mga alamat ng griyego Article: Battle of Zeus and Typhon

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posted by Helije

Zeus darting its lightning on Typhon. Side B from a Chalcidian black-figured hydria, ca. 550 BC.

Typhon was the last child of Gaia. After the defeat of his brothers Gigantes, Gaia urged him to avenge them, as well as his other brothers, the Titans.

Typhon started destroying cities and hurling mountains in a fit of rage. In the panic fear of Typhon, the gods fled to Egypt, where, in order to hide, they turned into a variety of animals: Zeus into the ram (leader), Hera into the cow, Aphrodite into a fish, Hephaestus into the ox, Heracles into a bird ibis. Only Athena stood on Mount Olympus, and she began a rebuke of Zeus because of cowardice, untill he again took his real face. Others say that Zeus and Athena bravely greeted Typhon.

Armed with his thunderbolts and steel sickle, Zeus chased Typhon all the way to Syria. When he managed to wound him, Zeus was engaged in combat with him. However, Typhon has proved to be a worthy opponent, and although wounded, managed to take steel sickle and to cut Zeus' tendons of the hands and legs. So he captured Zeus and entrusted his tendons to the dragon Delphyne. However, Hermes and Egipan managed to steal the tendons and return it to Zeus, who again attacked Typhon. Typhon threw rocks at Zeus, but the ruler of the gods blocked them with thunderbolts. The rocks returned to Typhon causing him serious wounds. Finally, Zeus threw Mount Etna at Typhon.

Pressed sa pamamagitan ng Etna, Typhon still rebels and spits fire.

anasnikol, Abhaddhyon and 7 others like this

ScottishChic Wow!!!! That's totally awesome!!!!

TTT3 the part about fleeing to Egypt may refer to egyptian gods being derived from greek ones zeus=Amon, who was king of gods,Hera= Hat-hor, goddess of mothering, protection, love and beauty. the god of wisdom thoth was an ibis.

kittytimmi I think the story is a load of bull. In many of the greek stories never have I read something like this.

Helije @kittytimmi: If you haven't heard of it, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It just proves you haven't read enough greek myths. You can find it here: http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD and also in "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves. But I assume you've already heard of him, since you know so much about greek myths.

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The paraluman Erato

added by Idunn

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ATHENA

posted by puppy1418

Athena was the most important goddess of Greece mythology. She was the goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. She was the goddess of the city, handcrafts, and agriculture. She invented the harnes which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot.

Zeus was once married to Metis, a daughter of Ocean who was renowned for her wisdom. When Metis became pregnant, Zeus was warned sa pamamagitan ng Earth that a son born to Metis would overthrow him, just as he had usurped his own father's throne. Zeus swallowed Metis....