Category: Greek Mythology

The Fates, or, the Moirai, were three sisters; Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos

The Moirai – The Fates of Greek Mythology

    As fate would have it, or, should I say; as destiny would have it? Most of us think of and use the two words; fate and destiny, in the same way, as...

The Return of Neptune (Poseidon) ca 1754. John Singleton Copley. The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 717.

The Poseidonia – Ancient Greek Festival of Poseidon – Winter Solstice

    In ancient Greece calendars deviated from city state to city state but more often than not the month named in honour of the ancient Greek god of the sea; Poseidon, fell at...

The Sea Goat symbol for the Zodiac sign of Capricorn

Capricorn – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

        The zodiac sign of Capricorn December 22 – January 19   The zodiac sign of Capricorn, represented as a sea-goat, has one of the oldest mythological ties with Greek mythology....

The Centaur - Symbol of the Star Sign Sagittarius

Sagittarius – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The zodiac Sign of Sagittarius  November 22 to December 21   Sagittarius, a fire sign represented by the symbol of a bow and arrow, is the ninth astrological sign. People born under...

Scorpio - 8th sign of the zodiac

Scorpio – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The Star Sign of Scorpio October 23 – November 21   Greek mythology associates Scorpio with the story of Orion; a giant and accomplished hunter, son of Poseidon (Neptune) god of the...

Circe - Ancient Greek sorceress offering a cup of poison to Odysseus

10 of the Most Deadly Women in Greek Mythology

    In ancient Greece, so said the philosopher, Aristotle, ‘women would bring disorder and evil and were utterly useless and caused more confusion than the enemy’.  The characterization of women in Greek mythology was...

The Zodiac Sign of Libra

Libra – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The Zodiac sign of Libra September 23 – October 22   Represented by the scales; a symbol of justice and balance, Libra is the only sign of the zodiac not depicted by...

Astraea, star maiden, Virgo symbol. Image Fernando Gallego

Virgo – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The “maiden” of the Virgo symbol is Astraea; the Star Maiden, goddess of innocence and purity. Astraea is also linked to Libra as she was the Goddess of Justice who once carried...

Symbol of the zodiac sign of Leo – The Lion

Leo – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The Zodiac Sign of Leo July 23 – August 22   5th sign of the zodiac July 21 to August 22  Symbol: Lion  Element: Fire Ruling Panet Sun   The zodiac sign of Leo...

Symbol for the zodiac sign of Cancer - The crab

Cancer – The Ancient Greek Myth Behind the Zodiac Sign

    The Zodiac Sign of Cancer June 21 – July 22   The constellation of Cancer identifies with the second of the twelve labours assigned by King Eurystheus, to the hero of Greek mythology,...