Mythology

The Delphic Oracle

The Delphic Oracle was one of the most important and influential religious sites in the ancient Greek world. It was located at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, in the mountains of central Greece. The oracle was famous for its prophecies, which were delivered by a priestess known as the Pythia. The Pythia was said to be able to communicate with Ap...

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Heracles and the Rulers of Greece

Heracles: The Twelve Labors of the Hero in Ancient Art and Literature [J. P. Adams' Greek Mythology class handouts.]...

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The Olympian Gods: Images and Texts

Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources...

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Hades - the God and the Place - The Underworld

Even though Thanatos was the literal god of death, Hades became better known as the God of Darkness and the Realm of the Dead, thus the ruler of the Underworld (also known as Hades)....

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Hercules

The most popular of Greek heroes, Hercules (sometimes called "Herakles") was celebrated in stories, sculptures, paintings, and even in the geography of the ancient world....

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Song of the Sirens

Today, Sirens (Seirenes) are imagined as sweet, alluring singers in the shape of a woman or mermaid. In early Greek mythology, sirens were actually prophets and described as having bodies of a bird and beautiful human heads....

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The Labors of Hercules

The most popular of Greek heroes, Hercules (sometimes called "Herakles") was celebrated in stories, sculptures, paintings, and even in the geography of the ancient world. [The Lion, the Hydra, etc.]...

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Dionysis in Western Art

Dionysos. The son of Zeus and Semele. The god of wine, mystic ecstasy and fertility (especially of vegetation). Images included. University of Haifa Library [Mythmedia Homepage]...

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The Life and Times of Hercules

Stories about the gods, called myths, were made up thousands of years ago. Was there a real Hercules, a man behind the stories?...

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Dionysos texts: Classical Myth

Dionysos is the god of wine, intoxication, and creative ecstasy. He is also known as Dionysus, Bacchus or Bakchos, and Liber (Roman)....

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