February 2011 : Greek Underworld

Sunday, 27 February 2011

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Theseus' Rejection And The Abduction Of Helen Of Sparta

Theseus is said to have abducted the young Helen of Sparta, taken her to Aphidnai, in Attica, and then got themselves imprisoned in the Underworld. While they were there, Helen's brothers, Castor and Pollux, arrived in Athens demanding their sister's return; and when the Athenians said that they did not know where she was hidden, the twins prepared to assault the city. War was averted only when Akademos, having found out where Helen was being held, told her brothers, and they left with her. Perhaps not surprisingly, when Theseus had been set at liberty, returned to Athens and resumed the leadership of the state, he found that he had lost his former popularity.

Despite the legends narrated about him, Theseus is a semi-historical figure. To him was attributed the unification of the various townships of Attica into a single state. In commemoration of this the Panathenaic festival in honour of Athena was instituted.

A man named Menestheus put himself at the head of those who regretted that the union of Attica had robbed them of their tiny kingdoms, and felt that Theseus was treating them as subjects. Despairing of ever receiving the full support of the citizens, Theseus abandoned the city, and having cursed the Athenians from the village of Gargettos, he took ship for Skyros. There he had lands left him by his father, and enjoyed the friendship, or so he thought, of king Lycomedes. But he, jealous of Theseus' fame, led him up to the top of a high cliff on the pretext of showing him the extent of his lands, and pushed him over the edge.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011

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Monday, 21 February 2011

The Origin and Role of the Greek Goddesses

Six goddesses ruled from Mt. Olympus according to the tales of classical-era mythology. Hera was both wife and sister to Zeus and is regarded as the queen of the Gods. The Greek mythology cast the goddesses as protectors and stewards of the feminine aspect. They are in control of love, fertility and the bounties of the Earth. Like their male counterparts, they can possess great wisdom and be prone to rash decisions.

Hera

Hera was both sister and wife to Zeus, both born to Cronus and Rhea. She was Goddess of women, marriage and childbirth. Many tales of Greek mythology center around the jealousy and retribution Hera plotted against the love interests romanced by Zeus and the offspring who were fathered by her powerful, but unfaithful husband. Herakles, son to Zeus and the mortal Alceme, was just one of many to incur the vengeful goddess' wrath. Juno is the Roman representation of Hera.

Demeter

Born the second daughter of Rhea and Cronus, Demeter was goddess of the lands who nourished the soil. Greek mythology cast her as the "bringer" of the seasons. Her central myth involved her daughter Persephone, who was abducted by Hades and forced to become his queen. Demeter was anguished and life stood still as her grief prevented the coming of the seasons. Zeus was swayed by the starving people and the other deities and he dispatched Hermes to return Persephone from the underworld. Although she was returned to her mother, Hades had tricked her, and by the rule of fates Persephone was forced to return for four months of every year as penance for eating the seeds that Hades had offered.

Aphrodite

She was the goddess of love, lust and sensuality and her beauty was unsurpassed. In Greek, her name translates to "risen from the foam" and legend suggests she was created after Cronus severed Ouranos' genitals and discarded them in the ocean. Other variations on her mythology suggest she was daughter to Zeus or Dione. Her legendary beauty was cause for concern amongst the Gods, who feared that they would go to war possess her. Zeus married her off to Hephaestus, God to the blacksmiths who was crippled and homely according to Greek mythology. This did little to deter her ability to use her beauty for meddle in the affairs of Gods and mortals. In Rome, Aphrodite was referred to as Venus.

Artemis

The Greek goddess Artemis was daughter of Zeus and the mortal Leto, and twin sister to Apollo. Artemis was one of the three Virgin Goddesses in Greek mythology. Artemis the Virgin Huntress' rule over nature was absolute and it was believed that she delivered fertility to the lands of all who worshipped her. As sister to Apollo, the sun God, she became connected to the Moon. She is identified with the Roman goddess Diana.

Athena

Tales of the origin of Athena vary, but it's generally agreed that she is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, a Titan consort of the king of Gods. In the predominant origin tale; Zeus, fearing the prophecy that claimed Metis' offspring may be more powerful than himself, swallowed the Titan goddess whole. Metis birthed and raised her child inside Zeus and sent her forth, springing from Zeus' head, a fully-formed woman armed for battle. Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom and Knowledge who taught women to sew and weave and men how to tend the lands and metal works. She is one of the three virgin Goddesses along with Artemis and Hestia. She was the patron of the city of Athens and Parthenon was built to honor her.

Hestia

The oldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea, she was one of the three virgin Goddesses along with Athena and Hera. She was pursued by both Poseidon and Apollo who wished her hand in marriage, but remained faithful to the vow of chastity she made to Zeus. Hestia was warmly regarded by those who worshipped her for her generous spirit and peaceful nature. Hestia remained for eternity in Mt. Olympus, never engaging in the wars and conflicts that occupied the other gods. She was the only deity to be worshipped in all temples regardless of their affiliation to a specific god.

