The Greek underworld – Hades
Hades and Persephone in the Greek underworld What happened when you died? Greek people didn't like to talk about what happened to you after you died. So we don't know [...]
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07, 2017
What is animal sacrifice? History of religion
Animal sacrifice: a sacrificial procession (Pitsa, ca. 530 BC) Sacrificing an animal In English, when we say "sacrifice", we mean that you have given up something you wanted in order to [...]
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07, 2017
Who is Poseidon? Greek gods
The god Poseidon rules the ocean Ocean god Poseidon The Greeks thought of the god Poseidon as a god of violent, unpredictable movement. He is most often the god of the ocean, which is [...]
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07, 2017
Who was Antaeus? Labors of Herakles
Herakles wrestling Antaeus, on a red figure vase from Athens, 400s BC Herakles and Antaeus For one of his labors, Herakles had to fight a very strong man named Antaeus. More [...]
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07, 2017
Who is Actaeon? Greek myth
Deer in the forest Who was Actaeon? Actaeon (ac-TAY-on) was a young man who liked to go hunting in the woods. He spent a lot of time alone in the woods with [...]
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07, 2017
Greek mystery cults – ancient Greece
Torchlight parade (this one is actually in India) Most Greek religious rituals were about sacrifice to the gods. But there was another form of religious activity also, which we call the mystery cults. [...]
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07, 2017
Who are the Muses? The Nine Muses
Two of the Muses The nine Muses are all sisters, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, or Memory. Each one of the Muses represents a different human art, and, according to Greek [...]
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07, 2017
What is hubris? an easy definition
Hubris definition: Aegisthus murdering Agamemnon Definition of hubris Hubris (HOO-briss) is a Greek word which we translate into English as "pride" or "arrogance." (You can also spell it hybris). What is [...]
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07, 2017
Who was Hestia? Ancient Greek gods
Hestia, home, and the hearth: A woman and a girl cooking Hestia's hardly there Hestia doesn't appear in stories much. We have almost no images of her, either. She is [...]
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07, 2017
Who is Hermes? Ancient Greek god
This statue by Praxiteles shows the Greek god Hermes playing with the infant Dionysos(300s BC) What is Hermes the god of? Hermes is a god of boundaries, borders and edges. [...]
