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The Herdsman of the Stars

By Danielle Alexander, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Even to the modern mind, the starry abyss above us encourages a sense of awe and wonder. In the ancient times, they linked their mythos to the heavens and told tales of how the star clusters, or constellations, came to be. One of these constellations of the Northern

Written on January 22, 2020 at 12:10 pm, by Danielle Alexander

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Athenian Icarius, Atlas, Bootes, Constellations, Dionysus, Library of Alexandria, Mount Eryx, mythology, Palace of Knossos, Ptolemy, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, virgo, zeus

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

History of Mount Olympus

By Edward Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Mount Olympus, located in the Olympus range in the North of Greece, is one of the highest mountains in all of Europe. Today the mountain is in a National Park but once this snow-topped mountain was seen as the home of the all-powerful Greek Gods. What Is Mount

Written on January 7, 2020 at 4:03 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: Aphrodite, hera, Homer, iliad, Mount Olympus, olympian gods, Pantheon, pegasus, Poseidon, Typhon, zeus

From God of the Sea to Maserati: The Legacy of Poseidon

Poseidon, the notorious Greek god of the sea (though he was also god of earthquakes, storms, and horses) has been held in high esteem over the millennia. The Romans recast him as the god Neptune, retaining his dominion over the sea. In Bologna, Italy, during the 16th century, the Fountain of Neptune was erected, becoming

Written on November 20, 2019 at 10:30 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Mythology

Tags: gigantomachy, iliad, Odysseus, Odyssey, Poseidon, zeus

Perseus: The Original Hero

By Katherine Smyth, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Of divine conception, saved from certain death, and raised to manhood by his mother, Perseus’ life was never destined to be boring. But just who is the man behind the myth, and how did he achieve such legendary status? Keep reading and you’ll discover just who this hero

Written on October 30, 2019 at 1:07 pm, by Katherine Smyth

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Categories: Heroes

Tags: argos, Bellephron, Gorgon, Greek Heroes, Greek Mythology, Medusa, Megapenthes, Perses, Perseus, Proetus, zeus

Morpheus: The God of Dreams

By Edward Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Mythology often personifies aspects of nature and life, transferring these elements into gods. It should be no surprise then that our state of repose – something we do for a third of our life – is no exception. In the Greek world, the god of dreams was Morpheus

Written on August 28, 2019 at 4:51 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Gods

Tags: God of Dreams, God of Sleep, Greek Mythology, Hypnos, Morpheus, Thanthos, zeus

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