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Greek/Roman planets
Mercury - Mercury represents the messenger god, Hermes Venus represents the goddess of love & beauty, Aphrodite Mars represents the god of war, Ares Jupiter - Jupiter represents the ruler of the gods, Zeus
The Zodiac
Myth of Narcissus and Echo
The moral is to never have excessive pride. Narcissus compared his looks to gods, and died by a god's enchantment god's enchantment.
The word Zodiac literally means animals and refers to the patterns or configurations of creatures as seen in the twinkling stars at night. The Zodiac belt is the great circle around which our luminescent Sun apparently moves month by month throughout the year
Constellations
A man named Cepheus had a wife and a daughter and lived in a nice town. One day a God demaneded a sacrifice and so Cepheus offered his daughter. As the daughter stood in front of the Gorgon about To devour her a man was passing through and instantly fell in love and rescued her, but before he could kill the Gorgon it killed Cepheus.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion was a very talented sculptor in ancient Greece who loved his work, and would spend hours carving beautiful ivory statues, immersing himself in his art. After long sculpting he made a statue nearly as beautiful as Aphrodite. He prayed he could have a wife that beautiful and Aphrodite granted his wish. In my opinion is the most touching story of the Gods.
Olympic Games
According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles only free men who spoke Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any country. Also, the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.
Artemis
She is a friend to mortals, and dances through the countryside in her silver sandals giving her divine protection to the wild beasts, particularly the very young. She rides her silver chariot across the sky and shoots her arrows of silver Moonlight to the earth below.
Coliseum
It was a site just east of the Roman Forum and was capable of providing seating arrangements for 50,000 spectators. It was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It was used for more than 500 years and the last recorded games held in this place dates back to 6th century.
Myth of Zues
Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus overthew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods.
Myth of King Midas
King Midas had one wish, and he wished that everything he touches turns to gold. At first he was happy, but after a bit, he regretted the wish. As he could not eat because every time he touched any food, it turned to hard gold. In the end he was very rich, but was not happy at all. Moral is that wealth isn't everything.
The Nine Muses
Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They each presided over a particular department of literature, science, and art. Calliope - Muse of Epic Poetry Clio - Muse of History Euterpe - Muse of Lyric Poetry Terpsichore - Muse of Tragedy Erato - Muse of Love Poetry Polyhymnia - Muse of Sacred Poetry Urania - Muse of Astronomy Thalia - Muse of Comedy
Atlas
Atlas was a Titan who fought against the Greek Gods. Zeus punished him by making him carry the whole sky. We use the term “Atlas” to mean a map or a series of maps all in book form today.
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia was the wife of the Cepheus, the king of Ethiopia. She was very proud, and bragged about her looks. As a punishment, she was put in the sky to revolve around the celestial pole forever, sometimes hanging upside down in uncomfortable and undignified positions.
Aphrodite
She was the Greek God of love and beauty. She wished to spread her love across the world and was said to be born from the sea.
Milo
An ancient Greek Olympic victor in wrestling. He wore the Olympic victor cap no less than six times. He was very famous, and loved to show off his immense strength
Ceres
Ceres was the Greek goddess of wheat and agriculture. This is where the word cereal is derived from.
I grouped all these artifacts together because each one holds an interesting story. Each artifact holds a moral and could teach people many things such as wealth doesn't buy happyness or not to be so over confident.
