Forget the Thrilla in Manilla, the Rumble in the Jungle, or The Bout to Knock the Other Guy Out, this was The Battle that Made the Earth Rattle! In the blue corner, wearing the sparkly gold trunks, the heavyweight super-god, champion of Olympus, father of gods and men and undisputed ruler of heaven, the almighty … Read more
Right, we had a quick look at the Titans, so now let’s find out why their kids, the Olympians, booted them out of Heaven and took over the rule of the universe. Once the Titan family was established, Gaia and Uranos next bore the Cyclopes – Brontes, Steropes and Arges. Our pal Hesiod credits these … Read more
Who were they and where did they come from? Well, it all starts with Chaos, which is interesting because it kind of ends up that way too. Then came Gaia and Eros (Love). A bit later Chaos gives birth to Erebus and Nyx (Darkness and Night), who give birth to a bunch of others like … Read more
Where were we? Oh yes, the world had been formed and populated, man now had woman and Prometheus had fallen foul of the gods for giving us a chunk of the sun to burn things with. Prometheus is seen as the civilizer of mankind, because his gift gave us the agent needed to heat our … Read more
Before the Romans came along and appropriated the stories and changed the names (to protect who? No one in them was innocent), it was the Greeks who developed an extensive pantheon of deities and an intricate set of fables and parables to go with them. Let’s start at the beginning shall we? No, let’s not. … Read more