This is a Basque tale that echoes the tale of Dante and Beatrice somewhat, albeit with a much happier ending… http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/basque/lbp/lbp11.htm
Category: Myth Of The Day
The Picts
The Picts were the early inhabitants of Scotland, so called “barbarian” tribes who often skirmished with the Celtic Britons living to the south of them, sometimes living on the spoils of their attacks. Little historic documentation is available regarding them, as Scotland gradually became Celticized itself. The only text left to us by the Picts… Continue reading The Picts
Thetis, Mother of Achilles
Thetis by James Hunter ——————————————————————————– Thetis was one of the Nereids. Zeus desired her, but she rejected his advances. The goddess Themis then revealed that Thetis was fated to bear a son who was mightier than his father; fearing for his dominion, Zeus gave Thetis as bride to a mortal, Peleus, and all the gods… Continue reading Thetis, Mother of Achilles
Myth of the Day:Odysseus
by James Hunter ——————————————————————————– Odysseus (called Ulysses in Latin) was the son of Laertes and was the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca. He was one of the most prominent Greek leaders in the Trojan War, and was the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. He was known for his cleverness and cunning, and for his… Continue reading Myth of the Day:Odysseus
Myth of the Day:The Legend of Herne
“There is an old tale goes that Herne the Hunter, Sometime a keeper here in Windsor Forest, Doth all the winter-time, at still midnight, Walk round about an oak, with great ragg’d horns; And there he blasts the tree, and takes the cattle, And makes milch-kine yield blood, and shakes a chain In a most… Continue reading Myth of the Day:The Legend of Herne