King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

Mythological Characters

The Sirens Song

Journey From the Unknown bywena

The Sirens Song

The Graeae


The Graeae were a trio of ancient goddesses sisters in Greek mythology. They were depicted as three old gray women sometimes they are shown as being half swan. They were called Deino

(Dread), Enyo (Horror) and Persephredo (Alarm). The Graeae were the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto and sisters of the Gorgons. They were said that they had the wisdom dating from to primordial days of the Titans. They symbolized old age and were born as old women.

They had only one eye and tooth which they shared among them in order to protect their sisters the Gorgons...The hero Perseus stole the eye, as they passed it to each other and held is as a ransom they were forced to reveal to him where the objects that he needed to kill Medusa were to be found. When he had the answer he did not return it but threw it into a lake and set forth to continue his adventure.

In one myth it has said that the Gaeae witnessed the abduction of Persephone but did not interfere The Goddess Demeter then transformed them into the old gray hags.

Mythological Greek Creatures

The all seeing. A man with many eyes was called Argus Panoptes. He had a hundred eyes.and was in many adventures: He killed a bull who ravaged Arcadia and satyrs for stealing cattle. However, Argus himself was killed  by Hermes  while he guarded Io, inpreganated by Zeus, for the Goddess  Hera..

The Cyclopes were gigantic one eyed monsters. They are named Brontes, Steropes, and Arges. They were born from Gaiea and Uranus. Cronus  imprisoned the Cyclopes in Tautaus.  Zeus released them from their fate and fought against the Titans with him. Zeus granted them with freedom.

Giants

The Giants were were born when from the blood from Uranus when he mutilated by Cronus. They became powerful and attempted to destroy Zeus and the other Olympians in their war against the Titans. When the gods won they imprisoned the Giants in Tartaras.

Typhoeus

Typhoeus, was a fire breathing dragon with a hundred heads. Gaeia gave birth to him in an attempt to keep the Zeus  from defeating her children the Titans. Zeus destroyied Typhoeus with his lighting bolts. Typhoeus is said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily.

Nymphs in Greek Mythology

Nymphs in mythology are female deities who are associated with natural environments there are different types of nymphs, those that dwell in the sea, the forests and the Underworld nymphs. Nymphs are divine spirits and are depicted as young girls who love to dance and sing. They are believed to dwell in mountains and forests, by rivers, and also in the sea.

They were imortal in the sense that they did not die of old age or illness, and they also gave birth to immortal children by a god, they were not immortal.

Other nymphs were were in the company of Goddesses or Gods as with the goddess Artemis, Apollo who played music for them to dance and sing to on his lyre. And they also associated with the superior divinities and god of wine and drunkness Dionysus and woodland gods such as Pan and Hermes.

Nymphs childlike and virginal were by nature the lovers of creativity especially music and dance they spent their time reveling in nature they are considered to being one with the natural world.Some say that they have seen the nymphs in their travels that is a belief that is still held strong in some parts of Greece.

The Mystery of Lilith

And before Eve there was Lilith. A jewish myth that puts a twist on the Bible history of the creation of mankind.

Who was Lilith and how does she live on in womankind's evolution to the present day?

Lilith according to the old Judaic myth was the first wife of Adam. Refusing to submit to Adam as a subservient wife she deserted him and found her own place in history. Lilith was replaced by Eve who, made from the rib in his side, was condemned to being obedient to him and sit at his side.

Lilith became a demon and fled to a cave where she consorted with demon lovers. From these different unions demon children were born. These demons visited the Earth through mirrors they returned at will to their own world. According to the myth Lilith lives on through mirrors and enters the bodies of young girls through their eyes and leads them to indiscretions and promiscuity.

Mirrors have long been believed to be portals to the Other World and that demons inhabiting that world frequently visit the Earth through them . After they committed evils deeds in the earthly world they return at will to the Other Side.

Lilith became the epitome of promiscuity and disobedience. Many modern day women, who some call feminists, view Lilith as a role model symbolizing the equality of the sexes. Lilith did not believe in male dominance; when faced with it she cursed Adam and left to create her own world.

In folklore and mythology there is always the essence of truth. The tale of Lilith contradictory to the religious beliefs of today brings a truth which many have come to believe; and that is that there is an equality between all of mankind and womankind.