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Sunday, 20 February 2011

2 Metaphysics and The Secret Mysteries: Mathematical Universe

Part 2: The Mathematical Universe Written and Narrated by Darryl Thomas Around the middle of the 6th century BCE, there arose an Orphic reformer from the Greek Island of Samos. He allegedly spent over 20 years in Egypt, Babylon and even India, perfecting his mystical knowledge. Pythagoras was considered an expert on soul's experience in the afterlife, and he held that the soul consisted of a unified, rational, immortal substance that was repeatedly incarnated into bodies. Pythagoras agreed with the Orphics that the soul was preexistent, but he said that the soul fell from the stars to the Earth into a body. He taught that humans could reach divinity if only they perfected and purified themselves by avoiding bodily passions, for the passions led to incarnations of lower life-forms, or worse, descending to Tartarus, the underworld where iniquitous souls suffered punishment. The Pythagoreans practiced rituals, asceticism, self-discipline, vegetarianism and believed that mediation on numbers would raise one's consciousness to divine realms. It was Pythagoras who invented the word, Cosmos; the rational, ordered universe. For Pythagoras, science and religion held little distinction. Plato also borrowed from Pythagoras that the universe was mathematical in nature While the Pythagoreans were concerned with the ethical issues about human behavior, the cult of Orpheus focused on the purification of the soul. Both cults were obsessed with getting the immortal soul to ascend back to ...

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Let's Play God of War 3 Part 13 - Temple of Hades

I love what Hades has done with this place. Definitely extremely homey. And I get way too excited at the fact that I knew that was Persephone. I love Greek Mythology, all right?! *Some of this game depicts moments of extreme violence that may be unsuitable for some people*

Friday, 18 February 2011

Manna Fest 459 - Voices From The Edge of Eternity 2 of 3 (After Death Experience)

What is Heaven like? Who will be there? What will it look like? What will we do? In this first installment of the series "Journey to the Underworld" Perry Stone interviews Tommy Bates and Thea Carter, who share first hand accounts of life after death experiences.

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Clash of The Gods Season 1 Episode 3 Hades (3-5)

Hades: A God so feared, no one would speak his name. His myth is a chilling vision of the one fate no mortal can escape. Prepare to descend into the underworld and experience the story as the ancients heard it.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

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Math Geeks are Cool

Why is it that math geeks are considered squares? That is, why is the straight-A math student considered Mr. Un-popular in school? It's funny how twisted things are in life. The cool kids in school are the ones smoking pot and cigarettes, perhaps taking other illegal substances, having sex with other students, and getting into at least one fight per quarter. Meanwhile, the straight-A kids are considered geeks, even though they are the ones that will build the country, write the future laws, and find the cures for the most vicious diseases that affect us all today.

With the world in such a chaotic state today, with morals decaying faster than you can say "moral turpitude," and with parents writhing at the thought of coping with their soon-to-be teenage son or daughter, it is no wonder that people of this generation are asking why things are so different from only two decades ago. Well the answer is not too hard to find once we know where to look.

One thing we need to do is examine the priorities in our culture. If you read my article "20/20 Speaks out about Education in America" then you can understand why a small seemingly insignificant country like Belgium could be excelling in education while America is lagging behind. In Belgium, math geeks are extolled--not vilified as some depraved life form. Our youth has distorted values and they worship figures in our culture who really should be given a lesser place within the hierarchy of worship. Now really should gangster rap stars be lauded as saviors of society? Hardly.

Unfortunately, a steady diet of MTV and the internet teaches children from an early age on, to worship such individuals and to give them role model status. (Hey parents, have you noticed the changes in your children's language over the years? Does it contain a lot of cursing? Well, try listening to a gangster rap song and then you'll know why. And rappers, don't give me that stuff that you're just talking about your life and reality. Come now. Don't you see what you're doing to the kids?)

Now take some fame, a couple hundred million dollars, clothing lines and other businesses to boot, and you have a ghetto kid thinking because he made it big in rap that he is a yardstick to be measured by. (And hey this observation does not go out to rap music only; such applies to other genres of music that are poisoning our kids' minds.) Do I believe that freedom of speech should be curtailed. No. Absolutely not. But I think we need to realign how we think about such moral decay in our youth, for they are our future.

Let's teach our children from early on that the math geeks and such should be lauded, for on their shoulders our very future rests. Let us adjust what our perceptions are on "cool," and "popular" and let us teach our children that straight-A's are cool and that pulling poor grades, smoking pot and cigarettes, and taking drugs are uncool. This could be the difference between a bright future and a dismal one. Heck, I'm already disappointed with the world I live in. Let's not make it any worse. Speak up on this issue. Don't be the silent minority, be the loud majority. God bless.

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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Zeus vs Hades

Greek father of the gods versus the god of the underworld. Please comment, rate and subscribe.

Monday, 7 February 2011

Club Penguin Medusa

I love Greek myths a lot because they have so many morals. I thought kids should know about Greek mythology but it's kind of hard to reach out to them. So I decided that I could use something that kids like for them to understand. So I'm using Club Penguin to teach Greek mythology.