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Days of Wine and War

We all know Dionysus as the god associated with drinking and parties, but the story of his invasion of India isn’t quite as well known. Apparently, in order to secure a place in Olympus, the wine god was ordered by … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged alexander the great, deriades, dionysiaca, dionysus, hera, hercules, herodotus, hydaspes, india, maenads, nonnus, nysa, pillars of dionysus, satyrs, zeus |

Kampe Trip

I’ve always enjoyed looking at mythological monsters, and Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods reminded me of one from Greek mythology I hadn’t covered yet. That would be Kampe, jailer of the Cyclopes and Hekatonkheires in Tartarus. Kronos imprisoned these giants and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan | Tagged athena, cyclopes, hekatonkheires, kampe, kronos, medusa, nonnus, percy jackson's greek gods, tartarus, titanomachy, titans, zeus |

Hot Damasen

As I mentioned in my review of Rick Riordan’s The House of Hades, I found the character of Damasen to be quite interesting. As with many other characters in Riordan’s books, this guy was a legitimate mythical figure, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged annabeth chase, ares, damasen, eris, gaea, giants, gigantes, moria, nonnus, nymphs, pelops, serpents, tantalus, tartarus, the house of hades, tylos |