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The Grecian's Mythology - COMPLETE


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tgm01achillesya8.png **Achilles was the seventh son born to Thetis and Peleus. His brothers had died in Thetis' attempts to make them immortal. She achieved this (almost) with Achilles by dipping him in the river Styx. The only spot left vulnerable was his heel by which she had held him. She then entrusted the child to Cheiron the Centaur and returned to the sea. Cheiron, the great teacher, taught Achilles many skills. He was well known as being such a fast runner that he could catch wild horses on foot. As the events leading up to the Trojan War began, Thetis learned that if Achilles fought for the Greeks they would win, but he would die. To prevent this, she disguised him as a girl and sent him to Lycomedes. Despite this, Achilles fathered two children by Lycomedes' daughter, Deidameia. The Greeks felt that their chances at beating the Trojans were slim without Achilles, so Agamemnon sent Odysseus, Ajax, and Nestor to find Achilles. Odysseus placed some weapons among some jewelry at the palace of Lycomedes. Obviously, Achilles quickly reached for the weapons. He now had no other choice than to sail for Troy. As the war was coming to an end, Achilles was shot with an arrow from Paris' bow in his only vulnerable spot, the heel. Odysseus and Ajax rescued, but his ghost continued to haunt the soldiers making the demand that Polyxena should be sacrified as it was his dying wish. She was eventually sacrificed, and was burned eighteen days after his death on the funeral pyre. His ashes were mixed with Patroclus' in a golden urn made by Hephaestus.

 

tgm02thethreegracesra1.png **The three Graces are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome and preside over acts of kindness and courtesy. Their names are Aglaia, Euphrosyne, amd Thalia, which mean "splendor," "mirth" and "good cheer." They were also known as the Charities and were attendants of Aphrodite.

 

tgm03alcmenewv3.png **Alcmene is the mother of Heracles, Zeus his father. Hera obviously grew angry, and so Alcmene abandoned the baby. But reclaimed him after he was suckled by Hera, through trickery, and raised him with her other son fathered by Amphitryon, Iphicles. When Alcmene died, Zeus made arrangements that she be taken to the Island of Blessed. There, she was rejuvenated and married to Rhadamanthys.

 

tgm04thefuriesfl2.png **Also called the Erinnyes (i-ren-neez). These three sisters, Tisiphone, Megara, and Alecto, were the agents of divine justice. They were born from the drops of blood that fell after Cronus castrated Uranus. They were so frightening that they're name was not even spoken. They began their work at the entrance of Tartarus. They weeded out those who had yet to atone for their sins..

 

tgm05erosqk9.png **Eros is often found in the company of Aphrodite, and it is believed that he is her and Ares' son. In the creation myth, Eros is the son of Nyx and Erebus...love born from Night and Death. Most of the time, he is depicted as a young boy, who would shoot his arrows at mortals and gods alike to make them fall in love. Cupid was, and continues to be, the name commonly used by poets in reference to Eros. In Roman mythology, the god was called Amor.

 

 

tgm06aphroditeci1.png Aphrodite was conceived when Cronus threw Uranus' genitalia into the sea, and she rose naked out of the foam. Her name literally means "foam born." She was carried towards Cyprus by the West Wind and was clothed by the Seasons when she reached the shore. Cyprus was sacred to her after that. Though Aphrodite was married to the ugly and lame Smith God, Hephaestus, it was not by her choice but by arrangement of Hera. Her true love was Ares, the God of War.

 

tgm07apollogolqx7.png Apollo is the illegitimate son of Zeus. His mother is Leto, and he has a twin sister, Artemis. He was born on the island of Delos, and his delivery was assisted by his nine-day-old sister. Apollo is best known for interest in music, and received a lyre from Hermes as compensation for cows Hermes had stolen from him. Hermes also gave him a musical pipe in exchange for a golden staff.

