Showing posts with label animal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2026

Pan.

Pan (Πάν) (Pán) was from Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία) (Arkadía) in Greek mythology. He was known as a god of nature, flocks, and shepherds. Pan's parents were: Hermes and Penelope.

Goat and pan flute were his symbols. 

Echo (Ἠχώ) (Ēkhō), Syrinx, and Pitys (Πίτυς) (Pítus) were Pan's consorts. Silenus (Σιληνός) (Sīlēnós), Iynx (Ἴυγξ) (Íynx), and Krotos (Κρότος) were his children.

Pan met with different characters.



Friday, February 20, 2026

Amalthea.

Amalthea (Ἀμάλθεια) (Amáltheia) was known as a nymph in Greek myths and legends. Also, she was represented as a goat.

Helios and Tethys were Amalthea's parents. 

She fed baby Zeus with goat's milk.

Amalthea had a cornucopia.



Sunday, September 21, 2025

Ganymede.

Ganymede or Ganymedes (Γανυμήδης) (Ganymēdēs) was the son of founder and king of Troy Tros (Τρώς) and Callirhoe (Καλλιρρόη) (Kallirróē). So, he was known as the Trojan prince.

One day Zeus turned into an eagle and abducted Ganymede. After this the young man began to live on Mount Olympus.

There are many arts about this legend.



Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Io.

Io (Ἰώ) was a character in Greek myths and legends.

She was Zeus' lover. Then he turned Io into a cow.

Argus Panoptes guarded Io.

She met with other gods and goddesses.



Thursday, August 7, 2025

Argus Panoptes.

Argus (Argos) Panoptes (Ἄργος Πανόπτης) (Argus) was a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology. Also, he was known as "All-seeing Argos".

Arestor (Ἀρέστωρ) was the father of Argus.

Some of his eyes were asleep and some were open, so Argus could be a guard.

He was the guardian of Io (Ἰώ). Hera asked Argus about this.

Argus was killed by Hermes. Then Hera placed his eyes on the peacock's tail.




Friday, December 1, 2023

Literature. Part hundred five.

                                            The Cat that Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling.

Many years ago there were man and woman. They could domesticate a dog, a horse, a cow, but the cat walked on its own.

The cat was an independent animal.

People tried to tame the cat, but the animal wanted to be on her own, it only came to visit and played with the baby.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/paw-vector-foot-trail-print-cat-1899532693



Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Trojan Horse.

The Trojan Horse (Δούρειος Ίππος) was created during the Trojan War. It was a wooden horse used by warriors.

Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς) invented the Trojan Horse, Epeus (Ἐπειός) built it.

Laocoön (Λᾱοκόων) threw a spear at a wooden horse and was killed by sea serpents.

There were people sitting inside the Trojan Horse. Then they came out of it and took possession of Troy.

Also, the "Trojan Horse" is a metaphor. This means when someone is lured in an insidious way under the guise of a gift.



Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Literature. Part hundred three.

                              “Hurleburlebutz” by the Brothers Grimm.

Once upon a time a king was in a forest. He met a white dwarf there. The dwarf asked for king’s youngest daughter.

The family didn’t want to give up their daughter, but then the fox took the right girl.

The fox turned into a white dwarf and they began to live together.

Then the dwarf turned into a prince.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/standing-fox-isolated-on-white-background-1939946614



Saturday, September 9, 2023

Eos.

Eos (Ἠώς) was the goddess of dawn in Greek myths and legends. Hyperion (Ὑπερίων) and Theia (Θεία) were her parents.

Horse was an animal of the goddess.

Eos had her own symbols: roses and tiara. Also, she had her own colors, such as: red, white, pink, and gold.

Helios and Selene were siblings of Eos.

She had several husbands and children. God Zephyrus was one of goddess sons.




Thursday, May 11, 2023

Arachne.

Arachne (Ἀράχνη) was a character in Greek mythology. Her father was Idmon. Phalanx was Arachne’s brother. Also, Arachne had a son named Closter.

The goddess Athena competed with her in weaving. At this time, they portrayed different subjects.

At the end, Arachne turned into a spider.





Thursday, February 2, 2023

Literature. Part ninety five.

                                                    “The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time there was a young man. He was a student. The student was in love with a young girl.

He wanted to give her a red rose. But this flower wasn’t in his garden.

Nightingale decided to help the student with a red rose. For this he sang, but then the bird died.

The student took the flower and went to the girl. But she rejected the rose and the student.