Seal Woman or Selkie statue
Seal Woman or Selkie statue Mikladalur. The legend of Kópakonan, literally meaning “the Seal Woman”, is one of the best-known folktales in the Faroe Islands....
Mythology
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Centaur Girls What?
Γυναίκες Κένταυροι στην ελληνική Μυθολογία Centauridae of Pelion The Centaurides (Ancient Greek: Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses are female centaurs. First encountered in Greek mythology as...
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Orpheus Returning from the Shades
Sir William Blake Richmond, Orpheus Returning from the Shades, 1885, oil on canvas, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Souls on the banks of the Acheron
Souls on the banks of the Acheron Hades was a cruel god whose sole purpose was to increase the number of souls in his kingdom;...
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The birth of Aphrodite
The Birth of Venus Aphrodite or Venus to the Romans is thought to have been born near Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. Uranus and...
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Pandora, the perfect woman
Pandora Zeus fashioned a maiden out of earth and water and gave her a human voice and strength. Then the gods showered her with gifts....
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Would you look at those marble curves
ΠΥΓΜΑΛΙΩΝ και ΓΑΛΑΤΕΙΑ Pygmalion and Galateia The myth about a Greek Sculptor who fall in love with a female Statue Ο Πυγμαλίων ήταν ένας γλύπτης...
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Snatched up by the Northern Wind
Boreas Βορέας, Boréas; also Βορρᾶς is the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter. Boreas was said to have kidnapped...
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What was Chimera's deadliest weapon?
“The Chimera” The Chimera was reputed to be “near invincible,” for she had the strength of a lion, the cunning of a goat, and the...
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Nymphs
Nymphs in a forest Nymphs – plural nymphai – are mythological nature spirits who appear as beautiful young women. Etymologically, the word nymph is related...
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Melina and Aphrodite
A beautiful photo of legendary Melina Mercouri standing next to the statue of Aphrodite of Melos at the Louvre Museum in 1962. RIP Melina Mercouri....
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The three graces
The three graces Three Charites The Graces, were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance and song. Usually the Graces were attending...