The story of Daphnis and Chloe must be the best loved of the Erotici Graeci, the Greek love stories that date from the early centuries of the Common Era. It’s a long, long story featuring sex, pirates, wars, supernatural events and some highly implausible plot elements. Seguir leyendo »

The oldest love story in the world is a tragedy. It’s the familiar tale of young lovers whose union is thwarted by their opposing parents and whose lives end in double suicide based on a misunderstanding. Seguir leyendo »

The story of Tristan and Isolde is often held up as an example of true and perfect love. All the ingredients for a satisfactory narrative are present; the lightning bolt of desire, the inevitable tragedy, ritual sacrifice, the denial of satisfaction and the purity of renunciation. Seguir leyendo »

Selkies are not to be confused with kelpies, phookas, the each uisge, water dragons or water horses of any breed. You must understand that Selkies are the Seal People. Seguir leyendo »

When Orpheus sang the wild beasts would lay down, entranced, and the sweet music of his lyre coaxed rocks and trees into dance. His musical skills were considered a gift from his mother, the Muse Callope, but there were some who whispered his true father was Apollo. Seguir leyendo »

Ganymede, handsomest of mortals,
caught up to pour out drink for Zeus and live
amid immortals for his beauty’s sake
Homer

In earlier days, all Greeks were familiar with the tales that told of the many affairs of Zeus, of the ill-fated love of Apollo and Hyacinth, of Achilles and Patroclus, and of many other such passionate friendships between gods or heroes and handsome youths. These stories are not so popular today and many in these modern times have forgotten Ganymede, the most beautiful boy in the world. Seguir leyendo »

Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of Olympus with titles like Lord of the Sky, Cloud- gatherer, Rain-god and Zeus the Thunderer. He was mighty, glorious, awesome, wise and mythology’s most well-known philanderer. Seguir leyendo »

Zeus is the supreme leader of the Gods, and Ruler of Thunder in Greek mythology. Seguir leyendo »