Ridley Scott’s latest directorial production looks like it’s going to be the most visually stimulating and involving yet. Although, interestingly what was once pinned as an ‘Alien’ prequel looks set to take a different direction. Apparantly set in the same universe as Alien, it claims to establish it’s own mythology and event line.

And establish it, it certainly does. If you haven’t already seen the teaser releases from the studio including guy pearce giving a thought provoking speech at ‘TED 2023′ and an artificial human ‘David 8′, here are some links:

• Peter Weyland: TED 2023
• David 8

The film itself appears to be a more action orientated affair and stars actors Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce. Individually with their own accolades the most interesting choice as far as I’m concerned would be Noomi Rapace better known as the star of the Stieg Larsson trilogy in the original swedish series of films. Looks to be an interetsing performance indeed.

Here’s the official trailer:

Looks pretty fucking exciting frankly. Expect it June 6th.

In the past tens years or so, a lot of money has certainly been made by Universal Studio Pictures with their original revival of “THE MUMMY” series in the late 90’s, as led by director Stephen Sommers, and then taken over by Rob Cohen, back in 2008. Therefore, it only makes sense for them to dust off the franchise once more and send it into reboot territory to see if there’s still some life left in the old series.

Jon Spaihts has landed the job of writing the new “MUMMY” film, according to Variety, and, if his name sounds awfully familiar to you, it should. You’ll be hearing a lot of it once “PROMETHEUS” hits theaters soon, as he co-wrote the script with screenwriter, Damon Lindelof. He also wrote last year’s THE DARKEST HOUR, which was described to me as “incredibly stupid,” but, if PROMETHEUS winds up being anywhere near as good as it looks, perhaps that speaks well about the future of “THE MUMMY”.

The first big screen outing, starring then, big name, Brandon Fraser was a lot of fun back in it’s day when it was released in 1999, but there’s no word as of yet on if that type of action-adventure tone will be used once again for the reboot, or if the plan for the new film is to go in a completely different direction and get back to basics, using ”THE MUMMY” as one of Universal’s classic monsters again. 

Only time will tell for the undead franchise as it creeps it’s way closer and closer to rising again . .

they started off on a peaceful voyage to find the beginning of man but landed on the alien threat instead

What lies in store for us in this 5Th (Excluding the predator and Avp series) alien movie, we don’t get to see the aliens just people maybe burnt by acid in space suits. The movie will be released in cinemas so I’m sure all you horror film fans are on the edge of your seats waiting for this movie.

The editing on the trailer i would give 7/10 for the sound that is like screaming and bringing back the old slowly forming letters from other alien movies.

Suspense and action i would give 6/10 because there aren’t any aliens (I’m just wanting to see some more action in the trailer)

And then the overall score i would give 8.5/10 as i really cant wait for this film

 Ridley Scott is back. With movies like Bladrunner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down under his belt who could argue that this won’t be a film worth seeing? Well yes, you could argue that he is doing like many others in hollywood and relying on a pre-boxed franchise, but is isn’t it worth it? It’s Ridley Scott! Besides, it’s almost a new idea, he at least went in the opposite direction of many others and made a prequel instead of a sequel, and not only a prequel to the Alien Franchise but a prequel to all humanity since Prometheus’s premise is on how humans were created. I’m sure that may turn off a lot of people from seeing this if they read the bio- but that’s the beauty of a lot of the films Ridley Scott directs- they ask the big questions! His movies aren’t just a big glorified hero’s journey, they give the viewer a sense of the real unknown. Although the trailer reveals nothing story-wise about the movie, we can expect to see A real journey that answers the question that many fans have asked since the first movie: Where did the Alien come from?

The trailer is very ambigious, but the effects are astounding and leave an awesome impression! Ridley Scott has graphics on his side with this one, as CG and other cinema technology is only getting better. (See: Avatar) What’s more important, however, is whether we can expect a good storyline accompanied by these stunning images.

The Romans referred to him as Hercules , Heracles is the greatest of all Greek Heroes . Many tales were told about him , mostly about his super human abilities . His ‘ 12 labours’ were his own repentence for having murdered his own family . They included stealing the girdle of the Amazon Queen Hippolyte and subduing Cerberus , the at the gates to the Underworld .He is also often depicted with the skin of a lion . He slew the Nemean lion as his first labour and wore its skin as his token .