 

tgm08apollogowcy8.png Ares' parents are Zeus and Hera, both of whom detested him because he did whatever possible to incite war and turmoil. In some myths, he is the son of Hera alone. She conceived him when she touched a certain flower...yes, the Greeks believed some flowers were capable of this.

 

tgm09remainsoajy7.png **Hera had Argus, the Thousand-Eyed Man watch Io, who she had turned into a cow (For having an affair with Zeus). Zeus sent Hermes to kill Argus and retrieve Io. Hermes played his flute until each of Argus' eyes were closed in sleep and then crushed him with a boulder. Hera honored Argus by putting his eyes on the tail of the Peacock.

 

tgm010artemisgotwnm6.png Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and is the twin sister of Apollo. They were born on the island of Delos, and in some myths, the nine-day-old Artemis is said to have assisted in the delivery of her brother. Both of them were very protective of their mother. Artemis is also identified as Phoebe or Selene, neither of which are originally her name(s), the moon goddess, as her brother, Apollo, is sometimes referred to as Helios, the sun god.

 

tgm011astraeavgojwt5.png This goes back to the creation myth, when Zeus sent Pandora down to Earth as a punishment to man. Because of her curiosity, she opened the box the gods had warned her not to, and let the plagues of hate, envy, sickness, etc. out into the world. Of course, Hope did not escape, but the Earth was just unbearable. One by one, the gods returned to the heavens to live. Astraea was the last to leave. She became the constellation Virgo.

 

tgm012athenagowko6.png Athene is the daughter of Zeus and Metis. After hearing a prophesy that any son born to their union would dethrone him, Zeus swallowed Metis. Shortly after, he had a headache so Hermes went to get Hephaestus, who returned and breached Zeus' skull. Athena sprang from his head in full armor and was born. She was the only one Zeus trusted enough to carry his thunderbolt. She and Poseidon fought over Athens, Poseidon struck a rock with his trident, filling a well with water. The people were not happy, since it was salt water. Athena produced the Olive Tree, which became the most prized tree in Greece. Athena won, and a statue was erected as well her bird (the owl) was put on Athenian coins. Poseidon flooded Athens before he left, guess he was a sore loser.

 

tgm0133fatesfe0.png These three sisters were born to Zeus and Themis. Their names, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, mean "the spinner", "the apportioner", and "the inevitable", and they controlled the destinies of all mortals. Each had their own job: Clotho, the youngest, spins the thread of life and has control of the hour of birth; Lachesis measures the thread and spins out the events of human lives; and Atropos decides the moment of death and cuts the thread of life . They also keep the records of every human life from beginning to eternity. All the gods were subject to the decisions of the Fates.

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I love the concept...what is the story behind Eros? I think that Athena would be more toward a warrior type seeing as she is the Goddess of wisdom and war (also a few other things' date=' but more famous for wisdom and war).

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Eros is often found in the company of Aphrodite, and it is believed that he is her and Ares' son. In the creation myth, Eros is the son of Nyx and Erebus...love born from Night and Death. Most of the time, he is depicted as a young boy, who would shoot his arrows at mortals and gods alike to make them fall in love. Cupid was, and continues to be, the name commonly used by poets in reference to Eros. In Roman mythology, the god was called Amor.

 

About Athena: I thought that too, but I decided against it, I'm using most of the Gods and Goddesses' first, and not their secondary ones.

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Hm' date=' no. No I havn't.

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Just curious, it's a series by K.A. Applegate about a group of kids that fall into "Everworld". Here, they encounter gods and goddesses from all the different cultures (Greek, Egyptian, Aztec, Celtic, etc).

 

Are you going to make Titan cards?

That would be great.

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Yes, all 12 titans will be included. They will be done last though.

 

(List of all the Titans:

Titans of Illumination (The Sun): Theia and Hyperion

Titans of Law (Jupiter): Themis and Eurymedon

Titans of Love (Venus): Tethys and Oceanus

Titans of Growth (Mars): Dione and Crius

Titans of Wisdom(Mercury): Metis and Coeus

Titans of "Peace"(Saturn): Rhea and Cronus

Titans of Enchantment (The Moon): Phoebe and Atlas

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Man, these ones, seriously suck. I may redo most of them at some point. The only one I like is Pegasus. I'll add the history of what's in the cards asap.

