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Zeus, God of the Sky and King of the Olympian Gods
Zeus is probably the best known of all of the Greek gods as the king of the Olympian pantheon, and as the god responsible for the sky, thunder, and weather who is referred to as the cloud-gatherer. In Rome, he was known as Jupiter or Jove...
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The Overlooked Heroes of the Trojan War
In this video, we are going to introduce you to some of the other important warriors and heroes from the Iliad that you need to know! The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the defenders of the city of Troy in Anatolia sometime...
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Dionysus the God of Wine, Festivity, and Theatre
Dionysus, who was also known as Bacchus to both the Greeks and the Romans, was the ancient Greek god of wine, theatre, madness and wild frenzy, merriment, and vegetation. Like most other Greek deities, Dionysus had many dalliances with gods...
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Prometheus the Greek Titan of Forethought who Gave Fire to Humanity
Prometheus is the titan god of forethought, is something of a trickster in Greek mythology, and is best known for his role in stealing fire and giving it to humanity, only to be punished severely by Zeus, the king of the gods. Despite being...
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The Greek God Apollo: The Myths of the Olympian God of Music, Medicine, the Sun and Archery
The god Apollo in Greek mythology is the Olympian god of, well, quite a lot! Apollo is associated with the bow, music, divination, the sun, poetry, healing and medicine and, who would have thought, plagues. He was one of the most loved gods...
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Atalanta, a Huntress and Heroine of Greek Mythology
Atalanta is a huntress and heroine in Greek mythology who, after being exposed as an infant because her parents wanted a son and not a daughter, was nursed by a she-bear before being found by hunters. Her name comes from the Greek ‘atalantê’...