Home > W > Why Did Zeus Want A Man?

Why did Zeus want a man?

According to Greek mythology, Prometheus and Epimetheus were given the task of creating man after they were spared imprisonment in Tartarus because they would not fight with their fellow Titans. When Zeus demanded that man must present a portion of each animal sacrificed to the gods, Prometheus decided to trick Zeus.

Read more

Why did Zeus marry his sister?

Hera took the bird to her bosom to comfort it. Zeus raped her when he resumed his male form. Why is Zeus married to his sister? Hera agreed to marry him to hide her shame.

What was in Pandora's Box?

In mytholog. Pandora opened a jar left in her care containing sickness, death and many other unspecified evils which were then released into the world. From this story has grown the idiom "to open a Pandora's box", meaning to do or start something that will cause many unforeseen problems.

By Pessa Spinetti

Similar articles

What part of the body does cancer rule? :: Does everybody have a soulmate?
Useful Links