Great Greek Myths
Great Greek Myths
This series sets out to recount these ancient stories using animations created especially for the occasion, and illustrations chosen from the entire history of art.
Zeus and the Conquest of Power
To earn the title of Master of Olympus, Zeus took many important steps and overcame many challenges.
Zeus in Love
His first wife was Metis. His second, who was known as his wife on Olympus, was the jealous Hera.
Hades - A Reluctant King
Having become organizer of the world, Zeus entrusted the world of the sea to his brother Poseidon, and the underworld, or the kingdom of the dead, to Hades.
Orpheus - A Hymn of Impossible Love
On certain evenings, the constellation of Lyra is visible in the skies.
Theseus - The Ravages of Oversight
Theseus was the fruit of dual paternity: Aegeus King of Athens slept with Aethra when she had just been raped by Poseidon, God of the Sea.
Prometheus - The Rebel of Olympus
Taking revenge against Prometheus, Zeus created the first woman - the beautiful Pandora. He gave her a manipulative and deceptive character and subjected Prometheus to terrible torture.
Apollo - Shadow and Light
Although they were the son and daughter of Zeus, Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were born under threats from the goddess Hera.
Dionysus - An Outsider in the City
Zeus had a reputation for being a seducer of women. One day he lay with a mortal - Semele, the daughter of the king of Thebes. Their son Dionysus was brought up by nymphs.
Dedalus and Icarus - A Shattered Dream
Dedalus, a prominent Greek inventor, settled in Crete among King Minos’ court. Queen Pasiphaë, who had an all-consuming passion for a white bull, called upon his services.
Athena - Armed Wisdom
The Goddess of War Athena was the wisest, most level-headed and rational deity. She was born out of Zeus’ skull, wearing a helmet and holding a spear.
Aphrodite - Dictated by Desire
Kronos revolted against his father Uranus. He severed his father’s genitals and threw them into the sea, where they mingled with the foam and gave birth to Aphrodite.
Hermes - The Impenetrable Messenger
Hermes was the youngest of the Gods of Olympus. Right from birth, he was an insolent, thieving, trickster God.
Psyche - Beauty and the Beast
In this myth, many versions of which have been passed down through the ages, Psyche is the Beauty.
Bellerophon - The Man Who Wanted to be a God
Bellerophon, the grandson of Sisyphus, one of the Greek world’s worst criminals, dreamt of becoming a hero, of being equal to the Gods.
Perseus - The Look of Death
Perseus was not meant to come into the world. Fearing the fulfillment of the prediction according to which his grandson would kill him, King Acrisius shut his daughter Danaë away in a fortified tower.
Medea - The Impenetrable Messenger
On his quest to find the Golden Fleece, Jason asked the cruel King of Colchis and his daughter Medea, a powerful sorceress, for help.
Heracles - The Man Who Became a God
We all know about Heracles’ unequaled strength and the twelve labors he had to carry out, but we know a great deal less about the way in which his life was turned upside down by terrible curses.
Oedipus - The Riddle Solver
No mortal endured more terrible a tragedy than Oedipus. He was the son of King Laius, King of Thebes.
Antigone - The Woman Who Said 'No'
Antigone was one of Oedipus’ four children. She had two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, as well as a sister, Ismene.
Tartarus - The Damned of the Earth
Located in the bowels of the Earth, Tartarus was the prison of the Underworld, the place where fallen Gods and banished heroes ended up.