Hera and Zeus – Painted by Frans Chrstoph Janneck Titled Juno and Jupiter – The Roman names for the same god and goddess. Zeus had several wives, but Hera was his most important wife. She was beautiful, but she was vain and jealous. Both Zeus and Hera were children of Rhea and Cronus. Like several…
Category: Ancient Greece
The Primordial Deities and the Dynnasties of Ancient Greek Mythology
Primordial Deities of Ancient Greek Mythology Ancient Greek scholars disagree about which deities existed before Gaea and Uranus, but most agree that Chaos was there before anything else existed. Chaos was a dark emptiness. Like in the Biblical story of creation, this darkness existed before the emergence of Gaea, the first goddess. According to the…
The Greek gods and goddesses
Greece is a country in Europe, and it is the home of one of the oldest civilizations recognized by mankind. Map of Ancient Greece about 2500 Years Ago – Image Credit: World History Encyclopedia Ancient Greece was a larger territory than that of modern Greece. Parts of the Persian Empire were considered to be part…
Zeus and the Conquest of Power – Great Greek Myths
To earn the title of Master of Olympus, Zeus took many important steps, and overcame many challenges. His story is one of an incredible conquest of power, dating back to time immemorial, when the world began. Born from Chaos, Gaia – Mother Earth – mated with Uranus, the sky. After defeating his father, who was…
How Does the Biblical Story of Creation in Genesis Compare to that of the Ancient Greeks?
There are many, many versions of the Creation Stories, as they have been told by various cultures. In this post, I will compare the creation story that is recorded in the Biblical Book of Genesis to that of the Ancient Greeks, who did not have a main book, like the Bible. To assimilate my account…
The Primorial Deities of Ancient Greece
The Primordial Deities of Ancient Greece Were the Gods and Goddesses Who Were Almost Always There. Some of Them WERE Always There! The Primordial Deities Were Called the “Protogenoi” of Ancient Greek Mythology. Gaea was the first of Ancient Greece’s gods and goddesses. She was a primordial deity. Gaea emerged from Chaos, which was another primordial deity–presumably…
Regions of Ancient Greece
The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923. University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain During the era of Ancient Greece, the boundaries of Greece also included parts of Turkey, Italy, and Sicily. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons On the preceding map, the area around Ephesus, which is across the Aegean Sea from Athens,…
Art Inspired by the Ancient Greeks
The Ancient Greeks adored Classical Beauty. Some of the most incredible sculptures and architecture were created by them, at least 2000 years ago. But the ideal of classical beauty, that inspired Ancient Greek sculpture, has resurfaced in several of the more recent eras of art history. The Feast of Acheloüs – Painted by Peter Paul Rubens in…
The Story of Greece by Mary MacGregor
The Story of Greece by Mary MacGregor MacGregor, Mary. The Story of Greece. London, T. C. and E. C. JACK, Ltd., 1914. CHAPTER I WONDERLAND The story of Greece began long, long ago in a strange wonderland of beauty. Woods and winds, fields and rivers, each had a pathway which led upward and onward into the beautiful…
The Book of the Ancient Greeks
Dorothy Mills – 1925 Mills, Dorothy. The Book of the Ancient Greeks. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1925. CRETE AND THE CIVILIZATION OF THE EARLY AEGEAN WORLD CHAPTER I THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD To the people of the ancient world the Mediterranean was “The Sea”; they knew almost nothing of the great ocean that lay beyond the Pillars…