                                                                  Prometheus 

The creation of mankind is credited to Prometheus . He created clay models of gods which charmed Athena so much , that she breathed life into them . He also wanted to grant them all knowledge but Zeus forbade it . Prometheus opposed Zeus ; he stole a spark of fire from the smithy of Hephaestus and brought it to humanity . Zeus was so enrages that he pegged Prometheus to a rock on Mount Caucasus where a vulture would come to peck his liver everyday .

                                                                     Europa 

Zeus took liking to this Phoenician princess , he went to the place where she and her hand maidens were picking flowers disguised as a bull . The bull seemed so tame that Europa garlended it with flowers . She also had the courage to sit on its back . At this Zeus plunged into the water and went to the island called Crete . She later married the king of Crete and also bore him a son who became King Minos .

                                                                       Phaenthon

Over ambition is the title of the story of Phaenthon . He was the son of Helios , who was the divine charioteer whose horses drew across the Sun and heavens each day . Phaenthon begged his father to let him drive the chariot . Helios relented , but Phaenthon could not control the horses and the chariot was out of his control .it came so close to the Earth that it dried up the rivers and scorched the land . To prevent disaster Zeus struck Phaenthon dead with a thunderbolt .

                                                                         Sisyphus

This cruel and evil king if Thessaly won the kingdom by cheating his brother . Once Sisyphus tried to dupe Zeus himself and was sentenced to death by the gods , – but the wily Sisyfus managed to fool Hades into letting him out of the underworld . Eventually Hermes the GOd of Trickery , dragged him to the Underworld where he was forced to toil at rolling a boulder up a hill forever .

Prometheus was a Titan in Greek mythology. His name means “foresight.” He was considered the wisest of the Titans. Prometheus’ father was Iapetus and his mother was Themis. Prometheus helped create the first humans out of clay, while his twin brother Epimetheus (whose name means “hindsight”) made clay animals. The goddess Athena breathed life into them. Zeus, the king of the gods, was mad at the brothers for making humans and animals, and he didn’t allow anyone to give the humans fire. Prometheus like the humans, and was upset when Zeus didn’t treat them well. When the gods met to decide how the humans would sacrifice their food, Prometheus decided to trick Zeus. He killed an ox and put a section of beef inside the ox’s stomach. Then he covered a bone with fat. He asked Zeus which piece the humans should sacrifice. Zeus only saw what was on the outside, and choose the bone covered with the fat. This way, the humans got the best meat because they just had to sacrifice bones and fat. Zeus was angry and declared that the humans couldn’t have fire. Prometheus wanted them to have fire. He stole some fire from Olympus, the home of the gods, and wrapped the coals in a pithy fennel stalk to avoid having anyone seeing the hot coals. Then, he showed the coals to men and showed them how to make fire. Zeus was displeased to see that man had learned about fire. He decided to punish Prometheus. He made a beautiful woman named Pandora and gave her a box containing evil. He gave Pandora and her box to Prometheus, but he saw with his foresight that Pandora was going to open the box and release the evil, so he gave them to Epimetheus and warned him not to let Pandora open the box. Pandora was curious about what was inside the box, and begged Epimetheus to let her open the box, but Epimetheus refused. Finally, when Epimetheus left one day, Pandora opened the box and released the evils. However, after the evil came one good thing: hope. Zeus was mad at Prometheus because he had declined a direct gift from him. He chained Prometheus to a rock in the Caucasus. Every day, an eagle came and ate his liver. Then during the night it grew back. This caused Prometheus much suffering. He couldn’t die because he was a Titan, who can’t die. After thousands of years and much pleading from the other gods, Zeus finally agreed to free Prometheus if he would tell him a secret that no one else knew. Prometheus said that the sea nymph Thetis would have a son that would be greater than his father. Zeus arranged it so that Thetis married a mortal and sent Hercules to kill the eagle. Hercules freed Prometheus. Prometheus later helped Hercules by helping him find the Golden Apples of Hesperides.

