https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/ en Lennart Dubois Lennart Dubois One figure per day, fully explored. One figure per day, fully explored. Lennart Dubois lennart.dubois@gmail.com no Lennart Dubois Greatest Greek hero, who completed the Twelve Labors They called him Heracles, "glory of Hera," though the goddess who gave him his name had intended it as a curse. From the moment of his birth, this son of Zeus carried the weight of Olympus on his shoulders — a weight that would crush lesser men but forged him into the greatest hero the ancient world... They called him Heracles, "glory of Hera," though the goddess who gave him his name had intended it as a curse. From the moment of his birth, this son of Zeus carried the weight of Olympus on his shoulders — a weight that would crush lesser men but forged him into the greatest hero the ancient world... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=heracles Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 9:29 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=heracles Lennart Dubois Enchanting singers who lured sailors to their doom There is a sound that has haunted sailors for longer than memory. It rises from the rocks where the Aegean churns white and hungry, a melody so beautiful that men have steered their ships directly into the abyss to reach it. This is the song of the Sirens, and in all the vast catalogue of Greek myth... There is a sound that has haunted sailors for longer than memory. It rises from the rocks where the Aegean churns white and hungry, a melody so beautiful that men have steered their ships directly into the abyss to reach it. This is the song of the Sirens, and in all the vast catalogue of Greek myth... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=siren Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 3:22 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=siren Lennart Dubois Goddess of retribution and divine vengeance Nemesis. Goddess of retribution and divine vengeance. In the vast tapestry of Greek mythology, Nemesis stands as one of the most compelling figures. Their story is woven through the ages — a tale of power, passion, and the inevitable hand of fate. From the heights of Olympus to the depths of Tartar... Nemesis. Goddess of retribution and divine vengeance. In the vast tapestry of Greek mythology, Nemesis stands as one of the most compelling figures. Their story is woven through the ages — a tale of power, passion, and the inevitable hand of fate. From the heights of Olympus to the depths of Tartar... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=nemesis Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 0:31 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=nemesis Lennart Dubois Titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens The sky presses down. Not like rain clouds. Not like a storm. The actual sky — blue-black infinity, every star, every plane of existence above you — bearing down on shoulders that have held it since the world was young. The first breath comes hard. The second, harder still. The third, barely there.... The sky presses down. Not like rain clouds. Not like a storm. The actual sky — blue-black infinity, every star, every plane of existence above you — bearing down on shoulders that have held it since the world was young. The first breath comes hard. The second, harder still. The third, barely there.... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=atlas Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 6:10 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=atlas Lennart Dubois Leader of the Argonauts, hero who sought the Golden Fleece The sea is black and treacherous. Fifty men hold their breath as a woman climbs the hull of a ship, a knife between her teeth. She is the king's daughter. She has just murdered her own brother. She drops the pieces overboard one by one, and her father, in pursuit, must stop to gather the body of his... The sea is black and treacherous. Fifty men hold their breath as a woman climbs the hull of a ship, a knife between her teeth. She is the king's daughter. She has just murdered her own brother. She drops the pieces overboard one by one, and her father, in pursuit, must stop to gather the body of his... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=jason Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:25 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=jason Lennart Dubois Old sea god of shape-shifting and oracles The sailors had been drifting for weeks. No wind. No land. Just the sun beating down on salt-cracked lips and the slow death of hope. They rationed water. Then they stopped. And somewhere in that dying heat, the sea began to whisper something that didn't sound like water at all. It sounded like a na... The sailors had been drifting for weeks. No wind. No land. Just the sun beating down on salt-cracked lips and the slow death of hope. They rationed water. Then they stopped. And somewhere in that dying heat, the sea began to whisper something that didn't sound like water at all. It sounded like a na... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=proteus Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 6:00 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=proteus Lennart Dubois Queen of the Underworld, goddess of spring's return The meadow was full of flowers — crocuses, violets, rose petals wet with morning dew. Then the sky went black. A crack split the earth itself, splitting the silence with a sound like the world breaking in half. A golden chariot rose from the fissure, drawn by horses black as a moonless night. Someth... The meadow was full of flowers — crocuses, violets, rose petals wet with morning dew. Then the sky went black. A crack split the earth itself, splitting the silence with a sound like the world breaking in half. A golden chariot rose from the fissure, drawn by horses black as a moonless night. Someth... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=persephone Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:33 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=persephone Lennart Dubois Blind prophet of Thebes, who saw the future clearly Tiresias walked with a staff of bronze, tapping the earth before him like a man reading the ground for secrets. His eyes—milk-white, unseeing—missed nothing. Thebes whispered that the gods themselves consulted him. What they did not know was the price: to see all futures, he had first learned what i... Tiresias walked with a staff of bronze, tapping the earth before him like a man reading the ground for secrets. His eyes—milk-white, unseeing—missed nothing. Thebes whispered that the gods themselves consulted him. What they did not know was the price: to see all futures, he had first learned what i... