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KRATOS, ZEUS’ ENFORCER OF JUSTICE! #BLOGCHATTERA2Z

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  Kratos - God of War Statue - Etsy Kratos is considered as one of the lesser gods, or even a demigod, in Greek mythology. He was the son of the Titan Pallas, and the river goddess Styx. It is believed that Zeus overthrew his father, Kronos, and took over the kingdom of the gods from him. When he came to power, he took under his protection all those who had not sided with Kronos earlier. Styx was one of the first of approach him with her children – Kratos (Strength), Bia (Force), Zelus (Zeal) and Nike (Victory). Zeus took them all in, honouring them as the highest members of his regime. Since they did not have an abode of their own, he graciously allowed them to dwell with him. Kratos turned into one of Zeus’ winged sentinels. He was almost like his henchman, ready to follow his bidding without thinking of whether it was right or wrong, like an ‘uncomplicated thug’ finding job openings under a despotic reign. Kratos was the embodiment of physical brutality and mercilessness, tr...
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JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE! #BLOGCHATTERA2Z

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                                                                                                            Goodreads Jason, the son of Aeson, the king of Iolcos, had an eventful babyhood. His power-hungry half-brother, Pelias, overthrew Aeson, the rightful king, to attain dominion over Thessaly. He murdered all his surviving relatives. Luckily for Jason, who was a newborn, Alcimide, his mother, saved him by pretending that he was still born. She sent the baby to the centaur, Chiron, with whom she claimed a relationship, which rattled Pelias. He consulted an oracle who warned him of a man wearing one sandal.                                 ...
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ICARUS, A FLIGHT TOO FAR! #BLOGCHATTERA2Z2026

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  Icarus - Instagram The myth of Icarus has been told and retold many times in both Greek Mythology and in modern times. Icarus was the son of master craftsman, Daedalus, and Naucrate. Daedalus  garnered immense fame through his inventions, his most famous being the creation of the labyrinth of Crete. However, there is also another story about Daedalus which takes away from his persona. Daedalus had a different side to him as well. Apparently, he was so jealous of his nephew who was as talented, or more, than him, that he murdered him to regain his popularity. King Minos and Queen Pasiphae ruled over the island of Crete. It is said that Pasiphae fell in love with the Cretan Bull, and of the union was born the Minotaur, half man, half bull. Minos ordered Daedalus to create a maze-like structure called the labyrinth to house his monstrous stepson. The labyrinth was so intricately designed that anyone who went in could not find their way out again. The Minotaur - Instagram Mi...
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HELEN, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD! #BLOGCHATTERA2Z

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  Helen of Troy - Wikimedia Commons “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships/ And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?” Christopher Marlowe – Dr Faust Helen was born in Sparta, believed to have been fathered by Zeus with Leda. Her siblings include Pollux and Castor, and Clytemnestra, who later became her sister-in-law as well, due to circumstances. Helen was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. When she was of marriageable age, her father Tyndareus, was worried about how to choose a suitable groom for her. Her beauty attracted myriad suitors and Tyndareus did not want to offend any of them. Odysseus was one of them, but he came with little wealth. Besides, he was already in love with Penelope and hence, he suggested that once the decision was made about Helen’s future husband, the others would take an oath to provide military aid to the lucky man in case Helen was abducted, an oath which would prove to be useful in the ensuing Trojan War. Tyndareus chose Menelau...
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THE MONSTROUS GORGON SISTERS! #BLOGCHATTERA2Z

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                                                                                             The Gorgons - YouTube The original Gorgon was a female created by Gaea, the Earth’s personification, to aid the Titans in their war against the Greek gods. In 700 or 800 BCE, Homer made the first mention in both his classics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, of the three Gorgon sisters, as hideous monsters. However, in the first century BCE, Ovid, the Roman poet, described the Gorgons as beautiful women whose amazing beauty tempted men. The only problem was that the men would die if they looked at their faces. The three sisters were Stheno or Sthenna (the Mighty), Euryale (the Far Springer) and Medusa (the Queen), all of whom were supposed to have snakes for hair, alon...
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THE FATES IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY - #BLOGCHATTERA2Z2026

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                                                                                           The Three Fates - Science Source The three fates or Moirai in Greek mythology are the personifications of Destiny, each of them being responsible for the fate of all beings. They were depicted as three sisters, sometimes as old women, and at other times as young goddesses. Their responsibility was to ensure that every being, human and divine, lived out their lives, and their destiny, according to the laws laid down by the universe, destiny being represented as a thread being spun from a spindle. Thus, one could call the fates enforcers of destiny. The Fates were sometimes known as the daughters of Nyx (Night) in some accounts. In others they were called the daughters of...
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