#greek

I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#bed #big #book #collections #goes

Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up! ↗

— Rick Riordan

#greek #humor #mythology #public-service-announcement #safety

Atlas smirked. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#paraphrased #unintentional-humor #humor

According to Greek Mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate beings, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves. ↗

— Plato

#love #mythology #soul-mates #love

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#heroes-of-olympus #piper-mclean #rick-riordan #the-mark-of-athena #mythology

We villians are a very select group indeed. In the very desperation of our hate rests our strength. ↗

— Cyclops

#greek-anti-heros #greek-heroes #greek-mythology #monsters #mythology

Simple. Atlantis can't be found." He scoffed at her. " You're the second person to tell me that in less than an hour. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#atlantis #greek-mythology #sherrilyn-kenyon #mythology

Even Cronus, the Titan who literally had his kids for breakfast, would find these facts hard to swallow. ↗

— Tai Odunsi

#greek-mythology #humor #mythology #percy-jackson-and-the-olympians #humor

...She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire. ↗

— Virgil

#greek #greek-mythology #mythology #mythology

But the queen--too long she has suffered the pain of love, hour by hour nursing the wound with her lifeblood, consumed by the fire buried in her heart. [...] His looks, his words, they pierce her heart and cling-- no peace, no rest for her body, love will give her none. ↗

— Virgil

#greek #myth #mythology #the-aeneid #trojan