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Dionysus also punished the Tyrrhenian sea robbers, but not so much because they did not recognize him as a god, but for the evil that they wanted to inflict on him as a mere mortal.
One day young Dionysus stood on the shores of the azure sea. The sea breeze gently played with his dark curls and slightly stirred the folds of the purple cloak that fell from the slender shoulders of the young god. A ship appeared out to sea in the distance; he quickly approached the shore. When the ship was already close, the sailors - they were Tyrrhenian sea robbers - saw a wonderful young man on a deserted seashore. They quickly moored, went ashore, grabbed Dionysus and took him to the ship. The robbers did not even suspect that they had captured a god. The robbers rejoiced that such rich booty fell into their hands. They were sure that they would get a lot of gold for such a beautiful young man by selling him into slavery. Arriving on the ship, the robbers wanted to shackle Dionysus in heavy chains, but they fell from the arms and legs of the young god. He sat and looked at the robbers with a calm smile. When the helmsman saw that the chains were not holding on to the hands of the young man, he said to his comrades with fear:
- Unhappy! What are we doing? Do we want to bind God? Look, even our ship can barely hold it! Isn't it Zeus himself, isn't it the silver-armed Apollo or Poseidon, the shaker of the earth? No, he doesn't look like a mortal! This is one of the gods living on the bright Olympus. Release him soon, land him on the ground. No matter how he summoned violent winds and raised a formidable storm on the sea!
But the captain angrily answered the wise helmsman:
- Contemptible! Look, the wind is fair! Our ship will quickly rush along the waves boundless sea. We will take care of the young man later. We will sail to Egypt, or to Cyprus, or to the distant country of the Hyperboreans, and there we will sell it; let this young man look for his friends and brothers there. No, the gods sent it to us!
The robbers calmly raised the sails, and the ship went out to the open sea. Suddenly a miracle happened: fragrant wine flowed through the ship, and the whole air was filled with fragrance. The robbers were dumbfounded. But on the sails they turned green vines with heavy clusters; dark green ivy curled around the mast; beautiful fruits appeared everywhere; oarlocks of oars wrapped around garlands of flowers. When the robbers saw all this, they began to pray to the wise helmsman to rule as soon as possible to the shore. But it's too late! The young man turned into a lion and stood on the deck with a menacing growl, his eyes flashing furiously. A shaggy bear appeared on the deck of the ship; she bared her mouth terribly.
In horror, the robbers rushed to the stern and crowded around the helmsman. With a huge leap, the lion rushed at the captain and tore him to pieces. Having lost hope of salvation, the robbers rushed into the sea waves one by one, and Dionysus turned them into dolphins. The helmsman was spared by Dionysus. He assumed his former form and, smiling affably, said to the helmsman:
- Don't be afraid! I loved you. I am Dionysus, the son of the Thunderer Zeus and the daughter of Cadmus, Semele!
Based on the poem "Metamorphoses" by Ovid.
Dionysus also punished the Tyrrhenian sea robbers, but not so much because they did not recognize him as a god, but for the evil that they wanted to inflict on him as a mere mortal.
One day young Dionysus stood on the shores of the azure sea. The sea breeze gently played with his dark curls and slightly stirred the folds of the purple cloak that fell from the slender shoulders of the young god. A ship appeared out to sea in the distance; he quickly approached the shore. When the ship was already close, the sailors - they were Tyrrhenian sea robbers - saw a wondrous young man on a deserted seashore. They quickly moored, went ashore, grabbed Dionysus and took him to the ship. The robbers did not even suspect that they had captured a god. The robbers rejoiced that such rich booty fell into their hands. They were sure that they would get a lot of gold for such a beautiful young man by selling him into slavery. Arriving on the ship, the robbers wanted to shackle Dionysus in heavy chains, but they fell from the arms and legs of the young god. He sat and looked at the robbers with a calm smile. When the helmsman saw that the chains were not holding on to the hands of the young man, he said to his comrades with fear:
Unhappy! What are we doing? Do we want to bind God? Look - even our ship can barely hold it! Isn't it Zeus himself, isn't it the silver-armed Apollo or Poseidon, the shaker of the earth? No, he doesn't look like a mortal! This is one of the gods living on the bright Olympus. Release him soon, land him on the ground. No matter how he summoned violent winds and raised a formidable storm on the sea!
