2022年12月9日 · Pandora, perhaps more than any other figure in Greek mythology, was defined by her attributes. Indeed, her name was interpreted by the ancient Greeks as a reference to …

2022年11月29日 · Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus, was a Greek Titan, known for being as slow-witted as Prometheus was quick. Neglecting his wiser brother’s warnings, Epimetheus …

2023年3月21日 · Hesiod, then, seems to treat mythology as something that is adaptable, malleable, and evolving. Sometimes Hesiod’s contradictory use of myth is less self-conscious. …

2023年3月11日 · Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, was a beautiful princess of Ethiopia. Offered up as a sacrifice to Poseidon as punishment for her mother’s foolish …

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2023年2月9日 · When the gods fashioned Pandora to bring ruin upon human beings, they took care to endow her with all the gifts they had at their disposal: Hephaestus, the smith god, …

2023年3月8日 · Prometheus, the son of Iapetus, was a quick-witted Greek Titan who sided with the Olympians in their war against his Titan brethren. For gifting fire to humanity, he was …

2023年10月2日 · Daphnis, often said to have been a son of Hermes, was a handsome herdsman who lived in Sicily. When he was blinded by a jealous nymph for his infidelity, he invented …

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2023年3月23日 · The Hecatoncheires, also called the “Hundred-Handers,” were three children of Gaia and Uranus, named Cottus, Briareus, and Gyges. With fifty heads and one hundred arms …