Showing posts with label Greek Mythology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek Mythology. Show all posts

Tuesday 9 May 2023

ORACLE OF DIONE AND ZEUS

 

Oracle of Dione and Zeus

At Dodona in Epirus

Apollo’s temple at Didyma

On the coast of Asia Minor,

Or at Corinth and Bassae

In the Peloponnese,

And Delos and Aegina

In the Aegean Sea

Monday 8 May 2023

THE PYTHIA

 

The Pythia, oracle

Of Greek antiquity,

Oracular high Priestess

To Apollo at Delphi

Saturday 6 May 2023

THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES

 

The Sibylline Oracles,

Oracular utterances scribed

In Greek hexameters

Ascribed to the Sibyls,

Prophetesses who uttered

The divine revelations

In a state of frenzy

Friday 5 May 2023

THE ORACLES OF ANTIQUITY

 

The Oracles of antiquity,

Were portals to the Olympians

So, the Gods could speak

Directly to those in their dominions

Thursday 4 May 2023

ORACLES

 

Inspired by the Gods

In Classical Antiquity,

Oracles gave wise counsel

Prophetic predictions

Or precognition of the future

As they performed their Oracular

Form of divination

In temples to the Gods

Friday 24 March 2023

IF HELEN WAS THE FACE

 

If Helen was the face

That launched a thousand ships

Then Paris was the dick

Who caused Troy’s apocalypse

Sunday 8 January 2023

A MAJOR NEW BIOPIC IS PLANNED

 

A major new Biopic is planned

So British film fans stand by

It is about Greggs the Bakers

It will be called “The Life of Pie”

Tuesday 13 September 2022

SCYLLA

 

Scylla of Greek myth

Great monster of the sea

Terror of the seas

A fearful monster

The scourge of sailors

Believed in later times,

Scylla was thought

To be a rock in the

Straits of Messina

Friday 9 September 2022

PHOEBE GODDESS OF THE MOON

 

Phoebe Goddess of the moon                                                      

Radiant, bright, prophetic

Titan goddess Phoebe

With an oracular intellect

Reigned unchallenged at Delphi

And Gold-Crowned was epithet

Thursday 8 September 2022

GREEK GODDESS ARTEMIS

 

Greek Goddess Artemis

The virgin Goddess

Of the hunt and the moon

Daughter of Zeus and Leto

Twin sister of Phoebus

Wednesday 7 September 2022

ROMAN GODDESS DIANA

 

Roman Goddess Diana

The virgin Goddess

Of the hunt and the moon

Daughter of Zeus and Leto

Twin sister of Apollo

GREEK SUN GOD APOLLO

 

Sun God Apollo

Greek God of light

God of prophesy

Poetry, music and healing

Son of Zeus and Leto

Twin brother of Artemis     

Saturday 3 September 2022

SUN GOD APOLLO

 

Sun God Apollo

Roman God of light

God of prophesy

Poetry, music and healing

Son of Zeus and Leto

Twin brother of Dianna       

SUN GOD PHOEBUS

 

Sun God Phoebus

Greek God of light

God of prophesy

Poetry, music, and healing

Son of Zeus and Leto

Twin brother of Artemis     

NEMESIS

 

Nemesis, Greek goddess

Of divine retribution

And deliverer of vengeance

Against acts of hubris

Wednesday 31 August 2022

EIDOTHEA

 

Sea-nymph Eidothea,

Gifted with prophecy

Daughter of Proteus

The shape-shifting sea God

Saturday 16 July 2022

GREEK DEMETER

Greek Demeter

Guardian of the harvest

Goddess of the corn

Mother of Persephone

Goddess of fertility

Protector of matrimony 

Monday 4 July 2022

ACHERON

 

Acheron, the river of pain,

One of the five rivers of hades

Where Charon the ferryman

Plied his morbid trade

Friday 22 April 2022

Tuesday 1 March 2022

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – URANIA (MUSE OF ASTRONOMY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The ninth and final was,

The divine Urania,

Heavenly muse,

Was the muse of astrology

A globe in her hand

Dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars

Urania was reader of the stars