But the captain angrily answered the wise helmsman:
Despicable! Look, the wind is fair! Our ship will quickly rush along the waves of the boundless sea. We will take care of the young man later. We will sail to Egypt, or to Cyprus, or to the distant country of the Hyperboreans, and there we will sell it; let this young man look for his friends and brothers there. No, the gods sent it to us!
The robbers calmly raised the sails, and the ship went out to the open sea. Suddenly a miracle happened: fragrant wine flowed through the ship, and the whole air was filled with fragrance. The robbers were dumbfounded. But here on the sails vines with heavy clusters turned green; dark green ivy curled around the mast; beautiful fruits appeared everywhere; oarlocks of oars wrapped around garlands of flowers. When the robbers saw all this, they began to pray to the wise helmsman to rule as soon as possible to the shore. But it's too late! The young man turned into a lion and stood on the deck with a menacing growl, his eyes flashing furiously. A shaggy bear appeared on the deck of the ship; she bared her mouth terribly.
In horror, the robbers rushed to the stern and crowded around the helmsman. With a huge leap, the lion rushed at the captain and tore him to pieces. Having lost hope of salvation, the robbers rushed into the sea waves one by one, and Dionysus turned them into dolphins. The helmsman was spared by Dionysus. He assumed his former form and, smiling affably, said to the helmsman:
Don't be afraid! I loved you. I am Dionysus, the son of the Thunderer Zeus and the daughter of Cadmus, Semele!
Myths of Ancient GreeceMyth (ancient Greek μῦθος) - a legend that conveys people's ideas about the world, man's place in it, about the origin of all things, about gods and heroes.
The myth of Dionysus
Dionis - in ancient Greek mythology, the youngest of the Olympians, the god of vegetation, viticulture, winemaking, the productive forces of nature, inspiration and religious ecstasy. Mentioned in
" Odyssey " .With a cheerful crowd of maenads and satyrs decorated with wreaths, the cheerful god Dionysus walks around the world, from country to country. He walks in front, wearing a wreath of grapes, holding a thyrsus adorned with ivy. Around him young maenads whirl in a quick dance, singing and shouting; clumsy satyrs with tails and goat legs, drunk on wine, jump about.
Dionysus-Bacchus merrily walks the earth, conquering everything with his power. He teaches people to plant grapes and make wine from their heavy, ripe bunches.
Dionysus goes to the deserted seashore. A sail was visible in the distance. It was a pirate ship. They quickly moored, went ashore, grabbed Dionysus and took him to the ship.Arriving on the ship, the robbers wanted to shackle Dionysus in heavy chains, but they fell from the arms and legs of the young god. The robbers calmly raised the sails, and the ship went out to the open sea. Suddenly a miracle happened
: fragrant wine streamed through the ship, and the whole air was filled with fragrance. The robbers were dumbfounded. But here on the sails vines with heavy clusters turned green; dark green ivy curled around the mast; When the robbers saw all this, they began to pray to the wise helmsman to rule as soon as possible to the shore. But it's too late! The young man turned into a lion and stood on the deck with a menacing growl, his eyes flashing furiously. Having lost hope of salvation, the robbers rushed into the sea waves one by one, and Dionysus turned them into dolphins. After that, he assumed his former form and, smiling affably, said: « I am Dionysus, the son of the Thunderer Zeus and the daughter of Cadmus, Semele!»Adonis
Adonis - in ancient Greek mythology - according to the most popular version - the son of Kinira from his own daughter Smyrna.
Adonis was famous for his beauty: the goddess of love Aphrodite falls in love with him. He is also called the beloved of Dionysus. He was a shepherd and a hare hunter. The Muses' praise of hunting inspired him to become a hunter.
The city of Byblos is dedicated to him.
Among the Phoenicians, Adonis (Adon in Phoenician mythology) is the young resurrecting god of spring, the personification of the annual dying and revival of nature. In ancient Greece, the feast of Adonis in the middle of summer was celebrated for two days: on the first, his combination with Aphrodite was celebrated as a symbol of spring flowering and resurrection, the other day was dedicated to crying for the dead god, symbolizing the withering of nature. The women of Argive mourned him. Ancient people believed that thanks to Adonis flowers bloomed in spring and fruits ripened in summer, while in winter nature mourned the departed god. As a sign of involvement in the cult of the bewitching beauty of the god Adonis, women began to grow flowers in clay pots, which they called"gardens of Adonis". People identified him with Dionysus.
Supporters of the mythological school identified the image of the myth of Adonis with Jesus Christ.
