Wednesday, January 04, 2006
The House of ... (PART I.b.)
I do not want people to think that I have gone off the weird end and replaced Biblical Truth with Greek myth. Just hang on; I am going somewhere with all this!
Zeus: Generally regarded as the greatest god of the Greek pantheon. He was the god of light, of clear skies, and thunder. Zeus seems to fit some how into every myth. Most people have at least heard of him.
Tantalus: An extremely rich and popular king to the gods. He was invited to Olympus on many occasions to wine and dine with the gods. One day the gods came to his house to eat (something rare for a Greek god to do). However Tantalus was a very prideful man and tried to trick the gods. He cut his son, Pelops, up into tiny pieces and feed him to the gods. The gods realized the trick and did not eat the meal. Tantalus was taken to the Underworld where he felt eternal hunger and thirst. He was placed in a pool of water underneath a branch full of fruit. But when he would reach for the water, it would withdraw, and when he would reach for the fruit, the branch would spring out of reach.
Pelops: The son of Tantalus was put back together by the gods. However, Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, had tasted the meal before realizing Tantalus' trick. Pelops was restored, and in place of the shoulder which had been eaten they made him an ivory one. Pelops fell in love with a princess. However, he was required to beat her father in a chariot race before they could wed. Pelops is also associated with the Olympic Games still held today. Furthermore, Pelops name cares over to one of the southern regions of Greece, Peloponnese. Sparta, Corinth, Tripoli, Argos, Messene, and Mycanae were and are famous cities in this region. The famous Peloponnesian War also carries his name (which makes sense due to the location of the war).
Atreus: Hated his brother Thyestes very much. Like his grandfather, Atreus slew the sons of Thyestes and served them to him for supper. After eating his children unknowingly, Atreus showed him the heads of his children. More insane stories of Atreus can be found in many general Greek mythology collections.
Agamemnon: Leader of the Greek ships who sailed to Troy to retrieve his brother's wife, Helen. When Agamemnon arrived home after a bitter victory, his wife's new lover invited him to a feast and killed him. More can be read about him in Homer's the Iliad.
Zeus: Generally regarded as the greatest god of the Greek pantheon. He was the god of light, of clear skies, and thunder. Zeus seems to fit some how into every myth. Most people have at least heard of him.
Tantalus: An extremely rich and popular king to the gods. He was invited to Olympus on many occasions to wine and dine with the gods. One day the gods came to his house to eat (something rare for a Greek god to do). However Tantalus was a very prideful man and tried to trick the gods. He cut his son, Pelops, up into tiny pieces and feed him to the gods. The gods realized the trick and did not eat the meal. Tantalus was taken to the Underworld where he felt eternal hunger and thirst. He was placed in a pool of water underneath a branch full of fruit. But when he would reach for the water, it would withdraw, and when he would reach for the fruit, the branch would spring out of reach.
Pelops: The son of Tantalus was put back together by the gods. However, Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, had tasted the meal before realizing Tantalus' trick. Pelops was restored, and in place of the shoulder which had been eaten they made him an ivory one. Pelops fell in love with a princess. However, he was required to beat her father in a chariot race before they could wed. Pelops is also associated with the Olympic Games still held today. Furthermore, Pelops name cares over to one of the southern regions of Greece, Peloponnese. Sparta, Corinth, Tripoli, Argos, Messene, and Mycanae were and are famous cities in this region. The famous Peloponnesian War also carries his name (which makes sense due to the location of the war).
Atreus: Hated his brother Thyestes very much. Like his grandfather, Atreus slew the sons of Thyestes and served them to him for supper. After eating his children unknowingly, Atreus showed him the heads of his children. More insane stories of Atreus can be found in many general Greek mythology collections.
Agamemnon: Leader of the Greek ships who sailed to Troy to retrieve his brother's wife, Helen. When Agamemnon arrived home after a bitter victory, his wife's new lover invited him to a feast and killed him. More can be read about him in Homer's the Iliad.
# posted by Wesley Son of Cornelius @ 11:42 PM 
