“When, under Hades’ semblance, Zeus divine deceived with guileful arts dark Persephone. Hence, partly black thy limbs and partly white, from Hades dark, from Zeus ethereal bright. Thy coloured members, men by night inspire when seen in spectred forms, with terrors dire; now darkly visible, involved in night, perspicuous now Read more…
“You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.” Nietzsche Though the ruler of the Aesir tribe of deities, Odin often ventured far from his kingdom, Asgard, on long and solitary wanderings throughout the cosmos Read more…
Coyote is a mythological figure portrayed in numerous Native American myths and legends. His character, personality and actions vary widely from tribe to tribe. In some tribes he is seen as a revered creator figure, and in others a fool who teaches others through his mistakes. The majority of tribal Read more…
Titan Pallas Mythological Origins Greek/Roman God of Warfare.A Titan who fought against Zeus’s rebellion. Father of Zelos (Emulation) Nike (Victory) Kratos (Strength) Bia (Force) Selene (Moon) Eos (Dawn) by Styx (Hate).Some tradition also holds that he was the father of Athene, by whom he was slain. ”Pausanias, Description of Greece Read more…
“We are three brothers born by Rhea to Kronos, Zeus, and I, and the third is Hades, lord of the dead men. All was divided among us three ways, each given his domain. I when the lots were shaken drew the grey sea to live in forever; Hades drew the Read more…
Eris is generally accepted to have two sides to her; one of benefit to man, the other of detriment. She encompasses the rivalry that encourages men to toil and work hard to better themselves, but she’s also representative of the strife found in war, and was suggested to be the Read more…
“So? This isn’t the first time the world has come to an end. And it won’t be the last either.” Loki The great trickster god of the Norse pantheon, Loki was a devious deity known for his many schemes and deceptions. While certainly cunning, he was also crafty, malicious, selfish, Read more…
The souls that throng the floodAre those to whom, by Fate, are other bodies owed,In Lethe’s lake they long oblivion taste,Of future life secure, forgetful of the past. Virgil Lethe is one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld, and the personification of forgetfulness. When spirits are ready to Read more…