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Showing posts with label Myths and Legends Calendar. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2010

Myths & Legends: December 25-31

Dec. 18-24 - Dec. 25-31 - Jan. 1-7

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Apollo and Marsyas. To find out more about the contest between Apollo and Marsyas, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Daedalus and Pasiphae. To find out more about Pasiphae, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Orestes and the Furies. To find out more about Orestes, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Arachne. To find out more about Arachne, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


The Birth of Adonis. To find out more about Aphrodite's lover Adonis, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


The Sabine Women Make Peace. To find out more about the early Romans and the Sabine women, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Aeneas Meets Dido. To find out more about Aeneas and Queen Dido, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Saturday, December 18, 2010

Myths & Legends: December 18-24

Dec. 11-17 - Dec. 18-24 - Dec. 25-31

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The Seven Against Thebes. To find out more about the war between the sons of Oedipus, Polynices and Eteocles, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Daphne and Apollo. To find out more about the nymph Daphne, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Zeus and Semele. To find out more about Semele, the mother of Dionysus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Pelops and Hippodamia. To find out more about Pelops and his courtship of Hippodamia, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Narcissus. To find out more about the self-absorbed Narcissus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Odysseus and Polyphemus. To find out more about Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Eteocles and Polynices. To find out more about the sons of Oedipus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Saturday, December 11, 2010

Myths & Legends: December 11-17

Dec. 4-10 - Dec. 11-17 - Dec. 18-24

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Diomedes and Glaucus. To find out more about the exchange of Diomedes and Glaucus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Menelaus Fights Hector. To find out more about Hector, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Narcissus. To find out more about the self-absorbed Narcissus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Scylla. To find out more about Scylla, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Atalanta and Hippomenes. To find out more about this famous footrace, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Ajax and Cassandra. To find out more about the Trojan princess Cassandra, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Electra and Orestes. To find out more about Orestes and his sister Electra, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Saturday, December 4, 2010

Myths & Legends: December 4-10


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Hephaestus Falls to Lemnos. To find out more about the god Hephaestus, called Vulcan by the Romans, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Actaeon Sees Diana. To find out more about the life and death of Actaeon, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Pelops and Hippodamia. To find out more about Pelops and his courtship of Hippodamia, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Dido and Aeneas Feasting. To find out more about Aeneas and Queen Dido, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Galatea. To find out more about the sea nymph Galatea, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Danaids. To find out more about the crimes and the punishment of the daughters of Danaus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Dionysus and Ariadne. To find out more about Ariadne, the bride of Dionysus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Myths & Legends: Nov. 25 - Dec. 3

Nov. 18-24 - Nov. 25 - Dec. 3 - Dec. 4-10

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Oenone. To find out more about the first wife of Prince Paris of Troy, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Venus and the Arms of Aeneas. To find out more about Aeneas and his mother Venus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Cronus. To find out more about the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Odysseus and Nausicaa. To find out more about Nausicaa, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Thisbe. To find out more about Pyramus and Thisbe, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Nisus and Euryalus. To find out more about the heroic friends, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Venus Mourns the Death of Adonis. To find out more about Adonis, the lover of Venus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Heracles and Omphale. To find out more about Omphale, the queen of Lydia, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Cyparissus. To find out more about Cyparissus, the lover of Apollo, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Thursday, November 18, 2010

Myths & Legends: November 18-24


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Heracles and the Belt of Hippolyte. To find out more about the labors of Heracles, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Helen and Paris. To find out more about Helen and Paris, the prince of Troy, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Leda and the Swan. To find out more about Leda and Zeus disguised as a swan, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Polyxena at the Well. To find out more about Achilles and Polyxena, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Helen and Paris. To find out more about Helen and Paris, the prince of Troy, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Cadmus and the Dragon. To learn more about Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Diogenes and Alexander. To find out more about the Cynic philosopher Diogenes, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Thursday, November 11, 2010

Myths & Legends: November 11-17

Nov. 4-10 - Nov. 11-17 - Nov. 18-24

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Achilles Fights Hector. To find out more about Achilles and Hector, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Mercury, Herse and Aglauros. To find out more about Herse and her sister Aglauros, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


Pygmalion and the Statue. To find out more about Pygmalion and his statue, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.



Penelope and the Suitors. To find out more about Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Venus and Mars Caught . To find out more about Hephaestus trapping the two lovers, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source.


The Death of Dido. To find out more about Aeneas and Queen Dido, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.


Theseus and the Bull of Marathon. To find out more about the accomplishments of the hero Theseus, see this Wikipedia article: link; for information about the image: image source. There's also a post here.