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Jumat, 09 Juli 2010

CENTAUR


Centaur is a mythical creature from Greek mythology. this creature is half human from head to waist and half horse from waist to feet (literally they have four feet). Centaurs was the descendant of the Centaurus a son of the music god Apollo. their behavior was uncouth and a small amount of wine can drove them wild. There are many things could happen when centaur smell a wine few of them are:
When Heracles felt entertain by Pholus one of the civilized centaur. He offered Pholus a bottle of wine to drink. Pholus could not refuse the offer. When Pholus open the jar of wine, even his brother who was a mile away from them can smell the wine scent and it instantly turn them into crazy or wild. They almost killed Heracles if he not succed driving them off with flaming arrow.
Another thing that happen if Centaur smell a wine is causing Centaur to fight with other guesses in the wedding party of Theseus's friend Peirithous.
There is one centaur named Chiron, he's Cronus's son he served as a tutor for many heroes including Heracles and Jason he taught about music, medicine and also skill of hunting.
From: mythweb.com

TETHYS


Tethys is the titans goddess of water that nourish the earth. She was one of Gaia and Uranus daughter. She was the wife of Okeanos her own brother, the earth encircling, fresh water stream and the mother of Potamoi, Okeanides, and Nephelai. Potamoi is rivers, Okeanides is springs stream and fountain and Nephelai is cloud. Tethys is well known as the nurse or the grandmother. During the war of the Titans, Tethys raised rhea as her god-child she also educated Hera that is why she is called the nurse.
Tethys once ever help Hera by cursing the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor to forever cycle the sky and never drop below the horizone. Hence explaining why they are circumpolar.

from: theoi.com