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(I mean how often can you find references for education and read some interesting and exciting stories all in one place)
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The largest and best resource is and always will be most public libraries, or in North America, The Library of Congress.
Since not everyone can get to the library of Congress, you really should check out a few libraries in your area, they are autheniticated, verified, resources and a place to read stories for free, and unfortuantely many libraries are suffering do to cuts in funds from a decline in use of libraries.
It would be a shame to see libraries disappear or become smaller and smaller and lose their original purpose of providing education tools and entertaining stories for free.
Libraries that give you free items and allow you to borrow them for long periods with little to no cost is a lucky thing and I think a thing Americans underappreciate.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
North American Legends
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (unfinished article)
A mercenary soldier killed during the revolutionary war in the 1700s
This figure was seen in the area of NY state, riding a black horse, in full uniform carrying a typical sword of a mercenary of the revolutionary war.
Beheaded in most versions of the legend, by an accident. He is seen in spectral form riding a horse who snorts smoke or in some version fire and runs faster then nearly all horses.
Usually seen at night near Halloween
A mercenary soldier killed during the revolutionary war in the 1700s
This figure was seen in the area of NY state, riding a black horse, in full uniform carrying a typical sword of a mercenary of the revolutionary war.
Beheaded in most versions of the legend, by an accident. He is seen in spectral form riding a horse who snorts smoke or in some version fire and runs faster then nearly all horses.
Usually seen at night near Halloween
The Golem
The Golem was a creature most often found in Jewish culture.
A creature made to be a servant created from clay most often.
The Golem is often seen to turn on those who create it.
Because of this they are a somewhat fearful creature as they are very strong and hard to destroy
A creature made to be a servant created from clay most often.
The Golem is often seen to turn on those who create it.
Because of this they are a somewhat fearful creature as they are very strong and hard to destroy
Friday, June 17, 2011
Mythic Greek/Roman Gods, Monsters, Giants, and Titans
Olympian deities
The 12 Olmypians:| Ancient Greek Gods name | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ἀφροδίτη (Venus) | Aphrodite | Goddess of love and beauty. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros. Her symbols include the rose, scallop shell, and myrtle wreath. Her sacred animal is the dove. |
| Ἀπόλλων (Apóllō) | Apollo | God of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin brother and Hermes elder brother, and son of Zeus and Leto. He was depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair and various attributes including a laurel wreath, bow and quiver, raven, and lyre. Apollo's sacred animal are red cattle. |
| Ἄρης (Mars) | Ares | God of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. His attributes are golden armour and a bronze-tipped spear. His sacred animals are the vulture, venomous snakes, alligators, and dogs. |
| Ἄρτεμις (Diana) | Artemis | Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth and plague. In later times she became associated with the moon. She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and twin sister of Apollo. In art she was usually depicted as a young woman dressed in a short knee-length chiton and equipped with a hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. In addition to the bow, her attributes include hunting spears, animal pelts, deer and other wild animals. Her sacred animals are deer, bears, and wild boars. |
| Ἀθηνᾶ (Minerva) | Athena | Goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. According to most traditions she was born from Zeus's head. She was depicted crowned with a crested helm, armed with shield (Aegis), which holds Medusa's head to paralyze her enemies who looked at it and a spear.. Her symbols include the aegis and the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the snowy owl. |
| Δημήτηρ (Ceres) | Demeter | Goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Demeter is a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and sister of Zeus, by whom she bore Persephone. She was depicted as a mature woman, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and a torch. Her symbols are the Cornucopia (horn of plenty), wheat-ears, the winged serpent and the lotus staff. Her sacred animals are pigs and snakes. |
| Διόνυσος (Bacchus) | Dionysos | God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, civilization, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young. He was depicted in art as either an older bearded god or a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus (a pinecone-tipped staff), drinking cup, grape vine, and a crown of ivy. Animals sacred to him include dolphins, serpents, tigers, panthers, and donkeys. A later addition to the Olympians, in some accounts he replaced Hestia. |
| ᾍδης (Hádēs) or Πλούτων (Ploútón) | Hades or Pluto | King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone and his attributes are the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus and Rhea and the elder brother of Zeus, as a chthonic god he is only rarely listed among the Olympians. The name Pluto became more common in the Classical period with the mystery religions and Athenian literature. |
| Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos) | Hephaestus or Vulcan | Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism. The son of Hera alone, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded man holding hammer and tongs—the tools of a smith—and riding a donkey. His symbols are the hammer, tongs, and anvil. His sacred animals are the donkey, the guard dog and the crane. When he was born, he was thrown off of Mount Olympus by Hera as he was considered ugly. |
| Ἥρα (Juno) | Hera | Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was usually depicted as a beautiful woman wearing a crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her sacred animals are the cow, the peacock. She is the eternal wife of Zeus. |
