{"id":107319,"date":"2026-04-17T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=107319"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:01:02","slug":"horrific-deeds-greek-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/horrific-deeds-greek-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Horrific Deeds of Greek Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:56.296296296296%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p>The most memorable stories from Greek mythology are those where the gods come in contact with mortals and other creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, the mortals fail to take the deities as seriously as they should, which results in creative and often horrific <strong>puni\u00e7\u00f5es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We often picture these deities lounging around on Olympus, going about their debauchery, but in some of their deeds, we can see them for what they truly are: <strong>wrathful gods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The Flaying of Marsyas<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107446\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107446 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Marsyas was a bold satyr who made a horrible mistake: he <strong>challenged Apollo<\/strong> to a musical contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was confident in his skills, so much so that he believed he could outshine the god of music himself. He couldn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before they began the contest, Apollo got Marsyas to agree that the winner could claim any prize he liked. The self-assured satyr quickly agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I imagine he already dreamed of the kind of reward he would ask from the gods; however, Apollo was after one thing only &ndash; Marsyas&rsquo;s skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some versions of the myth, Apollo won by playing his lyre upside down while singing, and the satyr couldn&rsquo;t manage to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a display of sheer cruelty, Apollo strung the satyr up by his wrists and flayed him alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a grotesque <strong>warning against hubris<\/strong> and challenging divine authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The Minotaur<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107445\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107445 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-1-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>King Minos also thought he could outsmart the gods, and divine retribution was quick to get him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After he disrespected <strong>Poseidon&rsquo;s authority<\/strong>, the sea god cursed Minos&rsquo;s wife, Pasiphae, with an unnatural love for a sacred bull.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The horrific result of this curse was the Minotaur, a flesh-eating monstrosity trapped in a human body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As if this wasn&rsquo;t punishment enough, the gods forced Minos to build an inescapable labyrinth to contain the beast and feed Athenian youths to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This grotesque curse illustrates how the Greek deities weaponized <strong>family and legacy<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minos&rsquo;s hubris didn&rsquo;t just destroy his life; it resulted in a nightmare that doomed his kingdom to generations of horror and grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The Weaver&rsquo;s Torment<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107449\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107449 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-2-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Arachne was a prodigy, a weaver whose tapestries were so masterful they seemed alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blinded by her own talent, she arrogantly declared she was <strong>better than Athena<\/strong>, the goddess of wisdom and crafts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athena tried to warn her first; she disguised herself and told Arachne to stop, but the woman insisted on a contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Arachne went on to make another flawless tapestry depicting the <strong>gods&rsquo; many indiscretions<\/strong> with mortals, Athena snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But she didn&rsquo;t kill Arachne; she crafted a more poetic, eternal punishment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She transformed the mortal into a spider, condemning her to forever hang in the shadows and weave webs for eternity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The Punishment of Pentheus<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107447\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3.jpeg\" alt=\"greek gods\" class=\"wp-image-107447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"greek gods\" class=\"wp-image-107447 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-3-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dionysus is often imagined as a god of wine and joy, not taken too seriously, but he might be one of the most layered Greek deities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&rsquo;s unique among the Olympians, since he&rsquo;s the only one born from a mortal mother, Semele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this, some would <strong>deny his worship<\/strong>, forbid it, and even try to arrest him for pretending to be divine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King Pentheus of Thebes made that mistake. He openly denied Dionysus&rsquo;s divinity because they were cousins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As revenge, Dionysus turned the women of Thebes into <strong>Maenads<\/strong>, his female followers, known for rejecting male leadership and giving in to their primal nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a state of ecstasy, the Maenads participated in bacchic orgies on Mount Cithaeron, and Dyonisus tricked Pentheus into trying to spy on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among these Maenads was Pentheus&rsquo;s own mother, Agave and his aunts, who, in their crazed state, saw a wild beast instead of him, and attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the ultimate punishment, Pentheus was <strong>torn limb by limb<\/strong> by his own family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The Slaughter of Niobe&rsquo;s Children<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107450\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107450 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-5-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Niobe was a queen and had everything that came with that position: wealth, influence, and a huge ego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her husband was a powerful king with whom she had <strong>fourteen children<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this, she openly boasted that she was better than the <strong>goddess Leto<\/strong>, because she only had two children. This arrogance sealed the fate of her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leto sent her children, Apollo and Artemis, to deliver a horrific punishment. With arrows, they killed each and every one of the fourteen children right before their mother&rsquo;s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In most versions of the myth, Apollo attacked the boys, and Artemis the girls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his grief, Niobe&rsquo;s husband also committed suicide, and as the queen collapsed from sadness, the gods turned her into a <strong>weeping stone statue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She became a permanent monument to the danger of hubris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. The Tragedy of Cassandra<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107448\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107448 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-4-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Apollo&rsquo;s punishment of Cassandra was psychological torture. She was a mortal woman blessed with incredible beauty, and it&rsquo;s not the first time that this very god has gone after someone like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He fell in love with her and offered her a <strong>gift of prophecy<\/strong>. However, Cassandra made a grave mistake; she accepted the gift but then coldly rejected his romantic advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The god immediately realized that he couldn&rsquo;t take the gift back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, instead, he added a nasty twist to the blessing &ndash; he cursed her so that <strong>no one would believe<\/strong> a word she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the rest of her life, Cassandra foresaw the fall of Troy, terrible massacres, and even her own violent death, and screamed the truth into deaf ears.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her punishment was terrible isolation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. The Origin of Lycantrophy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-107451\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-170x96.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%20608'%3E%3Crect%20width='1080'%20height='608'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107451 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-728x410.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/greek-gods-worst-deeds-6-170x96.jpeg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/\">&copy; Angelynum<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>King Lycaon of Arcadia was a wicked man. He ruled with such cruelty that his infamy reached the ears of Zeus himself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lycaon even took it upon himself to test the supreme god&rsquo;s omniscience. He committed the unthinkable: <strong>murdered a child<\/strong> and served the roasted flesh to Zeus at a royal feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some versions of the myth, the <strong>sacrif\u00edcio<\/strong> was his own son!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disgusted and enraged, Zeus easily saw through the grotesque trick.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He didn&rsquo;t simply want to kill Lycaon, but to make a point. He destroyed Lycaon&rsquo;s home and family with thunderbolts and turned him into a wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cruel king became the <strong>first werewolf<\/strong>, cursed with the very bloodthirsty nature he displayed.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most memorable stories from Greek mythology are those where the gods come in contact with mortals and other creatures. 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