Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! As I am writing this, the semester is coming to a close. It has really flown by! I’ve immensely enjoyed researching and telling you about different Greek myths, some that I knew before and others that were new to me.…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Throughout the course of my blog, I have mentioned various different people who wrote the myths I told you about. I think it’s about time we talked about them. Two men who I have mentioned the most are Homer and…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Today, I am going to be telling you about the story of Echo and Narcissus, two people in mythology that were connected only briefly through love. Before I can start the story, I have to give some background on the…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Today, I am going to be telling you about Ares, the Greek God of war and, sometimes, dancing. This is a bit of a longer story, so strap yourselves in! Ares was much more praised as his Roman counterpart, Mars,…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Today, I am going to be talking about Hermes. Hermes was the god of a lot, including, but not limited to, trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel. He is most well known for trade, travel, and…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Yesterday was the Spring Equinox, which means spring is finally here! To the Greeks, spring meant that Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, came back to the Overworld after spending the winter in the Underworld. In fact, the seasons started because…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! With daylight savings just happening this past week, I thought it would be fitting to do a post about Nyx, the Greek Primordial Goddess of Night. Nyx was one of the children of Chaos. She is the personification of night,…
Welcome back, Greeks and Geeks! Have you ever gotten sick, got angry, or even felt worried? Then you have Pandora to thank! Pandora was the first mortal woman, crafted and created by Hephaestus for Zeus, as a means to punish mankind and the Titan Prometheus…
A long, long time ago, before Athens was Athens, it was Cecropia. In Greek mythology, there is a creature, half-man, half-snake, called Cecrops (or Kekrops). It was these people that founded the city. Cecropia thrived, so much so that the Gods themselves became jealous of…
Welcome back, Greeks and geeks! Today, I will be telling you about the creation myth. Our story starts as most do, with a whole lot of nothing. That nothing… was Chaos. The Ancient Greeks personified that whole lot of nothing as Chaos, a female deity,…
