Birth of Athena: A Clever Strategy?
Posted on | December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
For more information about Athena see also: Olympian Gods - Athena
The myth of the birth of Athena was not just an engaging and extraordinary fragment of Greek mythology. It was also an effective strategy of the Mycenaean to prevail over the older matriarchal culture of the native Minoans in Crete, resulting to a distinctly patriarchal* [...]
The Odyssey: A Synopsis
Posted on | December 22, 2008 | No Comments
The Odyssey, in today’s literary cosmos, is Homer’s sequel to the epic poem Iliad. The story of Odyssey picked up where the Iliad left off, which is the end of the Trojan War, when Troy was defeated. As the Greek soldiers and their kings begin their journey back to their own kingdoms, the Odyssey [...]
The Creation of Man by Prometheus
Posted on | December 8, 2008 | No Comments
According to Greek legends, when the Olympians were winning the battle against the ruling Titans, there were two Titans that did not fight: Prometheus (whose name means “forethought”) and Epimetheus (whose name means “afterthought”). Thus, when the Olympians won, Prometheus and Epimetheus were spared by Zeus and not banished to Tartarus, a gloomy abyss [...]