Wisdom Odysseus's voyage past the island of the Sirens and past Scylla and Charybdis The next day we buried the body of Elpenor and built a high mound over his grave. Having learned about our return, the sorceress Kirka also came to the seashore; Her maids followed her, they brought t... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Sailing of the Greeks to the shores of Troy. Philoctetes The sailing of the Greeks to the shores of Troy was calm. The wind was blowing all the time. The ships quickly cut through the sea waves. The shores of the island of Lemnos were already visible. Here,... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Pygmalion Aphrodite gives happiness to those who serve her faithfully. So she gave happiness to Pygmalion, the great Cypriot artist. Pygmalion hated women and lived in solitude, avoiding marriage. One day he ma... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Perseus kills the gorgon Medusa Polydectes planned to forcibly marry the beautiful Danae, but Danae hated the stern king Polydectes. Perseus stood up for his mother. Polydectes was angry and from that time on he thought only of one ... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Perseus saves Andromeda After a long journey, Perseus reached the kingdom of Kepheus, which lay in Ethiopia on the shores of the Ocean. There, on a rock, near the seashore, he saw the beautiful Andromeda, daughter of King Ke... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Perseus and Atlas Perseus rushes further and further from the island of the Gorgons. Like a cloud driven by a stormy wind, it rushes across the sky. Finally he reached the country where the son of the titan Iapetus, th... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Perseus in Argos Perseus transferred power over Serif to Polydectes' brother, Dictys, who once saved him and his mother, and he himself went to Argos with Danae and Andromeda. When Perseus's grandfather, Acrisius, lea... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom The first ten years of the siege of Troy The Greeks were glad that their long voyage was over. But when they sailed closer to the shores, they saw that a strong army of Trojans was already waiting for them under the leadership of Hector, the... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Pelops After the death of Tantalus, his son Pelops, so miraculously saved by the gods, began to rule in the city of Sipylus. He did not rule for long in his native Sipylus. King Il of Troy went to war agains... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Peleus and Thetis The famous hero Peleus was the son of the wise Aeacus, the son of Zeus and the daughter of the river god Asopus, Aegina. Peleus's brother was the hero Telamon, a friend of the greatest of heroes - Her... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Paris kidnaps Helen Many days passed after Paris returned to the house of his father Priam. It seemed that the change that took place in his life made him forget about the gift Aphrodite promised him for the golden apple... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
Wisdom Paris returns to Troy After meeting the goddesses, Paris did not remain long in the forests of Ida. Priam, seeing that his wife Hecabe could not be consoled and was still grieving over her lost son, organized rich games in... Myths Myths of Ancient Greece
