Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are the main characters of the novel. Also, they are the March sisters.
All the girls are very different. They encounter difficulties. But the teenage sisters solve their problems.
Four sisters help others and meet new friends.
There are many movies and cartoons about this book.
Antiope (Ἀντιόπη) (Antiópē) was an Amazon in Greek mythology.
Ares was her father and Hippolyta (Ἱππολύτη) (Hippolytē) or Otrera (Ὀτρήρη) (Otrērē) was her mother. Theseus was Antiope's husband.
Melanippe (Μελανίππη) (Melanippê), Pethesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) (Penthesíleia), and Orithyia (Ὠρείθυια) were her sisters.
Hippolytus of Athens was Antiope's son.
She met with other gods and goddesses.
Syrinx (Σῦριγξ) (Súrinx) was a nymph (νύμφη) (nýmphē) in Greek myths and legends. She served Artemis (Ἄρτεμις). Also, Syrinx was known for her purity.
The god Pan (Πάν) (Pán) pursued her. Then Syrinx asked her naiad (ναϊάδες) (naïádes) sisters for salvation. They turned her into a reed or in lilac near the Ladon River.
Then Pan made a flute from the plant.
Polyhymnia (Πολυύμνια) was the Muse of poetry and dance in Greek mythology.
Zeus was her father and Mnemosyne (Μνημοσύνη) was her mother.
Calliope (Καλλιόπη) (Kalliópē), Urania (Οὐρανία) (Ouranía), Clio (Κλειώ), Euterpe (Εὐτέρπη), Erato (Ἐρατώ), Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη), Thalia (Θάλεια), and Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) were Polyhymnia's siblings.
Orpheus (Ὀρφεύς) and Triptolemus (Τριπτόλεμος) (Triptólemos) were her sons.
There are different arts about Polyhymnia.
"One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes" by the Brothers Grimm.
Once upon a time there was a woman. She had three daughters: the eldest had the only eye, the middle had two eyes like normal people, and the youngest had three eyes.
The mother and sisters couldn't accept Two-Eyes because she was very simple. Then, with the help of magic, she was able to take care of herself.
Having suffered betrayal by her family, the character met a young knight and married him. At the end of the tale, Two-Eyes forgave One-Eye, and Three-Eyes.
Source of image:
https://www.shutterstock.com/ru/image-generated/vibrant-cartoonish-realm-gallant-knight-noble-2701553107?trackingId=0b83518d-a391-4035-99f7-c5b404bc006d
Kerstin and I by Astrid Lindgren.
Kerstin and Barbro are twins. They are teenage girls. The sisters move from a big city to a village.
The book describes the lives and events of the characters.
Kerstin and her twin sister Barbro realize that things are different in the village. Also, they meet other people.
Iaso (Ἰησώ) (Iēsō) was one of the goddesses of medicine in Greek myths and legends. Asclepius and Epione were her parents.
Panacea, Hygieia, Aceso, and Aegle were Iaso's sisters. Machaon, Telesphorus (Τελεσφόρος) (Telesphoros), and Podalirius were her brothers.
There are different stories about Iaso.
Panacea (Πανάκεια) was a goddess of healing in Greek mythology. Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός) (Aesculapius) was her father and Epione (Ἠπιόνη) (Ēpiónē) her mother.
Machaon (Μαχάων) (Macháōn) and Podalirius (Ποδαλείριος) were Panacea's brothers. Hygieia (Ὑγιεία) (Hygēa), Iaso (Ἰασώ), and Aceso (Ἀκεσώ) (Akesó) were her sisters.
Panacea had the ability to transform ordinary plants into medicines. She and her father Asclepius helped warriors during battles.
The word "panacea" figuratively means "a cure for all diseases".
Hello everyone, I want to tell you about my past life. I'm lady in red, I can't tell you my real name.
I hardly remember my life before I was a teenager. I have only a few memories. My younger twin sisters are forever in my past.
Mr. Theodor is my old friend. When I was a young woman we met. We talked with each other.
