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Sirens from Greek mythology resembled mermaids with wings

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To the Christians, it was Eve, but to the Greeks, the first woman to ever exist was Pandora. According to the myths, the gods crafted Pandora to bring doom into the world.

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While many have heard of Medusa as a horrible monster, not many know of her interesting backstory which paints her as a tragic figure.

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Psyche was a mortal princess who was worshipped for her beauty. After falling in love with Eros (Cupid) and losing him, Psyche had to complete four impossible tasks assigned by the jealous Aphrodite, before she could be reunited with him. Psyche was made the goddess of the soul by Zeus, so she could live forever with Eros. She is known from the story The Golden Ass by 2nd century writer Apuleius. #goddess #soul #love #cupid #symbolsage

While the compilation of Greek mythology is immense, readers would require a considerable amount of books to go through most of the stories. Naturally, some myths happen to be more hallowed than others, managing to captivate readers effortlessly. #mythology #greekmythology #mythology #myth #dreamsandmythology #pinterest

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In Plato’s Symposium (189–190 AD), Aristophanes displays knowledge of an ancient myth of the androgyne, according to which our original nature was by no means the same as it is now.

The story behind the myth. Medusa is one of the well known ‘villains’ of Greek mythology. While many know she’s a ‘monster’ that turns others to stone they don’t know how she backs this way. In some accounts of Medusas’ tale Poseidon attacked her due to her status as a high priestess to Athena. In an attempt to anger Athena he attacked Medusa in her temple taking the one thing that Athena held important to her high priestesses, Medusa’s celibacy.

Feminist Greek Mythology Books: Circe, Clytemnestra, Atalanta, Ariadne, A Thousand Ships, Elektra, The Silence of the Girls #reading #readingasethetic

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