The Most Enchanting Ancient Greek Myth: The Creation of the Aegean Islands

The Most Enchanting Ancient Greek Myth: The Creation of the Aegean Islands

Temple of Apollo on Naxos, one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean. Credit: Leynadmar Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 The most beautiful ancient Greek myth is the creation of the Aegean islands, particularly of Delos and the Cyclades. The myth is about Zeus, the king of the gods, and Leto’s love affair. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, Leto was a daughter of the Titan Coeus and Phoebe, Asteria’s sister, and the mother of god Apollo and Artemis b…

What ancient myths have in common and why it matters

Before history was written down, it was remembered. Ancient myths were more than stories, they were cultural memory. Told by firelight, preserved in chants, carved into walls, and passed down by generations who had no books, no archives, and no way to record the past beyond their words. Across time and across the world, many […] The post What ancient myths have in common and why it matters appeared first on Curiosmos.