Tag Archives: Apollo

Artemis: Wonder Woman of the Ancient World

Written by Katherine Smyth Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom There’s more to this goddess than her Amazon-like reputation. Artemis, daughter of Zeus, twin-sister of Apollo, and with a host of temples dedicated to her, was once part of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. More than just the goddess of the hunt, her influence can

Written on January 15, 2020 at 11:25 am, by Katherine Smyth

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: adonis, alph, Ancient Greek Mythology, Apollo, Artemis, Callisto, hera, olympian gods, Poseidon, zeus

Calliope: Muse of Eloquence

Calliope Mourning Homer, by Jacques Louis David

Written by Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom “Sing, O Muse, of the man of many devices…” Line one of the Odyssey begins like so many in ancient literature, by invoking the muses or gods. It was a common practice to ask, thank, and implore the other-worldly forces for inspiration and guidance in writing and

Written on January 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Apollo, calliope, Hesiod, Homer, muses

Oh Muses, You Sound So Heavenly!

Written by Danielle Alexander, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom When a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around, does it make a sound? What about a musical instrument in the stars? In the evenings, can you hear the eternal whisper of its strings? When you look up at the midnight sky, hidden amongst several

Written on December 18, 2019 at 10:00 am, by Danielle Alexander

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Ancient Greek Mythology, Ancient Mythology, Apollo, Bacchae, Hermes, lyre, muses, music, orpheus

Daphne: From Naiad to Laurel Tree

Written by Katherine Smyth, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Next year, 2020, will be the XXXII Olympiad, and once again the world will be cheering for their most acclaimed athletes. But, have you ever wondered why in ancient Greece the winners of competitions were garnered with Laurel wreaths? Well, herein lies the tale of Daphne… Playing

Written on November 13, 2019 at 7:00 am, by Katherine Smyth

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Ancient Greek Olympics, Apollo, daphne, eros, laurel tree, nymphs

The All Seeing Greek but Overlooked God: Helios

By Alicia McDermott, Contributing writer, Ancient Origins An unpunished second-generation Titan of Greek myth, Helios was a deity who was important, but not always recognized for his powers. Until his role was usurped by a newer god, Helios was the deity of the life-giving, season-changing sun. He appeared in artwork riding his horse-drawn chariot across

Written on October 18, 2018 at 11:39 pm, by plato

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Categories: Gods

Tags: Apollo, Colossus of Rhodes, Greek God of Sun, Greek Gods, Helios, Sol

The Top 5 Dragon Slayers from Greek Mythology

By John Mancini The original sword-wielding dragon slayer of legend was not the knightly Orlando saving Angelica, nor was it Sigurd killing Fafnir… And it wasn’t even the Archangel Michael or St. George. It goes much further back than all of those… straight to the Ancient world. In fact, the ancients had a fairly well-documented

Written on August 22, 2014 at 11:50 am, by plato

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: Ancient Greek Mythology, Apollo, argonauts, Cadmus, dragon, Gorgon, heracles, hercules, Jason, Medusa, Ovid, Perseus, Poseidon, snakes