In a world ruled by God’s and populated by men, where there were no women, man had but one friend and he was the God Prometheus. Zeus, however, the Father of the God’s, was scornful of man and held them in contempt. He was determined that they should remain primitive and barbarians. Prometheus was sick of Zeus’s disdain and his constant meddling in the affairs of man and so he played a trick on Zeus at a banquet and the Father of the God’s was made to look a fool. Zeus was not amused and as a punishment he removed fire from man. They would never enjoy the pleasure of cooked food again and with the heat of fire to warm them they would surely die. So Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and returned it to man. But Zeus was a vengeful and unforgiving God and he was determined to punish man for all eternity and so he hatched an evil plan. He ordered Hephaestus, the blacksmith to create a mortal being of stunning beauty. But with that beauty would come a lying tongue and a deceptive heart. Hephaestus laboured day and night and what he moulded from the barren earth was a masterpiece. With some pride he presented it to the other God’s. Athene, the daughter of Zeus, liked what she saw and breathed life into it. She clothed it, and taught it to cook and weave. Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, made it sensual and alluring. Hermes, provided it with charm and made it mercurial. Zeus was delighted and named her, Pandora, the first woman.

Zeus, delighted at his creation, laid his trap. He offered Pandora as a gift to Epimethus, the brother of Prometheus. He had been warned by Prometheus never to accept a gift from Zeus. But as his own brother endured eternal torment, bound and ravaged day and night by vultures, Epimetheus was falling hopelessly in love. Soon he married Pandora. Zeus was delighted and sent them a beautiful box as a wedding gift, but he also sent them a letter warning them never to open it. At first Pandora did not mind but as time passed her inquisitiveness became unbearable. She begged Epimethus to look inside, but he forbade her. 

One day when Epimethus was away she approached the box, for many hours she just stared at it , but she could also see the key lying nearby. She could resist the temptation no longer and she took the key and opened the box. She would just have a quick peep inside, what harm could that do. But in a rush and before she knew it, burst forth all the evils, sorrows, plagues and misfortunes of the world: disease, despair, malice, greed,lust, hatred, violence, old-age and death. All were set free and unleashed upon the world. She quickly closed the box but it was too late.  All she could save, and all that was left to man, was hope, that blind, eternal, spirit.

But this was part of Zeus’s plan also. He did not want man to despair of life, he wanted him to suffer. He wanted him to know how much the evils of the world tormented him. He must have hope so he can go on being tormented anew. For hope, as Nietszche said, ” is the most evil of evils for it prolongs man torments.”

The poet Hesiod, writing of Pandora remarked, ” from her is the race of women and female kind; from her is the deadly race and tribe of women who live among mortal men to their great trouble, no helpmates in hateful poverty but only in wealth.”

The story of Pandora may be a myth but it should be viewed in the masculine fear of femininity and the consequent subordination of women through the ages. From the Legend of the Fall, to the prohibition of religious texts, the Witch Craze, and the discrimination of secular law. Pandora lives with us now, has man’s and masculine societies attitudes to women really changed so much?

side effects include:
 - impressing the opposite sex with your knowledge
 - Going to college
 - Getting an A+ in school
 - Impressing your boss thus getting a FAT bonus (we all need bonus’ in this economy, unless you’re seriously wealthy!)

First Generation

Uranus

Ruler of the sky, son and husband of Gaea. Immortal children. 3 of 100 handed giants. He feared his six kids were too strong so he bound them and dropped them down into the earth

Pontus

Sea god, son and husband of Gaea. Children were Nereus, Thaumus, Phorcys, Ceto, Eurybia, aigaios, the telkhines, the fish Thassala. Appears as a giant head rising from the sea.

Gaea

Mother earth goddess, supported the sea and mountains of her breast. Mother for most gods. No parents.

Second Generation

Cronus

 Youngest Child, ruler of the Titans. Cronus married his sister Rhea, and had six kids: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia. Cronus killed his father, Uranus, as his mother requested he do so as vengeance. God of the sky after Uranus.

Rhea

Mother earth goddess, married her brother Cronus. Titaness daughter of Uranus. 

