Aphrodite Cursed Forced The Propoetides To Become Prostitutes
[ranking: 11]
Aphrodite cursed the women from the island of Cyprus, called the propoitides, to become prostitutes. What did they do to deserve such a punishment? They denied the love goddess??s divinity. Aphrodite dulled their hearts until they lost all sense of shame. Their hearts hardened into flint, and eventually, their whole bodies hardened too.
Zeus Transformed Io Into A Cow And Hera Sent A Stinging Bug To Chase Her Everywhere
[ranking: 12]
Io, the daughter of a king and a nymph, was one of Zeus??s mortal mistresses. Naturally, Zeus??s wife, Hera, found out about the affair, so Zeus transformed Io into a cow to hide her from Hera. Knowing that her husband had deceived her, Hera asked Zeus to give her the cow as a present, which he did.
However, Zeus later managed to sneak (the still bovine) Io away from Hera. Annoyed, Hera sent a gadfly to follow Io, sting her constantly, and chase her to the ends of the earth.
Zeus Chained Prometheus To A Rock Where An Eagle Would Eat His Liver Every Night
[ranking: 1]
Zeus resented Prometheus for giving fire to mankind and generally being willful and defiant. For his disobedience, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock on the side of a mountain. But of course, that wasn't enough. Every night, an eagle would come and peck on his abdomen and munch on his liver.
His liver would then regenerated during the day so that the eagle could have at it, again and again, every night. Eventually, he was freed by Chiron, a centaur who gave his life for Prometheus's, and Heracles, who killed that pesky eagle.
Apollo Flayed Marsyas Alive, Then Turned Him Into A Stream
[ranking: 5]
After he accidentally discovered a flute cast away by Athena, Marsyas was reckless enough to challenge Apollo to a contest. The two agreed to the terms that the winner could do anything to the defeated one. Naturally, Marsyas lost to the god. As punishment, Marsyas was skinned alive. Apollo then transformed him into a stream.
Apollo Gave Cassandra The Gift Of Prophecy, But Made No One Believe Her
[ranking: 14]
Cassandra was a mortal who agreed to sleep with Apollo if he gave her the ability to see the future. He gave her the ability, but he did it before they had sex, so she reneged on her part of the bargain. Rather than taking her gift away, Apollo did something even crueler: he made it so no one would ever believe her visions, even though they were true. This left Cassandra to wallow in her own frustration.
Hades Used Snakes To Tie Theseus And Pirithous To A Chair In The Underworld
[ranking: 17]
On one occasion, the mortals Theseus and Pirithous traveled to the underworld to visit Hades, the god that ruled over the hellish place, and his bride, Persephone. Pirithous, who wanted the beautiful Persephone to be his wife, asked Theseus to help him abduct the god??s bride. Knowing of their ulterior motive, Hades feigned an act of hospitality and offered them a seat.
When Theseus and Pirithous sat down, snakes coiled around their chairs, binding them to their seats. Luckily for Theseus, Heracles came and set him free. Pirithous, on the other hand, was left to sit there forever.
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