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=tiresias Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 4:15 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=tiresias Lennart Dubois Half-man half-bull monster of the Cretan Labyrinth The darkness smells of salt and fear. A young man stands at the mouth of a maze carved into living rock beneath a palace. In his hand, a ball of crimson thread. In his heart, a promise made to fourteen boys and girls who will never see home unless he succeeds. Behind him, the labyrinth stretches int... The darkness smells of salt and fear. A young man stands at the mouth of a maze carved into living rock beneath a palace. In his hand, a ball of crimson thread. In his heart, a promise made to fourteen boys and girls who will never see home unless he succeeds. Behind him, the labyrinth stretches int... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=minotaur Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 4:52 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=minotaur Lennart Dubois King tormented by unquenchable thirst and hunger in Tartarus A man stands in a pool of crystal water. The surface shimmers under golden light. His lips are cracked. His tongue feels like sand. He kneels, cups his hands, and drinks—and the water slips through his fingers like a dream. Above him, a fruit tree sways with pears and pomegranates. He reaches. He bi... A man stands in a pool of crystal water. The surface shimmers under golden light. His lips are cracked. His tongue feels like sand. He kneels, cups his hands, and drinks—and the water slips through his fingers like a dream. Above him, a fruit tree sways with pears and pomegranates. He reaches. He bi... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=tantalus Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 3:34 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=tantalus Lennart Dubois Wisest of centaurs, tutor of heroes # One Myth at a Time: Chiron A boy runs through pine forests thick with shadow, his bare feet striking ancient stone. Behind him, a creature gives chase — not a monster, but something stranger. A man to the waist, a horse below, moving with impossible gentleness despite its power. The boy laughs, c... # One Myth at a Time: Chiron A boy runs through pine forests thick with shadow, his bare feet striking ancient stone. Behind him, a creature gives chase — not a monster, but something stranger. A man to the waist, a horse below, moving with impossible gentleness despite its power. The boy laughs, c... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=chiron Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 4:57 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=chiron Lennart Dubois Goddess of love, beauty, and desire # Episode: Aphrodite — The Goddess Who Shook the World The sea has never been so still. Foam curls across the surface like living silk, white against the endless blue. And there, in the first light of morning, she rises. Arms gliding through the salt. Dark hair streaming like seaweed. Eyes the colo... # Episode: Aphrodite — The Goddess Who Shook the World The sea has never been so still. Foam curls across the surface like living silk, white against the endless blue. And there, in the first light of morning, she rises. Arms gliding through the salt. Dark hair streaming like seaweed. Eyes the colo... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=aphrodite Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:43 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=aphrodite Lennart Dubois King of Crete, judge of the dead, father of the Minotaur A king in a palace that smells of salt and sacrifice. The walls are carved with bulls—bulls running, bulls leaping, bulls dying. His daughter once said the carvings made the palace feel alive. Tonight, he needs it to feel alive. Tonight, three young men and three young women arrive as tribute aboard... A king in a palace that smells of salt and sacrifice. The walls are carved with bulls—bulls running, bulls leaping, bulls dying. His daughter once said the carvings made the palace feel alive. Tonight, he needs it to feel alive. Tonight, three young men and three young women arrive as tribute aboard... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=minos Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:16 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=minos Lennart Dubois Titaness of memory, mother of the Nine Muses The night air hung thick with jasmine and olive oil. Somewhere beyond the mountains, Zeus had vanished again—his wife Hera would find no comfort in his arms tonight. But this was no mortal bed. The Titaness lay still beneath a sky that remembered every star ever born, and when the god drew near, she... The night air hung thick with jasmine and olive oil. Somewhere beyond the mountains, Zeus had vanished again—his wife Hera would find no comfort in his arms tonight. But this was no mortal bed. The Titaness lay still beneath a sky that remembered every star ever born, and when the god drew near, she... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=mnemosyne Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:24 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=mnemosyne Lennart Dubois Beloved companion of Achilles, who died in his armor The spear finds him on the plain below Troy. Not through armor — the armor still gleams bronze on his shoulders, the armor of Achilles, borrowed and worn like a promise he could not keep. Patroclus falls. The earth receives him gently. Around him, the Trojans scatter in triumph, but the Greeks will ... The spear finds him on the plain below Troy. Not through armor — the armor still gleams bronze on his shoulders, the armor of Achilles, borrowed and worn like a promise he could not keep. Patroclus falls. The earth receives him gently. Around him, the Trojans scatter in triumph, but the Greeks will ... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=patroclus Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 4:55 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=patroclus Lennart Dubois Titan who gave fire to humanity, eternally punished The wind howls across the Caucasian mountains, cruel and relentless. Snow drapes the stone like a burial shroud. High above the tree line, a figure hangs in chains, arms outstretched against the bare rock. The links bite into immortal flesh, and they will never let go. Below, the gods of Olympus wat... The wind howls across the Caucasian mountains, cruel and relentless. Snow drapes the stone like a burial shroud. High above the tree line, a figure hangs in chains, arms outstretched against the bare rock. The links bite into immortal flesh, and they will never let go. Below, the gods of Olympus wat... https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=prometheus Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT 5:31 no https://lennartdubois.be/mythology/?slug=prometheus