Heroes of Olympus

Midas was a king  who ruled the country of Phrygia. He had everything a anybody could wish for. He luxurious life in castle. A beautiful daughter to share his life and wealth with. Despite having everything or anything he has ever wanted, Midas thought that his greatest happiness was provided by gold. His spent his days counting … More The Golden Touch (Part 1)

Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus. King Iasus wanted a son and when Atalanta was born, he ordered a servent to leave her on a mountaintop to die.  A she bear found the baby and nursed her, kept young Atalanta warm. Later she was found by hunters who raised her. The baby grew up to … More Atalanta

Meleager was the son of King Oeneus and Althea. It is said that several days after his birth that the Fates appeared to his mother and foretold his future. Clotho and Lachesis said he would be brave and noble. However, Atropos told Althea that Meleager would die as soon as a stick burning in the fire … More Meleager

This is the continuation of my previous post, 12 Labors of Hercules.   Labor 7: The Cretan Bull Hercules sent  Crete to capture the Cretan bull. It is said be the father of the Minotaur by Pasiphae, wife of the Cretan king Minos. In some myths, the white bull was sent by Poseidon to Minos to be sacrificed, … More 12 Labors of Hercules (Part 2/2)

My earlier post talked about the life of Hercules (a.k.a. Heracles).  After murdering his wife and children Hercules went to Apollos temple in Delphi to visit the Oracle. She  told him to serve the Eurystheus, king of Tiryns and, Mycenae, for twelve years, in punishment for the murders.  During this time Hercules had to perform twelve … More 12 Labors of Hercules (Part 1/2)

Hercules was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and the mortal woman Alcmene. As you know, Zeus was a womanizer, seducing women left and right. It is unknown if he lusted, loved Alcmene because there are many different versions of Greek Myths.  In this story he took on the form of Alcmene’s husband, … More Hercules

The Titans were a race of powerful deities that were decedents of the Earth (Gaia) and Heaven (Uranus). They ruled during the Golden Age. During this time, there was a period of peace, prosperity, and stability. The begging of Zeus rule is also in the Golden Age. Anyways, there are twelve titans in the first generation, … More First Generation Titans

Hermes is the son of Zeus and the daughter of a Titan, Maia. He was born in cave on Mount Cyllene at mid-day. . Even as a baby, he was a very talented child. He killed a tortoise, and stretched seven strings of sheep/ox gut across it to build the first lyre. He then quickly taught himself … More Hermes and Apollo

Currently I am on a retreat about 3-4  hours away from my home. I’m at this camp, living in cabins, looking at the stars, hiking, running, and sightseeing, along with friends. I can see the Little Dipper over here. Anyways, while I was hiking I was looking at a tree and heard pecking. A woodpecker … More Nature Spirits