The goddess of love Aphrodite fell in love with the son of the king of Cyprus - the beautiful young man Adonis, who surpasses the beauty of all mortals. Forgetting everything in the world, Aphrodite spent time with Adonis in Cyprus, hunting with him in the mountains and forests of the island. She tried not to part with him, but leaving him for a while, she asked him to be careful, to avoid formidable animals, such as lions and wild boars. Once, when Aphrodite was not around, the dogs attacked the trail of a huge boar and rushed after him in pursuit. Adonis was about to strike the beast with his spear when the boar rushed at him and inflicted
him a mortal wound.
Having learned about the death of Adonis and grieving it, Aphrodite went barefoot along the mountain slopes and gorges in search of him, her tender feet left bloody footprints on the stones. Finally, she found the murdered Adonis and began to lament bitterly over him. Wishing to keep the memory of him forever, the goddess ordered a beautiful anemone flower to grow from the blood of the young man. And where drops of blood fell from the wounded legs of the goddess, scarlet roses appeared. They were luxurious, and their color is as bright as the blood of the goddess. Then Zeus took pity on the grief of Aphrodite. He ordered his brother Hades, the god of the underworld of the dead, to release Adonis to earth from the kingdom of shadows every six months. After spending half a year in the kingdom of Hades, Adonis at the same time returns to earth to meet the bright rays of the sun and the arms of the golden Aphrodite. All nature rejoices, rejoicing in their love
Prometheus
Prometheus - in ancient Greek mythology, a titan, the king of the Scythians, the protector of people from the arbitrariness of the gods. Son of Iapetus and Clymene.
The name of the titan "Prometheus" means "thinking before", "foreseeing" ( as opposed to the name of his brother Epimetheus,"thinking after") and is derived from the Indo-European root me-dh-, men-dh-, "to think", "to know".
The myth of Prometheus
According to Hesiod, Prometheus fashioned people from the earth, and Athena endowed them with breath; in a more detailed version, set forth by Propertius, he fashioned people from clay, mixing earth with water (Hesiod does not have this); or he revived the people created by Deucalion and Pyrrha from stones. Near Panopia (Phocis) in ancient times there was a statue of Prometheus, and next to it were two large stones left from the clay from which people were fashioned. Fraser visited this valley.
And I saw reddish earth at its bottom. When the gods and men bickered at Mekon, Prometheus deceived Zeus by offering him a choice, and he chose a larger but worse part of the victim. So Prometheus changed the order of sacrifices to the gods, earlier the whole animal was burned, and now only the bones. Prometheus killed the bull first. People set to burn the liver of sacrificial animals on the altars, so that the gods would enjoy their liver instead of Prometheus.
Fire theft
According to the oldest version of the myth, Prometheus stole the fire from Hephaestus, took it from Olympus and handed it over to people. He ascended to heaven with the help of Athena and raised the torch to the sun. He gave people fire, hiding it in a hollow reed stalk (narfex) and showed people how to keep it, sprinkling it with ashes.
This reed has an interior filled with white pulp that can burn like a wick.In interpretation, he invented"fire sticks" from which the fire ignites. According to another interpretation, he studied astronomy, and also comprehended the cause of lightning.
For the theft of fire, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to chain Prometheus to the Caucasus Range. He was punished for disobeying Zeus. Prometheus was chained to a rock and doomed to incessant torment: an eagle flying every day pecked at Prometheus's liver, which later grew back. These torments, according to various ancient sources, lasted from several centuries to 30 thousand years (according to Aeschylus), until Hercules killed eagle's arrow and did not free Prometheus. Prometheus showed Hercules the way to the Hesperides. In gratitude, Hercules killed the eagle with an arrow from a bow and persuaded Zeus to calm his anger. When Zeus freed Prometheus, he bound one of his fingers with a stone from a rock and iron, since then people have been wearing rings. There is a story about how Prometheus tried to bribe Charon, but to no avail.
Demeter
Demeter - in ancient Greek mythology, the goddess of fertility, the patroness of agriculture. One of the most revered deities of the Olympic pantheon. Her name means« Mother Earth »
The myth of Demeter
The goddess Demeter had a young, beautiful daughter, Persephone. Zeus was the father of Persephone. One day Persephone and her girlfriends, the Oceanids, carelessly frolicked in the flowering Nisei Valley. Like a light-winged butterfly, the young daughter of Demeter ran from flower to flower. She picked lush roses, fragrant violets, snow-white lilies and red hyacinths. Persephone frolicked carelessly, not knowing the fate that her father Zeus assigned her. Persephone did not think that she would not soon see the clear light of the sun again, would not soon admire the flowers and inhale their sweet aroma. Zeus gave her as a wife to his gloomy brother Hades, and Persephone must live with him in the darkness of the underworld, deprived of the light of the hot southern sun. Hades saw Persephone frolicking in the Nisean Valley, and decided to immediately kidnap her. He begged the goddess of the earth, Gaia, to grow an unusually beautiful flower ... The goddess Gaia agreed, and a marvelous flower grew in the Nisei Valley. Persephone saw a flower and plucked it. And suddenly the earth opened up, and Hades appeared on black horses and kidnapped Persephone.