| Ἡρμῆς (Mercury) | Hermes | God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into Hades' realm, and the son of Zeus and Maia. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes include the herald's wand or caduceus, winged sandals, and a traveler's cap. His sacred animals are the tortoise, the ram, and the hawk. |
| Ἑστία (Vesta) | Hestia | Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and cooking. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. She was depicted as a modestly veiled woman, whose symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame on Mount Olympus for Dionysus. |
| Ποσειδῶν (Neptune) | Poseidon | God of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, and the creator of horses; known as the "Earth Shaker" or "Storm Bringer". He is a son of Cronus and Rhea and brother to Zeus and Hades. In classical artwork, he was depicted as a mature man of sturdy build with a dark beard, and holding a trident. The horse and the dolphin are sacred to him. |
| Ζεύς (Jupiter) | Zeus | The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order, and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dark beard. His usual attributes are the royal sceptre and the lightning bolt. His main attribute was his master bolt. His sacred animals are the eagle and the bull. |
Protogenoi (primordial) [oldest]
| Ancient Greek name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) | Aether | God of the upper air and light. Son of Erebus and Nyx. |
| Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) | Ananke | Goddess of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. |
| Ἔρεβος (Érebos) | Erebos or Erebus | God of darkness and shadow. |
| Γαῖα (Gaîa) | Gaia or Gaea | Personification of the Earth (Mother Earth); mother of the Titans. |
| Ἡμέρα (Hēméra) | Hemera | Goddess of daylight and the sun. Daughter of Erebus and Nyx |
| Χάος (Cháos) | Chaos | The nothingness from which all else sprang |
| Χρόνος (Chrónos) | Chronos | The Keeper of Time. Not to be confused with the Titan Cronus, the father of Zeus. |
| Nῆσοι (Nē̂soi) | The Nesoi | Goddesses of the islands. |
| Νύξ (Nýx) | Nyx or Night | Goddess of night. She is also the only being from which Zeus turned when her son Hypnos, who had angered Zeus, hid behind her. |
| Οὐρανός (Ouranós) | Uranus | God of the alec (Father Sky); father of the Titans. He banished his children, the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires, to the underworld because they did not please him. |
| Οὔρεα (Oúrea) | The Ourea | Gods of mountains. |
| Φάνης (Phánēs) | Phanes | God of procreation in the Orphic tradition. |
| Πόντος (Póntos) | Pontus | God of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures. |
| Τάρταρος (Tártaros) | Tartarus | The darkest, deepest part of the underworld. |
| Θάλασσα (Thálassa) | Thalassa | Spirit of the sea and consort of Pontos. |
Titans
| Greek name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Twelve Titans | ||
| Ὑπερίων (Hyperíōn) | Hyperion | Titan of light. With Theia, he is the father of Helios (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn). |
| Ἰαπετός (Iapetós) | Iapetus | Titan of mortality and father of Prometheus, Epimetheus and Atlas. |
| Κοῖος (Koîos) | Coeus | Titan of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. |
| Κρεῖος (Kreîōs) | Krios | The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraios, Pallas and Perses. |
| Κρόνος (Crónos) | Cronus | The leader of the Titans, who overthrew his father Uranus only to be overthrown in turn by his son, Zeus. Not to be confused with Chronos, the god of time. He is usually depicted with a scythe given to him by his mother, Gaea. |
| Mνημοσύνη (Mnēmosýnē) | Mnemosyne | Titan of memory and remembrance, and mother of the Nine Muses. |
| Ὠκεανός (Ōceanós) | Oceanus | Titan of the all-encircling river Oceanus around the earth, the font of all the Earth's fresh-water. |
| Φοίβη (Phoíbē) | Phoebe | Titan of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Koios. |
| Ῥέα (Rhéa) | Rhea | Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. She is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. |
| Τηθύς (Tēthýs) | Tethys | Wife of Oceanus, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds. |
| Θεία (Theía) | Theia | Titan of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene and Eos. |
| Θέμις (Thémis) | Themis | Titan of divine law and order. |
| Other Titans | ||
| Ἀστερία (Astería) | Asteria | Titan of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. |
| Ἀστραῖος (Astraîos) | Astraeus | Titan of stars and planets, and the art of astrology. |
| Ἄτλας (Átlas) | Atlas | Titan forced to carry the sky upon his shoulders. Also Son of Iapetus. |
| Αὔρα (Aúra) | Aura | Titan of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning. |
| Διώνη (Diṓnē) | Dione | Titan of the oracle of Dodona. |
| Ἠώς (Ēṓs) | Eos | Titan of the dawn. |
| Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús) | Epimetheus | Titan of afterthought and the father of excuses. |
| Εὐρυβία (Eurybía) | Eurybia | Titan of the mastery of the seas and consort of Krios. |
| Εὐρυνόμη (Eurynómē) | Eurynome | Titan of water-meadows and pasturelands, and mother of the three Charites by Zeus. |
| Ἥλιος (Hḗlios) | Helios | Titan god of the sun and guardian of oaths. |
| Κλυμένη (Clyménē) | Clymene or Asia | Titan of renown, fame and infamy, and wife of Iapetos. |
| Ληλαντος (Lēlantos) | Lelantos | Titan of air and the hunter's skill of stalking prey. He is the male counterpart of Leto. |
| Λητώ (Lētṓ) | Leto | Titan of motherhood and mother of Artemis and Apollo. |
| Μενοίτιος (Menoítios) | Menoetius | Titan of violent anger, rash action, and human mortality. Killed by Zeus. |
| Μῆτις (Mē̂tis) | Metis | Titan of good counsel, advise, planning, cunning, craftiness and wisdom, and mother of Athena. |
| Ὀφίων (Ophíōn) | Ophion | An elder Titan, in some versions of the myth he ruled the Earth with his consort Eurynome before Cronus overthrew him. |
| Πάλλας (Pállas) | Pallas | Titan of war. He was killed by Athena during the Titanomachy. |
| Πέρσης (Pérsēs) | Perses | Titan of destruction. |
| Προμηθεύς (Promētheús) | Prometheus | Titan of forethought and crafty counsel, and creator of mankind. As punishment for creating humans, he is chained to a cliff by Zeus and has his liver eaten out by the eagle of Zeus every morning. |
| Σελήνη (Selḗnē) | Selene | Titan of the moon. |
| Στύξ (Stýx) | Styx | Titan of the Underworld, river Styx and personification of hatred. |
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