#gmyth

Persephone was the wife of Hades and the Queen of the Underworld. She was a dual deity, since, in addition to presiding over the dead with intriguing autonomy, as the daughter of Demeter, she was also a goddess of fertility. The myth of her abduction by Hades was frequently used to explain the cycle of the seasons. Together with her mother, she was the central figure of the Eleusinian mysteries.

(06/15/18) - ig: @celinereitzin 

On their journey home, Theseus was ordered by the god Dionysus to abandon Ariadne on the island, as the wine god had chosen her for his own. Reluctantly, he obeyed. Theseus had promised his father that if he succeeded in his quest, he would sail home with white sails. If he failed, the ship would return flying black sails. In his mourning, he had forgotten this promise, and the king, mad with grief, flung himself off the palace rooftop. Theseus inherited the throne and went on to become an infamous hero, completing many labors, uniting several nations, and bring hailed as a reformer in his own right. Many years later he would meet death in the form of a furious rival, who flung him off a cliff to protect his own kingdom.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY :: NYX, goddess of the night, ancient Protogenoi. ↳ Katie McGrath 

GREEK MYTHOLOGY :: ATHENA, goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts & skill. ↳ Gemma Arterton 

GREEK MYTHOLOGY :: APOLLO, god of the prophecy and oracles, healing, plague and disease, music, song and poetry, archery & protector of young men. ↳ Alex Pettyfer 

GREEK MYTHOLOGY :: ARTEMIS, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth and virginity & protector of young girls. ↳ Natalie Portman 

GREEK MYTHOLOGY :: POSEIDON, god of the sea, earth-shaker & tamer of horses. ↳ Sam Worthington