"You're very beautiful young woman!" Mr. Theodor said.
"I heard these words yet," I said with a smile.
So, we started communication and becoming best friends. He often treated me.
Source of image:
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/red-skirt-vector-icon-isolated-on-2306674423
Stheno (Σθενώ) (Sthenṓ) and Euryale (Εὐρυάλη) (Euryálē) were Gorgons (Γοργώνες) (Gorgones) in Greek myths and legends. Medusa (Μέδουσα) (Médousa) was their sister.
Stheno and Euryale pursued Perseus (Περσεύς) (Perseús) after he fought Medusa. They didn't catch Perseus.
There are many art objects with Gorgons.
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English writer. She was born on May 13, 1907, in London, England. Daphne du Maurier had two sisters.
Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938), and "The Birds" (1952) were her famous works.
Lady Browning had husband and children.
She died on April 19, 1989, in Par, Cornwall, England.
Pentheus (Πενθεύς) (Pentheús) was a king of Thebes in Greek myths and legends. Echion (Ἐχῑ́ων) was his father and Agave (Ἀγαύη) (Agaúē) was his mother. Epirus (Ἤπειρος) (Ḗpeiros) was Pentheus' sister. Also, the character had a son named Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) (Menoikeús).
He was killed by his mother Agave and her sisters. It was tragedy.
Emily Jane Brontё was born on July 30, 1818, in England. She was an English writer. Charlotte and Anne Brontё were her siblings. Patrick Brontё and Maria Branwell were Emily's parents.
Wuthering Heights (1847) was the only novel by Emily Brontё.
Romanticism was her movement.
Emily Brontё died on December 19, 1848, in England.
Anne Brontё was an English writer. She was the youngest Brontё.
Anne Brontё was born on January 17, 1820, in England. Writers Charlotte and Emily Brontё were her sisters.
Realism was Brontё’s literary movement.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) was her famous novel.
Anne Brontё died on May 28, 1849, in England.
The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.
In Swedish little village there are three houses. Here children live with their parents. There are only six children.
Lisa is a character and narrator. She tells about different life moments and adventures.
Lisa has two older brothers named Lasse and Bosse. Also, in the village, there are two sisters Britta and Anna. And boy Olle and his younger sister Kerstin.
"They are two sisters: one gives birth to other, who in turn gives birth to the first. Who are the two sisters?" the Sphinx asked Oedipus.
"These two sisters are day (ἡμέρα) and night (νύξ)." Oedipus answered.
The Sphinx had this riddle, too.
After that, she killed herself.
Charlotte Brontё was an English writer and poet. She was born on April 21, 1816, in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. Her parents were Patrick Brontё and Maria Branwell. Also, Charlotte had two younger sisters, Emily and Anne.
She studied in schools.
Charlotte Brontё wrote her famous novel Jane Eyre in 1847. This book became famous and was translated many languages.
She married Arthur Bell Nicholls.
Brontё died on March 31, 1855, in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.
The Moirai (Μοῖραι) were goddesses of fate in Greek myths and legends. Their parents were Chronos (Χρόνος) and Nyx or Zeus and Themis. These goddesses had siblings named the Horae.
There were three Moirai sisters.
Clotho (Κλωθώ) spun the thread of life from distaff onto spindle.
Lachesis (Λάχεσις) determined fate and measured the thread of life.
Atropos (Ἄτροπος) cut the thread of life and chose the way of death for person.
The Moirai met with other gods and goddesses. Also, they sang different things. Lachesis sang about that were, Clotho about that are, and Atropos that are be.
Writers wrote about the Moirai. Artists and sculptors created paintings and sculptors of these goddesses.
Source of image:
https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/el-grabado-de-los-destinos-en-1892-gm1159731911-317216726
Source of image:
https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/moiras-relieve-romano-schloss-tegel-berl%C3%ADn-grabado-en-madera-publicado-en-1897-gm1063662430-284364898
Source of image:
https://www.istockphoto.com/es/vector/moirai-o-parcae-gm160912323-22406750
