Apollo--artemis' Twin and Sun God
Apollo, the Sun god, brings life-giving heat and light to Earth. As patron god of musicians and poets, he carries a lyre and his symbol represents the... read more
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Artemis--the Virgin Goddess
The daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. Artemis, whom the Romans knew as Diana, is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild ani... read more
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Dionysus of the Vine
BirthDionysus had an unusual birth that evokes the difficulty in fitting him into the Olympian pantheon. His mother was Semele (daughter of Cadmus), a... read more
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First, There Was Chaos ...
I am going to interrupt my explanation of the gods and goddesses for just a moment to back up to try to clarify how the major gods and goddessess came... read more
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Hera--the Queen of the Olympian Dieties
The queen of the Olympian deities. She is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and wife and sister of Zeus. Hera was mainly worshipped as a goddess of marri... read more
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Here's the Ufo Picture ...
Massive sightings of UFO's in the UK continue with this latest one at Stratford-on-Avon as townspeople gaze in amazement. The sighting occurred the ni... read more
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Hermes of the Winged Sandals
Hermes, the herald of the Olympian gods, is the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades. Hermes is the god of shephe... read more
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It Has Begun ... !
Today, as I was sitting on my back patio, I saw a beautiful Monarch butterfly, which means that the amazing fall migration from Canada back to Central... read more
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It's a Myth
For those not intimate with the ancient mythology of the various European countries, many words in common use in our language today may not be as rich... read more
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It's a Myth (Con't)
Studying mythology always begins with the major gods and goddesses--the brothers and sisters of Zeus and their children. Yesterday, we talked about Z... read more
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