Ancient Greek Culture
Mythology Monday: Gods of Fire
This week's #MythologyMonday theme is fire and there are two major Greek gods associated with fire: Hestia, goddess of the hearth, and Hephaistos, god of smiths.
Greek Mythology
Apollon
Mythology Monday: Apollon and Branchos
Branchos doesn't know that Apollon is a god. He only knows that Apollon is hot and he wants to kiss him.
Apollon
Fiction: Hermes and Apollon ‒ The Invention of Wrestling (M/M)
Hermes invents the sport of wrestling to hit on Apollon.
Hermaphroditos
Hermaphroditos – Neither Man Nor Woman, But Both
Hermaphroditos was born to Aphrodite and Hermes, the gods representing female and male sexuality. The name is compounded of Hermes and Aphrodite, and means "half-male".
Books
Review: Hermes and Perseus by David Molina
The story starts with Perseus a few years after his adventures when he has become king. He is married to Andromeda but when he runs into Hermes, who helped him on his quest to slay Medusa, he becomes aware there may be more than gratitude he feels for his half-brother. A convoluted scheme follows.
Aphrodite
Words and Sexual Terms from Greek Mythology
There are quite a few sayings and words derived from Greek mythology that we still use today. I put together this little collection of those related to sex and love: Adonis Adonis was so sexy, the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone fought over him. And the goddesses were not the only