 

tgm014dionysusiz8.png The God of the Vine (aka: Wine) Dionysus, who invented wine, appears in numerous myths, and it is probable that the "illness" he inflicted on mythological characters might have been related to wine. He was worshipped by the Centaurs, and accompanied by Satyrs and Maenads, women who always seemed to be mad with joy.

 

tgm015cpir3.png The Chimera was defeated by Bellerophon with the assistance of Pegasus.

 

tgm016belleryo5.png Bellerophon was the grandson of Sisyphus, and possibly the son of Poseidon. His name comes from a man named Bellerus that he killed. He also killed his brother, Deliades, and hid out in Tiryns. There he had to fight off the advances of King Proteus' wife, Anteia. A scorned woman, she accused Bellerophon of raping her. Proteus didn't want to kill a guest, so he sent him, with a secret message, to Anteia's father, Iobates, whom he wanted to kill him. He couldn't do it either, but figured out a way that he could be killed. He sent him to kill the Chimaera. Polyeides advised him to capture Pegasus, which he did with the help of Athena and Poseidon. He slayed the Chimeara in addition to defeating the Solymians, the Amazons, some Carian pirates, and Iobates men in an ambush. Tough guy, huh? After the latter fight, he jumped off Pegasus and started walking across the Xanthian Plain. He brought a flood with him produced by Poseidon, and the desperate woman there offered themselves to Bellerophon to stop the flood. He ran away and all the waters receded. Well, Iobates figured out that his daughter had lied and gave Bellerophon his other daughter, Philonoë in marriage. Bellerophon became arrogant as a result of his new fortune and attempted to fly Pegasus to the top of Mount Olympus. Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus and Bellerophon was bucked off and fell back to the Earth where he landed on a thorn bush. He wandered around, lame and blind, for the rest of his life.

 

tgm017pegasusyq0.png Pegasus, the winged horse, was born from the blood of Medusa, the Gorgon, after Perseus cut off her head. Poseidon was his father.

 

tgm018cyclopsqq3.png The Cyclopes were the one-eyed sons of Mother Earth, and their names, Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, translate into thunder, lightening, and brightness. They were exceptionally skilled at construction and smithcraft. In earlier versions, Mother Earth created them and the Hundred-handed Ones as a race of mortals to populate the earth. They were failed attempts, and when Uranus came to rule over Olympus, he threw the Cyclopes into Tartarus. This was a major factor in Mother Earth's decision to help Cronus overthrow Uranus, but as soon as he was dethroned, Cronus sent the Cyclopes back to underworld. Zeus eventually freed them to help overthrow Cronus and treated them well until they were killed by Apollo.

 

tgm019musescq7.png The nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus. Their mother is Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. The Muses were wild until reformed by Apollo, who tamed them and taught them ways to express themselves. They lived together on Mount Parnassus, and were often in the company of Apollo. Initially, the Muses didn't have personalities or names, but later they were all assigned names and specific traits. Clio was the Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Euterpe of lyric poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of dance, Calliope of epic poetry, and Erato of love poetry.

 

