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The Size of Things - ... get smaller, of course, just the angular size of the head does. In fact,
you can use this same trick (if sufficiently distant) to crush cars, or...
Hermes, Zeus and Maia - ...mes with these words: "You, 0 child, lying in the cradle, inform me about my
cattle and be quick or so...
Book of the Dead by Homer - ...d feet he kept shoving it up to the top of the
hill. But just when he was about to thrust it over the crest
then its own weight forced it ba...
What is mythology - ...d beliefs." This indeed is as good a
definition as any, clear and all-inclusive, highlighting the essential
meanings of the word in its m...
The historical dimension of Greek myths - .... Consequently our view
of Greek religion and mythology has been (and will continue to be)
modified by new knowledge, not least in the area ...
Myths of Creation in Greek culture: Part 1 - ...iverse as a flat disc with hills,
touched at its rim by the vast dome of the heavens. The deity
Oceanus is the stream of ocean that encircle...
Myths of Creation in Greek culture: Part 2 - ...not think to ask that her beloved avoid ruinous old age and retain perpetual youth. Indeed as long as he kept
his desirable youthful bloom, Tith...
ZEUS Rise to POWER: The Creation of Man: Part 1 - ...and sisters as allies: Hestia,
Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Allied with him as well were
the Hecatonchires and the Cyclopes, for he h...
ZEUS Rise to POWER: The Creation of Man: Part 2 - ... even more
amazed at the kinds of skills and means that I devised; the greatest
this: if anyone fell sick, there existed no defense, neither...
Zeus, Hera and their children: Part 1 - ...His sisters Hestia and Demeter
share in divine power and functions; the other major gods and
goddesses are also given significant prerogativ...
Zeus, Hera and their children: Part 2 - ...ortal head of the lord and he made great
01 ympus tremble. After the two had made their plans, they parted; then
she leape...
Anthropomorphic conception and Greek humanism - ... more grand and
intense, their sentiments more praiseworthy and touching; and
they can embody and impose the loftiest moral values in the un...
Nemesis and Croesus - ... the seventy years will number
thirty-five and these additional months will add 1050 days.
All the days of the seventy years will total 26,2...
The Persians and Croesus - ...man placed him on the pyre wishing to see if any of the
gods would save him from being burned alive. At any rate
this is what Cyrus did, bu...
Poseidon and the sea monsters - ...Nereus, the eldest of his children, who
was gentle, wise, and true, an old man of the sea with the gift of
prophecy. Nereus in turn united ...
Athena and Minerva in greek mythology - ... of the immortals. was gripped
with awe as they watched. She quickly sprang forth from
the immortal head in front of aegis-bearing Zeus, bra...
Aphrodite and Eros in Greek mythology: Part 1 - ... her birth gives her parents
as Zeus and Dione. Dione is little more than a name to us, but a
curious one, since it is the feminine form of ...
Aphrodite and Eros in Greek mythology: Part 2 - ... the grip of
the eternal and all-dominating female through whom resurrection
and new life may be attained. An important variation on the sam...
Aphrodite and Eros in Greek mythology: Part 3 - ...have
a way," he said, "whereby men may continue to exist but
will cease from their insolence by being made weaker. For
I shall cut each ...
Aphrodite and Eros in Greek mythology: Part 4 - ... the nature of
this spirit. The conception you had of Eros is not surprising.
You believed, to infer from what you said, that Love
was ...
The Homeric Hymn to Artermis - ..., rejoicing in the chase as she draws her bow, made
all of silver, and shoots her shafts of woe. The peaks of the
lofty mountains tremble, ...
Callisto and Diana in Greek Mythology - ...er its smooth and sandy bed.
She praised the place; she dipped her feet into the water
and it pleased her. "No man is here to spy on us," s...
Who was Apollo in Greek Mythology - ... to the
home of Zeus. They all spring up from their seats as he
approaches and draws his shining bow, and Leto alone
remains beside Zeu...
Apollo and Zeus - ...dium, a theater,
and, of course, the great temple of Apollo himself.
The Pythian games, which were celebrated every four years,
included...
Apollo and the messengers - ...n's
arms, young fellow? The bow suits my shoulder; I can
take unerring aim at wild animals or at my enemies. I it
was ...
Hermes in Greek Mythology - ...g in love with Zeus. She in her modesty
shunned the company of the blessed gods and lived
within a shadowy cave; here the son of Cronus join...
Hermes speech to Zeus - ...d to the end I shall
not deceive you."
And Hermes answered him with clever words:
"Archer-god, your questions are well-considered; I do ...
Dionysus, Pentheus, Echo and Narcissus - ...e might ask
of him and then she made known her demand. Zeus was unwilling but was forced to comply, and Semele was consumed by the splendor
of...
Dionysus dialog with Pentheus - ...here from Lydia, some
wizard and sorcerer, with scented hair and golden curls, who has
the wine-dark charms of Aphrodite in his eyes. He spen...
DIONYSUS: Pentheus, I call on you - ...ons that the villagers
threw did not draw any blood, but when the Bacchae hurled
the thyrsus from their .hands they inflicted wounds on many.
...
The Homeric Hymn to Dionysus - ... fear takes for granted emotions and excitement that are essentially
Bacchic. Friedrich Nietzsche has provided the most imaginative
and influ...
Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries: Part 1 - ...sees all, gave her to him.
Alone, away from Demeter of the golden scepter and
goodly crops, Persephone was playing with the deep-bosomed
...
Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries: Part 2 - ...y breathed
around and about her and a delicious odor was wafted
from her fragrant garments. The radiance from the immortal
person of the ...
Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries: Part 3 - ...th
horses. He is thus a god of agricultural wealth (compare his names,
Pluto, or Dis for the Romans) but he should not be confused with
...
The Underworld of Hades - ...s about how to reach Ithaca, his homeland
(12-99):
Our ship came to the farthest realm of deep-flowing
Oceanus, where the country of th...
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A few words about freedom and sovereign (08/20/2008)
(...) Each of us must take the consequences of our actions, good and bad. This is not easy, especially with our Big Brother the State standing by to present at least the illusion of "help" with every aspect of our lives. Because the root of the problem (irresponsibility) is so ingrained, trying to convince others to live the freedom ideas through slogans, speeches, and hype is usually short on results. (...)
(...) Each of us must take the consequences of our actions, good and bad. This is not easy, especially with our Big Brother the State standing by to present at least the illusion of "help" with every aspect of our lives. Because the root of the problem (irresponsibility) is so ingrained, trying to convince others to live the freedom ideas through slogans, speeches, and hype is usually short on results. (...)
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