Showing posts with label gods/godesses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gods/godesses. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Song lyrics referring to various Greek Gods and Myths

From "Naer Mataron" song "The Triumph"

"ZEUS upsets the cosmic disorder
HERCULES drowns the snakes
THESEIS lifts the rocks and rigs
FAETHON sets the sky on fire
FIVOS kills the python
The head of Medusa is in the edge of our swords
The sacred one"



Mythological mentions would include:

-Zeus
-Hercules
-Thesis
-Faethon
-Fivos
-Medusa

Song lyrics reffering to Aphrodite

From "Deep Purple" song "Talk about love"



"Aphrodite now there's a girl,
Good good loving,
She spreads around the world"





Meaning something like, Aphrodite is a good figure who spreads love around the world. Overall describing Aphrodite.

Artemis (female ideal)



Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and was the Goddess of virginity. She is considered the female ideal in Greek mythology.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Jupiter - Jupiter



Jupiter was the God of the Roman Gods. He held the position that Zeus had in Greek mythology. The planet "Jupiter" was named after him because Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Various Jupiter moons were also named after Roman Gods.

Apollo - Sun




Apollo is known in both Greek and Roman ancient mythology. In Greek he is known as the God of Sun, logic, and reason. In Rome he is known the God of light, music, and hearing. When we hear the name Apollo, we tend to think of space, due to the spacecraft that was named Apollo, but in reality, he does have to do with space, as he is associated with the Sun.

Hypnos - Hypnosis



Hypnos was the ancient Greek God of sleep and rest. The word "hypnosis" is derived from this name, as hypnosis is a method used to make people subconscious.

Chronos - Chronological



Chrono is the Greek God of time. Which is where we get the word "chronological" from, as "chronological" means in order, or in time. He was later adopted by the Romans as the God Saturn, and the planet in our solar system "Saturn" is named after him.

Ceres - Cereal



Ceres was the Greek goddess of wheat and agriculture. This is where the word "cereal" is derived from, as cereal is a type of plant.

Atlas - Atlas



Atlas was a Titan who fought against the Greek Gods. So Zeus punished him by making him carry the whole sky. Today, we use the term “Atlas” to mean a map or a series of maps all in book form.

Auster- Austral



Auster was the Greek personification of the Southern Wind. Which is where we get the word Austral from, which means something southern.