Greek Mythology
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About Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks. These stories concern the origin and the nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Greeks' own cult and ritual practices.
Louise Glück, poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 80
... She also took inspiration from Greek Mythology and its characters, such as Persephone and Eurydice, who are often the victims of betrayal...
Perseid meteor shower to light up night sky
... It is called a Perseid meteor shower because the meteors appear to originate from the constellation of Perseus - named after a figure from Greek Mythology...
Europe heatwave: No respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe
... The Italian weather service said the island will be at the " epicentre" of next week s heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek Mythology...
Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 15 Italian cities
... Italian weather forecasters are warning that the next heatwave - dubbed Charon after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek Mythology - will push temperatures back up above 40C next week...
Europe heatwave: Extreme heat leads to Greece Acropolis closure
... It was expected to peak on Friday but Italian weather forecasters are warning that the next heatwave - dubbed Charon after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek Mythology - will push temperatures back up above 40C next week...
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe
... But as Cerberus dies out, Italian weather forecasters are warning that the next heatwave - dubbed Charon after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek Mythology - will push temperatures back up towards 43C (109F) in Rome and a possible 47C (116F) on the island of Sardinia...
Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth
... The agency s new project is called Artemis, who in Greek Mythology was the sister of Apollo...
Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth
... The space agency is calling its new programme Artemis (Apollo s twin sister in Greek Mythology)...
Louise Glück, poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 80
By Max MatzaBBC News
Acclaimed American poet and Nobel laureate in literature Louise Glück has died at the Age Of 80.
She received a Nobel in 2020, becoming The First American poet to win the honour since TS Eliot More Than 70 years earlier.
Her poems often spoke of trauma and disillusion, with her most famous poem, " Mock Orange" questioning the value of love and sex.
Glück's death was confirmed by her on Friday.
" Louise Gluck's poetry gives voice to our untrusting but unstillable need for knowledge and connection in an often unreliable world, " her longtime editor Jonathan Galassi said in a statement. " Her work is immortal. "
A friend told the New York Times that she died of cancer at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Glück was the US poet laureate from 2003 to 2004 and most recently worked as a professor of English at Yale University and a professor of poetry at Stanford University .
She was awarded almost every prize an American poet might hope for.
The Nobel judges in 2020 praised her for " her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal".
She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for her collection The Wild Iris , a book of poems which dealt with themes of suffering, death and rebirth.
Her other honours include the 2001 Bollingen Prize for Poetry, the Wallace Stevens Award, given in 2008, The National Book Award in 2014, and a National Humanities Medal, awarded in 2015 by Barack Obama .
Glück, whose name is pronounced " Glick" was born in 1943 in New York , and published More Than a dozen books of poetry over her lifetime.
Her works were short, often less than one page, and focused on the painful reality of Being Human , dealing with themes such as death, childhood, and Family Life .
She also took inspiration from Greek Mythology and its characters, such as Persephone and Eurydice, who are often The Victims of betrayal.
Her debut book, released in 1968, was titled Firstborn and was published after she dropped out of college and had her first of two divorces.
Her father, who helped invent the X-Acto Knife, encouraged her writing. But she had a difficult childhood, which included hospital treatment for anorexia.
" My interactions with The World as a Social Being were unnatural, forced, performances, and I was happiest reading, " She Said of her childhood in one 2006 interview.
For a sample of her work, look to The Final line of her poem Nostos, named for a Greek term meaning " homecoming".
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