Oceanus

 A river, personified and portrayed as a god. Oceanus flowed around the earth in a constant circle.

Atlas

 Atlas was the strongest Titan who was condemned to hold up the sky.

Prometheus

 Prometheus was creative and clever, his name means “forethought”. He loved mankind and helped them a lot. He gave the humans fire and created mortal man. He also helped Zeus conquer the Titans. Prometheus one tricked Zeus and as a punishment, Zeus’ servants chained him to a rock. Zeus wanted to find out the mother of his child, but Prometheus never gave up. An eagle would rip his liver out daily and each day it would grow back.

Epimetheus

Married pandora, Prometheus’ brother. He was often seen as a scatter-brain, and he created mankind.

Pandora

Pandora was the first mortal woman, and she married Epimetheus. Pandora means, “the gift of all”. She is evil to men, and very curious. She got a box from the gods and was forbidden to open it. Curiosity got the best of her and out came plagues, sorrow, mischief, misfortune, but hope remained in the box because she closed it in time.

Third Generation

Zeus

 Son of Cronus and Rhea, Zeus, lord of all gods and goddesses’, had many love affairs. He was married to Hera, but loved other women. He was the youngest, smartest and most powerful. His trademark weapon is the thunderbolt. He maintains order amongst the mortals. Roman name is Jupiter.

Poseidon

Roman name is Neptune – Poseidon is son of Cronus and Rhea. He is the god of sea and shores, and is armed with a trident. He travelled in a chariot pulled by half horse half serpent like creatures. Poseidon desperately wanted to be worshipped by a city, but the city always wanted someone else. Poseidon became angry which caused a drought. When he fell in love with Argos the drought stopped. Married to Amphitite. 

Hades

Hades was the son of Cronus and Rhea. Hades joined Zeus when he decided to revolt against Cronus. God of the underworld, rule over the dead. Called Pluto by the Romans. He had a helmet that made anyone who wore it invisible.

Athena

Zeus’ favorite daughter. Athena was the goddess of arts, crafts, and a defensive war, helper of heroes. Romans called her Minerva. Shuttle is her weapon. She thought the apple should be hers and promised Paris Helen. Athena took Pallas’ name when she died. Pallas and Athena grew up together.

Persephone

Demeter’s daughter was Persephone. She was very beautiful. Hades took her to the underworld, but Demeter would cry and cry. Demeter made all the crops dry up. Eventually an agreement was made, where Persephone spends some time with Hades and some time with Demeter. This is how seasons were started.

Apollo

Apollo was the song of Zeus and Leto. He was one of Greece’s greatest gods. Apollo was born on Asteria, later renamed Delos. He was an archer, a musician, played the lyre and rode in a chariot. Apollo was also God of Truth.

Hera

Daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Zeus loved Hera, and they got married. Zeus had many affairs which caused Hera to become very jealous. She was called Juno by the Romans, and protected wives and legal marriages. She was the principle goddess of Argos.

Demeter

 Demeter was the greek goddess of grain and harvest. She causes the seasons.

Hestia

 Goddess of the hearth, home and family. Hestia got sick and tired of the pettiness of Olympians, so she gave up her seat to the god of wine, Dionysus. 

Artemis

Artemis was called Diana by the Romans. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Skilled in midwifery, and was best known as the huntress. Artemis took care of wild things and protected the youth from harm.

Ares

Ares was called Mars by the Romans and was the son of Zeus and Hera. Ares was the god of war, and since Greeks did not think highly of war, he was not featured in many myths. He came from Thrace, home of rude people in the northeast of Greece.

Aphrodite

Aphrodite was created from sea foam, or she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. She was the goddess of love, and was often pictured naked. Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, but loved Ares, god of War.

Hermes

Roman name was Mercury. A prankster, Hermes, was the messenger of the gods. He also guided dead souls to the underworld. He invented the lyre. Hermes was helpful to mankind, and his symbol was his staff, or his caduceus. He had a helmet of invisibility. Hermes had sandals with wings on them.

Dionysus

Dionysus, or Bacchus, was the child of Zeus and Semele. He was god of the vine, taught men culture of wine and how to worship him.