tgm020cassandravh4.png Cassandra was a Trojan princess; the daughter of King Priam and Hecuba. She was very beautiful and caught the eye of the God of Light, Apollo, who gave her the wonderful gift of prophesy. But when Cassandra refused his advances he added a little something to his gift. Though all her prophesies were true, no one believed her, and so she lived with this mixture of blessing and curse. Cassandra's prediction about the Trojan War fell on deaf ears. Her father, Priam, even went so far as to lock her up! She even foresaw the trickery involving the famed wooden horse. As the city fell, Cassandra hid in Athene's temple. It was there she was raped. Athene was angered by this and made sure a few of the Greeks never made it home. But the most painful prediction, I'm sure, was that of her own death. Cassandra was married to Eurypylus, who was killed during the war. When the city of Troy was sacked, Agamemnon claimed Cassandra as his prize. She bore him twin sons on the trip home, Teledamus and Pelops. When they arrived in Greece, Agamemnon showed his claim to his wife, Clytemnestra and entered his home leaving Cassandra outside. She went into a trance and saw that her life and those of Agamemnon and their children would soon come to an end. But of course, no one believed her. Agamemnon was stabbed in the back by his wife and her lover, and poor Cassandra and her children were slain over the dead man's body.

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Here's five more cards, I have almost all 100 completed, so I'll be adding cards every day.

I'll add the myths behind the cards later.

 

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Gemini is the sign of the twins. In Greek Mythology, these twins were Castor and Polydeuces (Pollux). Together, they were known as the Discouri. Their sisters were Helen and Clytemnestra. They were the sons of Leda and Zeus and Tyndareus. Sound confusing? It is! Castor and Pollux were half-brothers. Leda was married to King Tyndareus of Sparta. At this time, she was also seduced by Zeus, so the father's of both children were uncertain. The Discouri were inseperable and grew closer with age. Castor was a famous horsetamer and Pollux, a superb boxer. When Castor was killed during a battle, Pollux was inconsolable and gave up his own life to be with his brother. Zeus rewarded their love by placing their images among the stars, where they shine side by side.

 

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Ixion and Nephele conceived the first Centaurs upon a herd of Magnesian mares. The offspring were born with the bodies of horses and the torsos and heads of humans. Most were known for being unruly and savage. In stories throughout mythology, they were involved in battles, brawls, and rapes, as well as other vile things. The Centaurs were often used by Zeus to send out punishment to those who offended him, and they worshipped Dionysus.

 

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Cerberus was a three-headed hound who patrolled the shore of the river Styx, devouring both living intruders and fugitive ghosts. He was born to Echidna and Typhon. For Heracles' twelfth task, he was to bring Cerberus up from the underworld. Hades allowed this only if Heracles agreed not to use any weapons. And he dragged Cerberus up from Hades with his bare hands. Some said that he was so awful to look at that, like Medusa, he could turn a man to stone.

 

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Demeter was one of the daughters of Cronus and Rhea. Four of her siblings shared her fate...they were all swallowed upon their births by their father, who feared that he would be overthrown by one of his children. They were all saved when little brother, Zeus, came along and caused Cronus to throw them up.

Demeter is probably best known as the grieving mother of Core, who was fathered by Zeus. When Core was a child, Hades conspired with her father, Zeus. He wanted to take her to the underworld to be his queen, and Zeus agreed. When Demeter found out that her daughter had been kidnapped by Hades and taken to the underworld, she was heartbroken, and the world reflected her sorrow as everything withered and died and grew dark. She searched and searched for Core without luck, and locked herself in her temple vowing that nothing would grow and man would go hungry until her daughter was returned. All the gods pleaded with her to yield, but she refused until Zeus finally had no choice but to order Hades to return the maiden, but only for part of the year since she had eaten the food of the dead. Four months of the year, when winter is upon us, Core returns to Tartarus. She is now known As Persephone.

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I finished all 100, and now I just have to post them. Here's some more, seeing as it's midnight now.

 

In the beginning, there was only Chaos, who is not quite a god but a shapeless and confused mass of elements. This was all there was for who knows how long. And from Chaos, eventually, Nyx and Erebus was born. Nyx was Night, and Erebus is the "unfathomable depth were death dwells." This was all, and there was nothing else.

Nyx, alone, was the mother of Hypnos, Thanatos, and Moros, who are "sleep", "death" and "doom." In some instances, she is also the mother of The Fates and Nemesis. Nyx lived in a palace in the underworld. She went out into the world each night, passing through the heavens and over the earth until daybreak.

 

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