Greek Mythology
A collection of stories from Greek mythology, including the stories of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, and Hercules.
- Mythology
- Ancient Greece
- Greece
Some of the stories included
Simonides and the Memory PalaceA poet stepped out of a banquet at Crannon, the stone roof fell on everyone inside, and the memory palace was born.
The Birth of AphroditeHesiod said Aphrodite rose from sea foam and landed on Cyprus, while Homer made her Zeus's daughter. Two stories, one goddess.
Icarus and DaedalusThe classic myth of the inventor Daedalus, who built wings of feathers and wax, leading to the tragic flight and fall of his son Icarus.
The Birth of AthenaZeus swallowed his pregnant wife Metis, and Athena later sprang from his head fully armed, a birth carved on the Parthenon.
Jason and the Golden FleeceJason lost one sandal in a flooded river, and it sent him and the talking ship Argo after a golden fleece.
Orpheus and EurydiceThe Greek myth of Orpheus, the musician who went down to the underworld to bring back his wife Eurydice, and lost her by looking back.
The Judgment of ParisGreek myth: a shepherd prince took Eris's golden apple dispute, chose Aphrodite, and her gift led to a ten-year war.
Medusa and PerseusThe myth of Medusa features two distinct origins: one where she was born a monster, and another where she was cursed by a goddess.
Prometheus and the Theft of FireThe Greek myth of Prometheus, who tricked Zeus over the sacrifice at Mecone, stole fire for humanity, and was chained to a mountain until Heracles freed him.
The MycenaeansThe Bronze Age civilisation of mainland Greece, from its fortified palaces and Schliemann's 1876 excavation at Mycenae to the Linear B tablets, its collapse around 1200 BC and its echoes in Homer.
The OdysseyHomer's epic of Odysseus's 10-year struggle to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey cursed by the god Poseidon.
Pandora's BoxThe myth of Pandora explains humanity's suffering, unleashed from a great jar, but also why Hope remains even in the darkest of times.
Persephone and HadesThe myth of Persephone, whose abduction by Hades led her mother Demeter to create a global famine, explaining the cycle of the seasons to the Greeks.
SisyphusThe myth of the king who cheated death twice and the punishment of the boulder, re-examined by philosopher Albert Camus in 1942.
Homer's IliadHomer's Iliad, the Greek epic of Achilles' rage in the tenth year of the Trojan War, from his quarrel with Agamemnon to the death and burial of Hector.
The Story of Heracles' LaborsThe Greek myth of the twelve labours Heracles performed for King Eurystheus, a penance that would earn him immortality.
King MidasThe myths of King Midas tell of a golden touch and donkey ears, but historical records reveal a real king who ruled Phrygia in the 8th century BCE.
Narcissus and EchoOvid's myth of Echo, who could only repeat, and Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection, leading to the term narcissism.
The Trojan WarThe Trojan War, a timeless tale of pride and fate, began when the prince of Troy, Paris, awarded a golden apple to the goddess Aphrodite.
Theseus and the MinotaurThe Greek myth of Theseus, who sailed to Crete with Athens' tribute of youths, killed the Minotaur in Daedalus's Labyrinth with Ariadne's help, and caused his father's death on the way home.
The Myth of OedipusOedipus means 'swollen foot' in Greek: the Theban prince left on a mountain who killed his father and married his mother.
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