Enlight Odysseus and Penelope When Telemachus went to bed, Penelope came into the banquet hall with her slaves. The slaves placed an ivory chair trimmed with silver for their mistress near the hearth, and they themselves began to ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Odysseus and Nausicaa While Odysseus was sleeping, buried in a pile of dry leaves, the goddess Pallas Athena went to the city of the Phaeacians. There she entered the palace of King Alcinous and, taking the form of the dau... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Odysseus and Diomedes are sent as spies into the Trojan camp. Horses of Resa The entire camp of the Greeks fell into deep sleep. Only Agamemnon did not sleep. He sighed heavily on his bed, worried by many sad thoughts. Looking at the fires that burned around the Trojan camp, h... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Niobe The wife of King Amphion of Thebes, Niobe, had seven sons and seven daughters. The daughter of Tantalus was proud of her children. Her children were as beautiful as young gods. The gods gave happiness... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Nemean Lion (first labor of Hercules) Hercules did not have to wait long for the first order of King Eurystheus. He instructed Hercules to kill the Nemean lion. This lion, born of Typhon and Echidna, was of monstrous size. He lived near t... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Narcissus But whoever does not honor the golden Aphrodite, who rejects her gifts, who opposes her power, is mercilessly punished by the goddess of love. So she punished the son of the river god Cephisus and the... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight People's Assembly. Thersites The immortal gods slept serenely on bright Olympus. Both the Greek camp and the great Troy were immersed in deep sleep. But Zeus the Thunderer did not close his eyes to sleep - he was thinking about h... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight In Ithaca, in the absence of Odysseus, the suitors go on a rampage, plundering his property. When the gods decided to return Odysseus to his homeland, the warrior goddess Athena immediately descended from high Olympus to earth in Ithaca and, taking on the image of the Tathyan king Menta, went... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Midas One day, cheerful Dionysus with a noisy crowd of maenads and satyrs wandered through the wooded rocks of Tmol in Phrygia. Only Silenus was not in Dionysus's retinue. He fell behind and, stumbling at e... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Menelaus prepares for war against Troy As soon as the beautiful Helen left the palace of Menelaus with the treacherous Paris, the gods sent the messenger of the gods, Iris, to Menelaus in Crete. Iris quickly rushed on her rainbow wings fro... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Meleager The king of Calydon, Oeneus, father of the hero Meleager, incurred the wrath of the great goddess Artemis. Once, celebrating the harvest of fruits in his gardens and vineyards, he made rich sacrifices... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Enlight Medea helps Jason steal the Golden Fleece Returning to the palace, Eet convened the noblest inhabitants of Colchis for a council. Long after midnight, the king consulted with them about how to destroy the Argonauts. Eet guessed that only with... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
