New Mythology Quiz

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Follow Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, into the mythic woods and help her save her animals by answering related questions about her! The more you score, the higher your position will be on the  game's  leaderboard . Click here to play the game !
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Greek mythology in everyday life - Small delay in update

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About two weeks ago I started collecting information concerning the use of mythology in everyday life, just to realize that it is actually much more difficult task than I expected. It's actually a very broad topic that requires a whole lot of research, from a wide range of sources.

To keep it short, I think it will still take a while to finish this section. Hopefully it will be around November.

Meanwhile, I keep updating my website with various myths about the Greek deities, a task that is less time-consuming, since most myths I know of since my childhood. Every day I am adding at least one new myth, focusing on the Olympian gods. So stay tuned.

Thanks for your understanding :)

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Anonymous said…
arsinyou know the the olympians on your page is wrong the 12 olypians are apollo god of light song archury poems and sun, zeus head god main wife hera, hera head godess protector of marriage husband zeus, demeter godess of grain and crop,hades god of the dead wife persaphone(godess of spring and the underworld) daughter of demeter poisiden god of the sea and earthquakeshis wife ampitrite hephaestus god of fire and the forges wife is aphrodite hermes messenger of the gods/ god of messages aphrodite godess of love and beauty husband hephaestus athena godess of wisdom patron of craft and warrior. ares god of war artemis godess a of the hunt and moon
10:35 PM
Evie said…
Thanks for your comment! But as I state on my website ( www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/)):
"Greek myths always refer to the twelve Gods of Mount Olympus, but in total there were fourteen Olympian Gods in Greek Mythology. However, there were never more than twelve at one time. The four alternative gods were Hestia, Hades, Dionysus and Demeter."

For instance, if you read the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, Hades was not among the Olympian gods- but if you read the writings of Plato you will find he has another opinion!

Also have a look at the following entry of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Olympians, it is quite interesting...yet confusing!
11:25 PM
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