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The Birth of Athena
Athena leaps from Zeus's head, proving wisdom and strategy are born from divine thought.
ZeusMetis
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Greek Myths
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Prometheus and the Gift of Fire
A defiant Titan steals fire from the gods to spark the dawn of human civilization.
PrometheusZeus
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Apollo and Daphne
A god's arrogant obsession forces a nymph's desperate transformation into a laurel tree.
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Demeter and Persephone
A mother's grief turns the world to winter until her daughter returns from the Underworld.
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Hermes and the Cattle of Apollo
A newborn Hermes steals Apollo's cattle and invents the lyre to escape divine punishment.
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Hephaestus and the Golden Throne
An exiled god traps the Queen of Heaven to prove that genius is more powerful than pride.
HephaestusHera
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The Judgment of Paris
A shepherd's choice between three goddesses sets the stage for the legendary fall of Troy.
ParisHera
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Dionysus and the Pirates
A god's capture turns a pirate ship into a floating vineyard and its crew into dolphins.
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Artemis and Actaeon
A hunter is turned into prey after accidentally seeing the goddess Artemis bathing.
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Poseidon and the Walls of Troy
King Laomedon's betrayal of Poseidon sets the stage for Troy's eventual and tragic downfall.
PoseidonApollo
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Zeus and Europa
Zeus transforms into a majestic bull to spirit away the Phoenician princess Europa to Crete.
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Zeus and Io
A priestess transformed into a heifer flees a goddess's wrath across the ancient world.
ZeusIo
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Zeus and Leda
Zeus transforms into a swan to seduce Queen Leda, changing the course of Greek history forever.
ZeusLeda
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Zeus and Ganymede
A beautiful prince is carried to Olympus by Zeus to live forever as the gods' cupbearer.
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Zeus and Semele
A mortal's fatal wish to see a god's true form leads to her destruction and a divine birth.
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Zeus and Danae
A prophecy, a bronze tower, and a golden shower lead to the birth of a legendary Greek hero.
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Zeus and Alcmene
Zeus disguises himself as a mortal king to father the greatest hero of all time, Heracles.
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Zeus and Callisto
A nymph's tragic transformation leads to her eternal place among the constellations.
ZeusCallisto
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Hera and the Peacock
Hera immortalizes her loyal guardian Argus by placing his eyes on the peacock's tail.
HeraArgus Panoptes
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Hera's Revenge on Heracles
A goddess's jealousy drives a hero to madness, sparking a legendary journey of redemption.
HeraHeracles
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Hera and Lamia
A queen's beauty becomes her undoing when Hera's jealousy transforms her into a child-eating demon.
HeraLamia
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Hera and the Golden Apple
A goddess's vanity and a prince's choice spark a war that would burn a kingdom to the ground.
HeraAthena
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Apollo and the Python
Apollo slays the giant serpent Python to claim Delphi and bring light to the sacred mountain.
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Apollo and Hyacinthus
A divine game of discus turns fatal when a jealous wind strikes down a god's mortal lover.
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