The twelve Gods of Olympus
Twelve were the main gods who were worshiped in ancient Greece and they were are said to have lived on the top of Olympus. Athena Apollo Ares Artemis Demeter Hermes Hera Aphrodite Zeus Poseidon Hestia Hephaestus ...
Ariadne,the daughter of Minos,that helped Theseus kill the Minotaur,but was left in the island of Naxos to wed Dionysus
The daughter of the king of Crete Minos and Pasiphae, Ariadne played a key role in the killing of the Minotaur by the hero of Athens, Theseus. However, although he promised to marry her, Theseus later abandoned Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Theseus arrived in Crete as one of the 14 young men and women who were...
The story of Arachne, the girl that challenged goddess Athena to a weaving contest and won?
The story of Arachne is about a woman that was transformed into a spider by the goddess Athena, as a warning to the ancient Greeks to respect the gods. Arachne was the daughter of Idmon, who some say he was aristocrat, while others claim he was a painter. They lived in the ancient Greek city of Colophon...
Antigone,the daughter of Oedipus that chose duty to family and godly laws over the laws of men
Antigone was one of the four children born of the hereditary relationship of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, with his mother, Iokaste. In Greek mythology and drama, Antigone's greatest virtue was devotion: she led her father after his blindness and self-exile, while in the case of the burial of her brother Polyneices,...
Andromeda,the princess offered as sacrifice to the sea monster but was rescued by the semigod Perseus
Andromeda plays an important role in the Perseus myth. Her father was Cepheus, king of Ethiopia and her mother Cassiopea, who was famous throughout Greece for her beauty. Andromeda ended up being as beautiful as her mother. Cassiopea, who was always bragging for her appearance, was too proud of her daughter's...
