Greek Myths

Sisyphus
Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra (Corinth) in Greek
mythology. Although Sisyphus helped its city become
a commercial hub and invested in navigation, he was a
sly and deceitful person. On numerous occasions, he
violated the Xenia (the concept of hospitality and
generosity shown to travellers and guests), by killing
them. As punishment Zeus sentenced him to eternally
push a boulder uphill. However, as soon as he would
reach the top of the hill, the boulder would roll down
and Sisyphus had to push it back again.

Orpheus
Orpheus was the son of Apollo and Calliope, the
Muse. Apollo gave his son a lyre and taught him how
to play. It is said that nothing could resist to his music,
neither friends nor enemies or beasts. Even trees and
rocks were entranced with his music.

Atalanta

Atalanta was a swift hunter. In the most famous story, Atalanta

offered to marry anyone who could outrun her—but those whom
she overtook, she speared. In one race Hippomenes was given
three golden apples by the goddess Aphrodite. When he dropped
them, Atalanta stopped to pick them up and so lost the race.

Narcissus
He was distinguished for his beauty.
According to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Narcissus’s mother was
told by the blind seer Tiresias that he would have a long life if he
never recognized himself. However, when he rejected the nymph
Echo the gods became angry. They punished him by making him
fall in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and he
eventually killed himself. All that was left was the flower,
narcissus.