Demeter heard the cry of her daughter, the goddess Persephone was looking everywhere, but she was not there. She went to other gods for help, and Helios - the sun answered her that Persephone had been abducted by Hades. The mother got sad. She left Olympus.
All growth on earth ceased, The leaves on the trees withered and flew around. The forests became bare. But it was still the goddess Demeter. Zeus did not want humanity to perish, and begged Demeter to return. The goddess agreed, only on the condition that Persephone returned to her. But Zeus could not do this. And both sides agreed that Persephone would live with her mother for two thirds of the year, and return to her husband Hades for one third. Since then, when Persephone leaves her mother, autumn comes, and when she returns to her mother, the goddess of fertility pours her gifts to people with a generous hand and rewards the work of the farmer with a rich harvest
.Tyrrhenian sea robbers / Ancient Greek myth Dionysus also punished the Tyrrhenian sea robbers, but not so much because they did not recognize him...
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Tyrrhenian sea robbers / Ancient Greek myth
Dionysus also punished the Tyrrhenian sea robbers, but not so much because they did not recognize him as a god, but for the evil that they wanted to inflict on him as a mere mortal.
One day young Dionysus stood on the shores of the azure sea. The sea breeze gently played with his dark curls and slightly stirred the folds of the purple cloak that fell from the slender shoulders of the young god. A ship appeared out to sea in the distance; he quickly approached the shore. When the ship was already close, the sailors - they were Tyrrhenian sea robbers - saw a wondrous young man on a deserted seashore. They quickly moored, went ashore, grabbed Dionysus and took him to the ship. The robbers did not even suspect that they had captured a god. The robbers rejoiced that such rich booty fell into their hands. They were sure that they would get a lot of gold for such a beautiful young man by selling him into slavery. Arriving on the ship, the robbers wanted to shackle Dionysus in heavy chains, but they fell from the arms and legs of the young god. He sat and looked at the robbers with a calm smile. When the helmsman saw that the chains were not holding on to the hands of the young man, he said to his comrades with fear:
Unhappy! What are we doing? Do we want to bind God? Look - even our ship can barely hold it! Isn't it Zeus himself, isn't it the silver-armed Apollo or Poseidon, the shaker of the earth? No, he doesn't look like a mortal! This is one of the gods living on the bright Olympus. Release him soon, land him on the ground. No matter how he summoned violent winds and raised a formidable storm on the sea!
But the captain angrily answered the wise helmsman:
Despicable! Look, the wind is fair! Our ship will quickly rush along the waves of the boundless sea. We will take care of the young man later. We will sail to Egypt, or to Cyprus, or to the distant country of the Hyperboreans, and there we will sell it; let this young man look for his friends and brothers there. No, the gods sent it to us!
The robbers calmly raised the sails, and the ship went out to the open sea. Suddenly a miracle happened: fragrant wine flowed through the ship, and the whole air was filled with fragrance. The robbers were dumbfounded. But here on the sails vines with heavy clusters turned green; dark green ivy curled around the mast; beautiful fruits appeared everywhere; oarlocks of oars wrapped around garlands of flowers. When the robbers saw all this, they began to pray to the wise helmsman to rule as soon as possible to the shore. But it's too late! The young man turned into a lion and stood on the deck with a menacing growl, his eyes flashing furiously. A shaggy bear appeared on the deck of the ship; she bared her mouth terribly.
In horror, the robbers rushed to the stern and crowded around the helmsman. With a huge leap, the lion rushed at the captain and tore him to pieces. Having lost hope of salvation, the robbers rushed into the sea waves one by one, and Dionysus turned them into dolphins. The helmsman was spared by Dionysus. He assumed his former form and, smiling affably, said to the helmsman:
Don't be afraid! I loved you. I am Dionysus, the son of the Thunderer Zeus and the daughter of Cadmus, Semele!
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