Mythology & Folklore

"Seven-Headed Serpent" a modern Greek tale reminiscent of Greek mythology Hydra (multi-headed dragon) Minotaur (sending young people to be eaten) a king sets out on an adventure finds a land inhabited by animals also, rivers flowing with precious stones kills the lions resting near these rivers push inland and come to a talking lake the lake warns them that their king will soon awake and instructs the men to take off their clothes and lay it on a path so that the king may walk on a soft surface the men do so because the lake claims it will save their lives the king awakes and exists his castle with an entourage of animals, walks on the soft surface, demands to know where the clothes came from the men came forward and told their story the king (seven-headed serpent) said that they must send 24 youths from their homeland every year for him to eat as a punishment for daring to set foot on his land men return to their land and bring youths as promised for year...

(Greek Dragon from Dragon Types ) "How the Dragon was Tricked" Greek dragon story tells the story of a clever and handsome young man so handsome that his older brother is jealous older brother ties the youth to a tree in hopes that he will starve to death an old man (with a humped back) driving his flock of sheep passes by the tree  and asks why the youth is tied to it tells him he was tied to the tree to straighten out his back tells the old man he will do the same for him is he unties him the old man unties him and the youth quickly ties the old man to the tree and runs off with his sheep meets a horse boy and a driver of oxen on the road and persuades them to go on adventures with him this sets off a series of events in which the youth becomes ever cleverer  eventually, the king hears of the youth's exploits and wants to meet him the youth meets the king and the king threatens death because he has broken the law with all of his pranks and t...