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- Tiresias – Mythopedia
Tiresias, a famous blind prophet, played a central role in the mythology of Thebes His knowledge, experiences, and abilities far surpassed those of ordinary mortals: Tiresias lived as both a man and a woman, spoke with the gods, and advised heroes such as Odysseus—even after death
- Odyssey: Book 11 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Argument The Descent into Hell Ulysses continues his narration How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come He meets his mother Anticles, from whom he learns the state
- Odysseus – Mythopedia
Odysseus was a Greek hero from Ithaca known for his cunning After helping to win the Trojan War, he was forced to wander the world for ten years before returning home
- Charites (Graces) – Mythopedia
The Charites, also known as the Graces, were daughters of Zeus who embodied all things associated with beauty, joy, and abundance They were seen as kind and gentle goddesses, and they were worshiped throughout Greece Their mythological role was limited
- Athena – Mythopedia
Athena, one of the Twelve Olympians, was the Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, weaving, and warfare She was also the patron goddess of Athens
- Metamorphoses: Book 3 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Tiresias therefore must the cause decide, For he the pleasure of each sex had try’d It happen’d once, within a shady wood, Two twisted snakes he in conjunction view’d, When with his staff their slimy folds he broke, And lost his manhood at the fatal stroke But, after seven revolving years, he view’d The self-same serpents in the self
- Persephone – Mythopedia
Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
- Greek Mythology – Mythopedia
Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals
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