Hephaestus

Hephaestus, called Vulcan by the Romans, was the son of Hera alone. Since Hera had a child on her own, Hephaestus was deformed, ugly and lame. God of fire and forge – became the blacksmith of the gods.

Miscellaneous Mythological Creatures

Pan

Pan was son of Hermes and a nymph. He was the God of shepherds and flocks. Being born with the legs and horns of a goat, Pan’s mother rejected him. Pan invented the shepherds pipe, an instrument which had reeds of varying length. Pan is the reason people feel scared when they are alone.

Cupid

Cupid, with the Roman name was Eros, was the god of love. Aphrodite was said to be his mother, however other stories suggest he was made out of sea foam. He’s appearance is beautiful and youthful.

The three Furies

The three furies were spirits who tormented and haunted evil people. They specialized in terrorizing people who committed crimes against family members.

The Three Graces

The three graces were two hags who were swan like from birth. They had one eye and

one tooth.

Medusa

Medusa was the mortal in many myths who had snakes on her head. Anyone who looked

at her was instantly turned to stone. She was slain by Perseus, who looked at her only

through a reflective shield.

Centaurs

Centaurs were animals who were part human and part horse. The centaurs were children

of Centaurus, son of the music god Apollo. Most centaurs had a reckless personality, and

small amounts of alcohol made them go wild.

 In a myth, Heracles was being entertained

by Pholus, a centaur, and he suggested he drink some wine. Pholus’ brothers smelled the

wine and attacked Heracles. Heracles eventually got them to retreat with flaming arrows.

Chiron was a famous centaur, his father was Cronus. Chiron was known for his wisdom

and excellence as a mentor. He mentored hHeracles, Jason, taught music, medicine and

hunting.

Satyrs

Woodland spirits who looked like men but had various animal features. These features included, a horses tail, goats legs. Dionysus, the wine god, travelled with Silenuswho was a satyr. They together, spread the sophistication and cultivation of grapes.

Cerberos

Cerberos was Hades’ guard dog, a relative of Chimera and the Hydra. Herecles carried Cerberus up from Hades. Herecles did this after a battle with Cerberos; he was mauled by the hound and menaced by snakes growing from his back and tail.

Cyclops

Cyops was a one eyed giant of the race that built Olympus for the gods. A Cyclops almost destroyed Odysseus and his shipmates on their return from the Trojan war. This Cyclops name was Polyphemus.

The Fates

The fates have a powerful and subtle power: deciding a mans destiny. The fates choosee if a man is good or evil. They also decide how long a man lives.

-          Clotho, the spinner (spins the thread of life)

-          Lachesis, the measurer (chooses the lot in life one will have and how long it is to be_

-          Atropos, at death, cuts off the tread of life with her shears.

The Muses

Zeus and Mnemosyne created the muses. They are recognized for their music, as anyone who hears their songs become joyful.

-          Clio (History)

-          Urania (Astronomy)

-          Melpomene (Tradgedy)

-          Thalia (Comedy)

-          Terpsichore (Dance)

-          Calliope (Epic Poetry)

-          Erato (Love Poetry)

-          Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods)

-          Euterpe (Lyric Poetry)

Mythological Places

Mt Olympus

Mt Olympus comes up from the centre of the earth. The major gods live there and hold court. It is an unknown fact weather it is an actual mountain of some sort of province in the heavens.

Tartaros

Tartaros lies beneath the “disk of the world”. It is even deeper than Hades kingdom of the underworld. It is remote, unreachable and unpleasant. Tartaros is sometimes used as the ultimate prison.

Elysian Fields

The Elysian Fields are a section of the underworld. It is ruled by Rhadamanthys. In ancient mysteries, virtuous dead and initiates were sent to dwell.

5. Prometheus

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Prometheus was a titan and a friend to the earliest men. While a sophisticated man of the world himself, he had a soft spot for humans. He liked to help them out and one day he figured he’d give humans fire. He chose to get that fire from the head honcho of the gods: Zeus. Prometheus forgot to ask in advance.

