Lamia was the queen of Libya which is another name for North Africa in greek and roman mythology. She became a child eating daemon. Lamia was known for being beautiful. She was a mistress of Zeus. One of his many. Zeus is known as the god of the sky. He was also married to a woman named Hera. Hera was the goddess of women and marriage. She was known for being jealous of Zeus lovers and children. Hera was said to have killed all of lamias children. She killed them out of jealousy, and she kept one alive. The child of lamias she kept alive is named Scylla. The reasoning for keeping Scylla alive is because she was left cursed. There are quite a few stories on how Hera approached the situation of punishing Lamia. I am going to tell you the different versions of the story. Some say she steals them away. Some say she transformed into a monster and killed them and made her watch. Some also say that Hera takes away Lamias ability to blink or close her eyes so she would be haunted and forced to live with the image of her dead children. In some myths it is also said that Lamia was forced by Hera to kill and eat her own children. No matter which myth is true they all have the same principle which her children are dead except one and her vision is gone. According to other myths Zeus then gave her the ability to remove her eyes. So she would not be haunted by the vision of her dead children. Still unsure of how it exactly happened Lamia was turned into a monster. The stories are either Hera turned her into a monster for further and a increased way of punishment. Or Zeus does it in order for her to get revenge on the world. In results of Lamia being turned into a monster she also turned into a child eating daemon. In europe lamia and her sto... ... middle of paper ... ... Aaron. "LAMIA : Demon & sea-monster ; Greek mythology." LAMIA : Demon & sea-monster ; Greek mythology. Theoi Project copyright, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 21 May 2014. . Boughan, Faith. "Fantastical Creatures of Greek Mythology: The Lamia." Fantasy Faction RSS. Fantacy Faction, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 May 2014. . "Lamia in Greek Mythology." Mythography RSS. Mythography.com, n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. . "Lamia (mythology)." Villains Wiki. wikia, n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. . "Mythical Creatures Guide." Lamia -. Mythical Creatures Guide , 15 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2014. .
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Hera was “the daughter of Cronus and Rhea”. Cronus was the youngest son of Uranus and Gaia. Rhea was the mother of gods and the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Cronus and Rhea were brother and sister, but they were married, having six children, the olympians. Her father was afraid of the prophecy that his children would overthrow him, so he swallowed all his children except one, Zeus, Hera’s brother. For Zeus not to be swallowed, Rhea wrapped a stone in a blanket, making it look like Zeus, and Cronus swallowed the stone while Hera’s younger brother was hidden. When Zeus grew older, he defeated and banished Cronus with the other titans and the siblings were released. Also, some other legends say Zeus received a potion and gave it to his father to vomit the five olympians. Being the savior of the five olympians and the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, Zeus, is the brother of Hera. After defeating his father, Zeus did love Hera, but Hera was not interested in her younger brother. Zeus then tricked Hera into marrying him, and Hera, decided to marry him to hide her embarrassment and had three children, Ares the god of war, Hephaestus the god of fire, and Hebe the ...
Gaia, one of the first Greek beings, gave birth to Ouranos by herself to “cover her all over, and to be an always safe home for the blessed gods.” (Theog. 127-8). She later married her son, Ouranos, and gave birth to Kronos. Ouranos hated all of his children from birth and banished them inside of Gaia so that they would never see the light (Theog. 157-8). Gaia, not happy with the way she and her children were being treated, used her cunning intelligence to create a plan that would destroy Ouranos. With the help of “crooked-minded Kronos” (Theog. 168), she was able to carry out her plan and have Ouranos castrated. By defeating his father, Kronos was able to rise to power. Later on in the Theogony, Kronos marries and has children with his sister, Rhea. Gaia and Ouranos strike fear in Kronos when they tell him that one of his children will succeed him (Theog. 460-5). Terrified that the prophecy will come true, Kronos turns away from the idea of family and swallows each of his children as they are born. The pattern continues over the course of five births, but Zeus, their sixth child, slips by. Rhea turns to her mother, Gaia, for advice when she is pregnant with Zeus. Gaia’s cunning plan is revealed when Hesiod writes, “Rhea wrapped a huge stone in a baby’s robe, and fed it to Sky’s wide-ruling son, lord of the earlier gods;” (Theog. 485-6). Rhea is able to trick Kronos and
One of the most interesting qualities of Greek mythology is probably the depiction of monsters in the myths. However, these monsters are not all unique. In fact, they all fall into very distinct categories, making them almost the same. Most monsters in Greek mythology look and act in the same ways. Several monsters from these myths look the same in that they have very similar qualities such as being large, snake or human like. However, they are also very alike in that they behave in very similar ways, from guarding something or roaming freely and causing chaos. Generally, the monsters in Greek mythology follow this outline and are depicted in a way to show these qualities.
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, later rose from the sea where Uranus's body had been thrown. Now Cronus became king of the universe. Cronos married his sister, Rhea, and they had six children. At the time of Cronos's marriage to Rhea, Gaea prophesied that one of his children would overthrow Cronos, as he had overthrown Uranus. To protect himself, Cronos swallowed each of his first five children -- Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon -- immediatly after birth.
They had similar beliefs, but also immeasurable differences. It was composed of many meaningful gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average Roman and Greek person of that time.
The exhibition I am designing uses a method of comparison, comparing real animals to mythical creatures. The intent is to arouse the imagination of the visitors in his or her personal journey of discovery, connecting with the real world to mythical creatures. Throughout my exhibition I will be providing detailed information of the real and mythical creatures. including where they are commonly found and live, their origin, and their physical attributes. giving audiences of all age groups a better understanding of the bizarre, powerful, and brave.
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The Classical mythology contains tales and epics of the ancient Greek and roman literatures and myths. On the other hand, Homer’s two epic poems, the Iliad relates to the events of the Trojan War while the Odyssey details Odysseus expedition after the war. Homer’s epic poems, the Odyssey and the Iliad present a major part of ancient history as modern fictional heroic stories. In ancient Greek, heroes were humans who were depicted to possess superhuman abilities. A key example in the classical mythology is Akhilles who is later known in Homer’s Iliad as Achilles. Achilles is he greatest hero of the Iliad whereas Odysseus is the greatest hero of the Odyssey. The greatest heroes from classic mythology and the modern fictional hero’s stories are mortal, and subject to death. The Odyssey and the Iliad marks the beginning of modern fictional literature.
Finally, Pallas Athena stood up and in her armor, went before her father out of whole own head she was born and his wife, Hera. She said: “ Oh mighty Zeus, my king and my father, and beautiful Hera of the white arms hear me and see you in all your bickering have called storm down upon our mother Gaia. She is in great terror, and the waters of her teas may soon overrun the earth in yet another flood. Please, hear my wisdom and let this madness end.”
Therefore, Ares was born of an immaculate conception. Hera consumed a magical herb that made this process possible. Since Ares wasn’t brought into the world sexually, Zeus wasn’t technically his biological father, and this caused the relationship between the two of them to be very distant. Ares had an unusual encounter with two giants, known as Aloadai, right after he was born. The Aloadai trapped him in a bronze jar for thirteen months with no intentions of releasing him. As powerful as Zeus was, he could have gotten Ares out of the jar with no struggle at all, but he was oblivious and Hera ended up freeing him (The God and Goddess