Tag: Greek mythology
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The Mysterious Lotus Eaters and the Wind Demon
Lotus Eaters and the Wind Demon. Found within Greek mythology are the lotus-eaters who were a race of people living on an island dominated by the Lotus tree. There are mythical elements contained in story, namely the mysterious wind demon. The lotus fruits and flowers in the ancient mythical story were the primary food of…
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Werewolf of the Olympians – Ancient Greek
The Olympian Werewolf; Damarchus was a real-life Olympic Boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who was said to shape-shift into a Werewolf during the Festival of Lycaea. The Story of the Werewolf Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work Description of Greece. While he seems to accept that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes…