Zeus’ frequent infidelities and Hera’s subsequent jealous retaliations were a recurrent theme in the mythology of the Greek gods. Despite this strife, Hera remained a symbol of monogamy and fidelity — ...

The Gods and Goddesses as Symbols Through Greek mythology, the ancient Greeks sought to make sense of natural phenomena and human emotions. For example, the story of Demeter and Persephone's ...

Greek mythology is one of the most intriguing subjects within the realm of history and culture. Videos by TravelAwaits Like other pantheons, the Greeks anthropomorphized their gods, goddesses, and ...

This is Freya, also spelled as Freyja, Freyia or Frea. The goddess of love, beauty and youth, Freya is believed to have unparalleled knowledge and power. She practises a type of magic called seiyr .

2. Frigg As the wife of Odin, Frigg was regarded as the Queen of the Æsir gods and therefore possibly the most important of all the Norse goddesses. She was the only one allowed to sit next to her ...

The author of the Myth of Monsters series recommends works that tell, or retell, these strange and wonderful stories for ...

Their son Hephaestus (god of the fire and the forge) also eventually lived there after being banished, he married Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty). Poseidon, god of the sea, lived there but ...

When I think of Greece, I think of goddesses, philosophers, mythology, ancient civilization, deep blue waters and sparkling white buildings. I think of olive oil, fresh fish, lemons, rosemary and ...

Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, home, and domestic life, was the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was also the first of the 12 Olympians to be swallowed by her father and the last to be ...