Orpheus: The Myth of Music and descent in Hades

Orpheus plays his lyre and enchants animals and mythical creatures – illustration inspired by ancient Greek art.

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice presents the legendary musician of Greek mythology, the son of Kalliope, who descends to Hades to save his beloved. Through his lyre, tragic loss and orphism, Orpheus becomes a timeless symbol of art, love and human weakness.

Love in Greek Mythology

Eros – God of love in Greek mythology

Eros is one of the most important and evolving forms of Greek mythology. He is not just the god of love, but a primal force associated with the creation of the world, fertility, desire and very cohesion of the universe. From the primary cosmogenic entity to the playful wing god of classics...More

Tartarus, the abyss of Titans

Dark depiction of Tartar in Greek mythology with gates of hell, chained Titans and flaming landscape

What Tartarus (also known as Tartaros) is the deepest point of the Underworld...is one of the primary entities of Greek mythology and at the same time one of the deepest and darkest places in the universe. According to Hesiod, Tartarus has existed since the beginning of creation, along with Chaos, Gaia and ...More

Erebus: the primary dark force

Erebus the primordial god of darkness in Greek mythology, artistic depiction of primordial dark power

Who was Erebus? Erebos is one of the primary deities of Greek mythology and personifies the absolute darkness and deep shadow that presupposed the creation of the world. It is not a god with human traits or myths of action, but a cosmic force, necessary for the genesis of the universe. In the thought of the ancient Greeks, ...More

Chaos – The beginning of the world in Greek Mythology

Chaos, the primitive god of the universe in Greek mythology, artistic depiction of secular vacuum

Το Χάος κατέχει μια από τις πιο θεμελιώδεις θέσεις στην ελληνική μυθολογία, επειδή συνδέεται με την ίδια την αρχή του κόσμου. Δεν πρόκειται για το «μπέρδεμα» ή την «αταξία» με τη σύγχρονη έννοια της λέξης, αλλά για μια πρωταρχική κατάσταση, ένα άνοιγμα, ένα χάσμα, έναν απέραντο κενό χώρο από τον οποίο αναδύθηκε η κοσμική τάξη. …More