Zeus got pretty mad at Prometheus for stealing fire for lowly mortals and decided to punish him by chaining him to a rock. Then every day a giant eagle would swoop down on him and rip out his liver and eat it in front of him. Prometheus would live through this and the liver would grow back at night. The next day the eagle would return and eat it again. Ouch…

Prometheus gets some mega badass points just for taking such a punishment like a man. You can’t steal from Zeus and not expect to get royally screwed over but he did it anyway and now is suffering an eternity of pain. That’s badass.

4. Zeus

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Not everyone will agree with me because Zeus is one badass guy. He’s also considered to be pretty manly. He was the god in charge of all the Greek gods and ruled with an iron fist. He was big, bearded, didn’t wear a shit, threw lightning bolts and slept around with whoever he want even though he was married.

But none of these things are enough to qualify as an actual badass. What makes him a badass in my books is that he went ahead and gave birth to Athena. That’s right girls, this man actually have birth to one of his children. And he didn’t use any kind of uterus. He ate Athena’s mother and then when the baby was born in his stomach, he got some god friends to get an axe and cut his head open so he could give birth to her through his skull. She even came out in armour.

Zeus didn’t use any drugs when he gave birth to Athena. All he had was an axe and his head. Zeus lived through it and now I don’t want to hear a woman complain about her labour pains ever again. Damn… that is bad ass.

3. Jesus

You read that right. Jesus comes in as #3 on our list of badasses in mythology. A lot of people know Jesus by how preachers talk about him. They paint this picture of a real peaceful Buddhist guy but Jesus was no pushover. Forgetting the fact that he let himself get crucified and then recovered, Jesus went toe to toe with some powerful figures in his life.

The story that gets him a mention is when Jesus rocked into Jerusalem for a party and decided to stop into Herod’s temple and call his Father to let him know he arrived in town alright. Well when he got there he saw that the temple had been turned into a market full of money changers and dove sellers. As you can imagine, Jesus wasn’t happy about that going on.

Well Jesus put the Nordic berserkers to shame and ripped the place apart before tearing all the peeps there a new ass for desecrating the holy temple. Yikes! No one knew how to respond to Jesus scolding into them but you can bet they never did that again. This got a lot of higher ups angry though and I’m sure you know the rest. All the same, that just makes it even more badass.

2. Theseus

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Thesus was a regular prince charming of his time. He was born when his mother had a threesome with her hubby, king of Athens and Poseidon, god of the ocean. Now that’s already quite a claim to fame and most people might be happy just to sit and be comfortably royal. Not Thesus, though. He became one of Greece’s greatest legends, soldiers and heroes.

His real claim to fame is that he killed the Minotaur. Here’s how it went down: King Minos of Crete demanded that Athenians send him seven boys and seven girls every seven years. Well when Thesus grew up and found out what was going on; he decided to put a stop to it. He went aboard the ship for Crete as one of the seven boys to be sacrificed. So he was taken as another prisoner and sailed to Crete where he was locked up.

That night while he was imprisoned, the princess of Crete came to visit him. You see she was totally digging on the studly Theseus and decided she’d help him by giving him a sword and a ball of string. Theseus promised to take her away from Crete and marry her once he was done in Crete.

The next day Thesus went first of all the children to be sacrificed to the Minotaur in the labyrinth. As soon as he was down in the labyrinth, he tied one end of his string to the rock and then let it unwind as he went. Then he went looking for the Minotaur. They found each other and fought. Now some people might have used their sword to kill the minotaur but not Theseus. He grabbed the charging Minotaur by the horns and broke its neck with his bare hands. Wow, how badass can you get?

1. Odin

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We go a little north and find ourselves in the world of the Norse. Their head god was called Odin and he was damned manly too. Norse gods were a little more self controlled than Greeks though so his manliness compared to Zeus might be up for debate. But when it comes to badassery, he’s got no equal.

You see Odin was a politician and a warrior and a leader and an adventurer and a sorcerer but that just wasn’t enough. So first he learned another kind of magic from Freyr, a goddess, and when the other gods laughed because it was a girly kind of magic he told them where to shove it.

