what are some greek myths?

Question

i need to read the full one and then need a summary
any links or myths that you know of?

Answer 1

One of my favourite myths is the life and sacrifice of Demetrios or Demeter, and the appearance of red flowers where the blood spilt on the earth. I've put the first four links below for you to learn something about this mystery religion.

There are other myths surrounding the life and legends of Zeus, the Father God, from whose name we derive Theos/Dios/Deus. One myth is concerning Europa, who was kidnapped by him, and brought her away and either raped or seduced under a tree in Cyprus.

The last link covers some lovers of Zeus.

If you ever have a chance, watch the Joseph Campbell videos, listen to the tapes or CDs, or read his books. J. Campbell was a professor at Syracuse University in NY state, and did a whole series on myths and their meaning and importance to our culture today.

Answer 2

Three of the most famous are Achilles, Odysseus and Oedipus. The tale of Achilles is told in the Illiad, which also touches on a lot of other myths. Odysseus's story is the Odyssey. And Oedipus is told in a trio of plays by Sophocles.

My personal favorite, however, is the myth of Prometheus. He brought fire to humans. He was punished for this act by Zues. He was chained to a stone and every day, an eagle ate his liver. Being an immortal Titan, it grew back, so he could be tormented anew. His name means "forethought". He had a brother, Epimetheus, whose name means "afterthought." Zues presented Epimetheus with a chest and woman named Pandora (whose name means "all gifts"). He was told never to let Pandora open the chest, but one of the gifts given Pandora by the gods was curiosity. She opened the chest and thus released evil into the world. However, the gods had also placed Hope in the chest. So though we mortals were then faced with evil, we still had hope.

Answer 3

In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek Μουσαι, Mousai : from a root meaning 'mountain') are nine goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional music and dances. They were water nymphs, associated with the springs of Helicon and Pieris; from the latter they are sometimes called Pierides. The Olympian system set Apollo as their leader, Apollon Mousagetes.

According to Hesiod's Theogony, they are the daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. For Alcman and Mimnermus, they were even more primordial, springing from Uranus and Gaia. Pausanias supports that there were two generations of Muses; the first being daughters of Uranus and Gaia, the second from Zeus and Mnemosyne. Another rarer belief is that they are daughters of Harmonia (the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares) which contradicts with the myth in which they were dancing in the marriage of Harmonia and Cadmus.

Answer 4

To explain season changes, the greeks had a myth about Persephone and Hades - in a nutshell, Hades (death) abducts Persephone (spring) for his wife, creating winter.

Also check out the creation myth, Jason and the Argonauts, etc. Go to Wikipedia - they have the best mythology stuff.

Answer 5

Go to the library and check out a book of Greek Myths. Such as "Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable." Or a bookstore, it's only $3.50.

Answer 6

Cereberus is Hade's guardian dog of the Underworld.
Craken were giant squids that sunk ships.
Titans were the only thing that can be a god.
Cyclops had 1 eye,and were usually dumb.
Pegasus was Hercules's flying horse which was his use of travel.

Answer 7

Global warming, and it's a myth that's still around.

Answer 8

The 12 labours of Hercules (Heracles in Greek) is the moist famous one -

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/labors.html

Answer 9

Mikey from the Life Cereal commercials in the 70's did not die from eating pop rocks and drinking coke

Answer 10

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