greek mythology-ancient greece greek gods and goddesses in ancient greece




Olympian Gods » Zeus, the King of the Gods » Myths about Zeus

Zeus and the stay-at-home Tortoise

A Greek Fable by the story-teller Aesop

a tortoise in Greece When Zeus, the King of Gods, was about to get married, he invited all the animals to his wedding. All the animals attended, only the tortoise was absent, and Zeus could not figure out why- so he asked the tortoise for the reason for not joining the celebrations.

The tortoise replied, 'There's simply no place like home!'.

Zeus got angry with the tortoise and gave her a lesson to remember: he forced her to carry her shell upon her back forever.

The fable applies to people who prefer to live a humble life at home than to live opulently at someone else's house.






Myths and Fables about Zeus

Zeus and the island of Aegina
Zeus and the island of Aegina
The Birth of Zeus and his Way to the Kingdom
The Birth of Zeus and his Way to the Kingdom
Zeus and his Fight with Typhon
Zeus and his Fight with Typhon
Zeus and his Mates
Zeus and his Mates
The Abduction of Europe
The Abduction of Europe
Zeus and the Years of Life
Zeus and the Years of Life
Zeus and the Bees
Zeus and the Bees
Zeus and the stay-at-home Tortoise
Zeus and the stay-at-home Tortoise
Zeus and the greedy Ant
Zeus and the greedy Ant
Greek Mythology from A to Z » ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Q RSTUVW XYZ Sitemap | Mythology Blog | About this website | Privacy Policy | Contact |german Version of the websiteGerman Version| Stories for Children 2005-2012   Greek-Gods.Info