Gods, Titans, heroes, monsters and ancient stories — explored through the myths that inspire the music of Greek Myth Rap.
Greek mythology was told and retold for centuries. Some stories survive in multiple versions, shaped by different Greek and Roman writers. Here we explore the major traditions, the differences between them, and how those stories inspire our songs and videos.
FEATURED MYTHS FUTURE MUSIC RELEASES
THE GOLDEN APPLE OF DISCORD
One wedding invitation was withheld. One golden apple appeared. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite all claimed the prize — setting one of Greek mythology’s most famous chains of events in motion.
THESEUS AND PIRITHOUS AND THE CHAIR OF FORGETFULNESS
Theseus and Pirithous descend into the Underworld to take Persephone as a bride, but Hades traps them in the Chair of Forgetfulness. Their daring plan becomes a punishment they cannot escape on their own.
THE AEGIS
A legendary symbol of divine protection and power, associated most famously with Athena and Zeus — and one of Greek mythology’s most enduring images of warfare and authority.
GODS, GODDESSES & TITANS
Meet the figures behind the myths — their powers, rivalries, symbols and the stories that connect them to Greek Myth Rap.
ERIS
Goddess and personification of discord, remembered for the golden apple that set Hera, Athena and Aphrodite against one another and helped set the road to Troy in motion.
ATHENA
Goddess of wisdom, strategy and warfare, closely associated with the aegis and one of the most powerful figures in Greek mythology.
ZEUS
King of the Olympian gods, ruler of the sky and thunder, and a central figure in the prophecies, rivalries and power struggles of Greek myth.
CRONUS
Titan ruler whose fear of prophecy drove him to swallow his children — until Zeus survived to challenge him.
ENYO
Goddess of destructive warfare and the devastation of cities, associated with Ares and the brutal reality of battle.
ARES
God of the violent force and fury of war, frequently appearing wherever armies collide and blood is shed.
