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OriginGreek Mythology
King Erysichthon of Thessaly committed a grave act of hubris by cutting down a sacred grove belonging to the goddess Demeter to build a banquet hall. In retaliation, the goddess cursed him with...
OriginGreek Mythology
Coronis, a princess of the Lapiths and lover of Apollo, was slain by the goddess Artemis after a white raven revealed her infidelity with the mortal Ischys. Before her body was consumed by the...
OriginGreek Mythology
After killing his half-brother Phocus on Aegina, the hero Peleus fled to the kingdom of Phthia in Thessaly. There, King Eurytion performed the sacred rites of purification, cleansing Peleus of...
OriginGreek Mythology
The Aloadae, twin giants named Otus and Ephialtes, attempted to overthrow the Olympian gods by stacking Mount Ossa and Mount Pelion on top of Mount Olympus to reach the heavens. After imprisoning...
OriginGreek Mythology
When the giant twin sons of Poseidon, the Aloadae, captured Ares and imprisoned him within a bronze jar, the god of war languished for thirteen months. It was the messenger god Hermes who...