Myth

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Myths
You are probably here because you are interested in Greek myths. Here are some short summaries of the most popular myths.
Little Hermes
Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia, a nymph. He was born already walking and talking. The day he was born, Hermes constructed the lyre, a kind of harp. Then he stole fifty of Apollo's sheep, sacrificing two of them to the gods. Being the god of thieves, Hermes cleverly concealed all of his tracks. However, Apollo was the god of prophecy, so he found out that Hermes had stolen his sheep. Hermes then had to exchange his lyre for the sheep. Then the two gods became friends.

The Kidnapping of Persephone

Persephone was a young maiden, the daughter of Demeter, the earth mother. It came to pass that Hades fell in love with her. He kidnapped her one day, taking her to his underworld kingdom. Demeter was very grievous ïå÷àëüíûé when she found out about her daughter's disappearance. She left Olympus and wandered in the form of an old woman. Because of her absence, there was a great famine. Finally Zeus sent Hermes to Hades to bring Persephone back. Before letting her go, Hades gave her seven pomegranate ãðàíàò ( ïëîä ) seeds to eat. Later it turned out that because of this she had to go back to him. So now Persephone spends seven months in the underworld, which are the cold, lifeless months. The remaining warm, sunny months she spends with her mother back on Earth.
Don't look back!!
Orpheus could make such beautiful music that even trees and animals would crowd around him to listen. Orpheus was in love with the lovely Eurydice (Ýâðèäèêà). But she got bitten by a snake and died. Orpheus was inconsolable áåçóòåøíûé. He went down to the underworld, playing his music as skillfully as he could, mesmerizing ãèïíîòèçèðîâàòü; î÷àðîâûâàòü the guards. Moved by his music, Hades told him to go back, promising to send Eurydice after him. ...