With our wonderful veterans being honored this week, and hopefully every week for all they do to keep us safe, I thought it would be a good twist to look at some of the great war heroes from mythology. Here are nine that particularly struck my interest. Perseus – Founder of lion-gated Mycenae and the first great… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 9 Great War Heroes from Mythology
Tag: Hercules
Mythic Monday: Naming Hercules
Why is Hercules named after his arch enemy? Connections empower our fascination with mythology. Hercules is the Roman form of the Greek hero, Heracles, son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene. According to traditional Greek myth, throughout much of his life Heracles suffered a relentless hounding from the goddess Hera. As the wife of… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Naming Hercules
Mythic Monday: Cancer the Crab
The glory of Cancer the Crab shows that even a wrathful Hera can be soft hearted toward one of her trustworthy minions. Although the outcome was not in Hera’s favor, she bestowed eternal life on her faithful helper. The basic myth of the immortalized crab comes from the time of Hercules’ twelve labors. As the… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Cancer the Crab
Mythic Monday: First and Foremost Aries
The mythological archetype of the sun sign Aries is the warrior. He loves danger and is the epitome of dangerous. He bursts onto the scene of a fight, jumping in—fierce and fearless— to confront the enemy. Other descriptive words are daring, dashing, dauntless, and determined. His symbolic era is that of larger than life heroes,… Continue reading Mythic Monday: First and Foremost Aries