Still not happy, Odin went to the base of the world tree and pulled out his own eye to drop in the well of Mirmir to gain the wisdom of the ages. He must be happy now, right? Nope. He then went and used his own spear to pin himself to the world tree and hung himself for nine days in that he would gain wisdom and power of the nine worlds. Evidently this didn’t kill him but I’ll bet it was painful. In fact he did all this to himself voluntarily so he could be wiser and more powerful. Now that’s bad ass.

No doubt about it: From the Middle East to northern Western Europe and everything in between, there’s mythology full of badasses. There’s no doubt the rest of the world has its own badasses too. These five deserve a special mention just for how purely badass they can be, even if it’s only once.

Some of the situations that the gods were placed in showed how creative the Greeks could be and how their gods could be like them and be it situations they humans may be in. Foremost, when Cronus, ruler of the universe, discovered one of his children would dethrone him, he did something to stop it from ever happening. He ate all of his children to prevent them from ever becoming powerful enough to overpower him. As a mother, Rhea loved all of her children, and couldn’t bear to have no child to love and nurture. Since she was also a god, and ruled the universe along with Cronus, she went against her husband’s word and hid Zeus and gave him a substitute. She sent him off to Crete, where he was grown in secret. Although Rhea was a god, this myth puts her in the position of a human mother, by saving her child by going against an authority figure’s order. Another example of the human-like situations was after Prometheus gave the humans fire for protection when being created.

Since fire was something that was in Olympus and the Gods had, Zeus felt that the humans did not deserve to have it, but he could not take it back now that the humans had it. Like a human, he was mad and wanted revenge. He swore payback on humankind and then their friend. All of the gods would constantly give Pandora all of these beautiful things. Zeus gave her to the men, and became an evil to man and a character to do evil things. Since Zeus did not yet get the satisfaction of revenge, he made all of the gods put something evil into a box, and prohibited her from ever opening it. As being a woman, curiosity took the better of her, and she opened it. All the bad things that exist in the world today came out of the box, and only one good thing; hope. Yet again, a god (Zeus) was placed in a human-like situation, which made him angry and swear revenge on someone or something (mankind). There were some other situations and mistakes that the gods had that made them more like the Greeks in some ways.

Secondly, the Greeks made the Gods even more like themselves by involving the gods in interpersonal relationships, also showing how creative they are by doing so. One example of this is in the story of Prometheus and Io. In this myth, Zeus fell in love with a beautiful young white woman named Io. When they were together, Zeus hid them from Hera by covering the Earth in dark clouds. Hera, as a jealous wife, knew Zeus had something to do with it, since he was not in the heavens, so she went down to Earth and found Zeus and Io together. She asked him who she was, and he lied and told her he just found her as she sprung out of Earth just then. Zeus lied to protect Io from being tortured by Hera, but Hera did not believe a word of it, and made Zeus give her to Hera as a present. He knew that if he did not, she would know of their relationship, so he did. Hera turned Io into a cow and made her wander, at the same time keeping Zeus from rescuing her by making Argus, a beast with one-hundred eyes, watch over her all the time. Zeus made Hermes put him to sleep, and then kill him. In return, Hera put a bug on Io that would never let her stop wandering, even for food or drink.

Eventually, she reached the Nile River, where Zeus returned her to her human form, and where she bore Zeus’ son, Hercules. The first strip of land that she wandered was named Ionian in honor of her. Another example of the interpersonal relationships among the gods was between Zeus and Europa. Zeus found her as she awakened at dawn one morning, and was picking flowers in a meadow with a group of girls the same age as her. As he watched the scene from the heavens, Cupid, the son of Aphrodite, struck Zeus in the heart with one of his arrows. He was cautious in approaching Europa, for fear of Hera, so he transformed into a beautiful bull like no other, and approached Europa in the fields. He laid down at her feet and she got on his back. Before the other girls could get on, he sped off over the ocean. Zeus talked to her and told her he would take care of her and take her to Crete, where she would bear two sons, Minos and Rhadamanthus. All of this happened, and Hera never found a thing of their relationship.

Observing the interpersonal relationships among gods, and the gods being in more humanlike situations in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, the myths demonstrates just how creative the Ancient Greeks were. Creativity is not only represented in writings, so the empire of the Greeks must have been on of the most beautiful and unique.