Greek Mythology

A Greek Mythological account to quench your myth thirst with short facts

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#Orpheus could enchant the rocks with his beautiful #music, and managed to impress #lord of #Underworld
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#Orpheus, the #Underworld Survivor, was taught to play the #lyre by #Apollo himself
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#Apollo (god of #Music) is later seen as the best #lyre player there is
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The #Lyre has strong roots in #GMythology, for it was created by #Hermes to steal from #Apollo's sacred cattle
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The #god of the #Sun was #Helios, but later on it was identified as #Apollo
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#Neptune, #Roman #God of the Seas, has the planet named after him due to his color (#Blue)
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#Uranus is actually #Greek #god of the #sky, and is named so because of it's blue color
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#Saturn is named after the father of #Jupiter, #titan of agriculture, and furthest #planet seen by eye #GMythology

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#Jupiter, the largest of all planets, is named after the #Roman #king of the #Gods (#Zeus)
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#Planet #Mars is named after the #Roman #God of #War, due to its red-blood color #GMythology #Myth

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#MotherEarth is depicted as #Gaia, or Terra (#Roman) in #GMythology, and is the grandmother of #Zeus
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#Venus was named after the #goddess of #love and #beauty, because it shone the brightest in the night sky #GMythology

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#Mercury (fastest orbit) is named after the high-speed #messenger of the #gods
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All of the Solar System's #planets are named after #Roman gods and goddesses (#Venus), except for #Earth. #GMythology

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Fittingly, #Pluto's moon is named #Charon, the ferryman of the Underworld, Pluto's realm
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#Pluto was going to be named #Minerva (#Roman #Goddess of #Wisdom and #Arts)
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#Pluto stems its name from the #god of the #Underworld in Roman #Mythology
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#Zeus explained his love for Europa and put her on #Crete, where she bore #Minos
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Once Europa was on top of him, the bull (#Zeus) charged and ran into the sea, where he impregnated her
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