagio

This time I will relate another of Zeus’s love affairs. This is a story of Zeus, Europa, a bull and the isle of Creta…Continue readingZeus and Europa