Odyssey: Book 5 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The seat of Calypso described. She consents with much difficulty; and Ulysses builds a vessel with his own hands, in which he embarks. Neptune overtakes him with a terrible tempest, in which he is shipwrecked, and in the last danger of death; till Lencothea, a sea-goddess, assists him, and, after innumerable perils, he gets ashore on Phaeacia.
Callisto - Mythopedia
Oct 4, 2023 — Callisto was a princess or nymph from Arcadia and a companion of the goddess Artemis. After being seduced by Zeus, she bore him a son named Arcas; but she was soon transformed into a bear by either Artemis, Hera, or Zeus. In her new form, Callisto was either shot down by Artemis or made into a constellation.
Odyssey: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Ulysses, sole of all the victor train, An exile from his dear paternal coast, Deplored his absent queen and empire lost. Calypso in her caves constrain’d his stay, With sweet, reluctant, amorous delay; In vain-for now the circling years disclose The day predestined to reward his woes. At length his Ithaca is given by fate, Where yet new ...
Odyssey – Mythopedia
Mar 1, 2023 — The Odyssey —an epic poem made up of 24 books—is one of the earliest works of ancient Greek literature. Together with the Iliad, it is one of two epics said to have been written by Homer, a Greek poet of quasi-mythical status. The Odyssey was probably composed around 750–700 BCE, shortly after the Iliad. The Odyssey takes place after the ...
Circe – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 — Circe was an immortal Greek goddess and sorceress, the daughter (in most accounts) of Helios and the Oceanid Perse and thus the sister of Aeetes and Pasiphae. She lived on the island of Aeaea, located on either the eastern or western edge of the world. Circe is perhaps best known for her role in the Odyssey, where she turns a few of Odysseus ...
Ino – Mythopedia
Sep 19, 2023 — Ino, daughter of Cadmus, was the wife of King Athamas of Boeotia. She was driven mad by Hera as a punishment for rearing Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Hera’s husband Zeus. After throwing herself into the sea with her young son, Ino was transformed into the sea goddess Leucothea.
Hyades – Mythopedia
Sep 18, 2023 — The Hyades were daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Aethra; their number ranged from two to seven, depending on the source. These goddesses were eventually placed in the sky as stars and were associated with the rainy season. There are at least two versions of the Hyades’ mythology. In one story, the Hyades became stars after they ...
Odysseus - Mythopedia
Apr 28, 2023 — Odysseus, son of Laertes and Anticleia, was a Greek hero and the king of the island of Ithaca. He married the beautiful princess Penelope and had one son by her, Telemachus. Described by Homer as the “man of twists and turns,” Odysseus was noted above all for his intelligence and cunning. He used these attributes to great effect during the ...
Mazu – Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 — Overview. In Chinese mythology, Mazu (媽祖) is the goddess of the sea. Closely associated with the goddess of mercy, Guanyin (觀音), Mazu is the patron goddess of sailors, fishermen, and travelers. She is especially popular in Southern Chinese coastal communities, in places like Fujian and Macau and overseas Chinese communities.
Homeric Hymns: 2. To Demeter (Full Text) - Mythopedia
TO DEMETER. (1–3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess—of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer. (4–18) Apart from Demeter, lady of the golden sword and glorious fruits, she was playing with the deep-bosomed daughters of Oceanus and gathering flowers ...