GREEK

MYTHS
KARLA PADILLA
 I
The three sisters of
fate
 Τhe Three Sisters of Fate

In Greek mythology, the Moirae are the three

goddesses of fate. Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. The
three sisters weave the fate of humans and gods alike.
Neither human nor God has the power to influence or
question their judgment and actions. The three
Moirae, or Fates represented the cycle of life,
essentially standing for birth, life, and death.
The three sisters of fate

Clotho
Clotho weaved the Threads of Fate,
beginning all life.

Lachesis
Lahkesis would measure the threads,
determining how long a mortal, God
and Titan's life span would be.

Atropos
Atropos cut the threads, ending the life.
 02
Circe
 Circe
In Greek mythology, Circe was a goddess of
magic, though she was sometimes depicted as
a nymph, a witch or an enchantress. In any
case, she was associated with magic. She
knew a lot about potions and herbs, and
sometimes used this knowledge against her
enemies and people who offended her, turning
them into wild animals. She also had a wand
or staff called the rhabdos which she also used
to channel her magic.
Circe
Circe has been portrayed as a two-dimensional villain in most post-
Homeric works. In the Odyssey itself, however, she's actually a
much more balanced and complex character. Yes, she's frightening,
and yes, she turns men to pigs, but after she and Odysseus become
lovers she offers to help him and his men, giving them shelter and
helping them heal from their griefs for an entire year. Her house is
the only place in the Odyssey that Odysseus doesn't agitate to
leave--his men have to come and remind him that it's time to go.

Then, when he tells her he's leaving, Circe doesn't try to keep him,
nor even complain about his going. She instead offers him vital help
and advice on the difficult road ahead. She ends up, in fact, being
one of the most helpful people he encounters. So I think it's very
interesting that she's been made into such a villain.
EROS &
PSYCHE
 EROS & PSYCHE
Once upon a time, there was a king who had three wonderful daughters. The youngest, Psyche, was much more beautiful than her
two sisters and looked like a goddess among mere mortals. The fame of its beauty had been spread throughout the whole kingdom
and men kept coming to her palace to admire and worship her.

When people would see her, they used to say that not even Aphrodite herself could compete Psyche. The more people were getting to
know Psyche, the less would remember the goddess of love and beauty. The temples of Aphrodite were abandoned, her altars covered
with cold ashes and the sculptors would no more make statues for her. All the honors reserved to her were then attributed to a simple,
mortal girl.

The goddess could not accept such a situation and required help from his son, Eros. He told him in distress, Use your power and
make this little shameless girl to fall in love with the vilest and the most despicable creature who has ever walked on Earth. Eros
agreed to do so but the moment he saw her, he himself felt his heart pierced by one of his own arrows. He couldn't make that
charming maiden fall in love with a horrible creature but also decided not to tell his mother.