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Who the Greeks believe in?
A guide to Greek mythology
By
Pat and Andrew B
Who are the gods?
The gods are Poseidon, Hestia, Hades, Demeter,
Hera, Zeus, Hephaestus, Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo,
Artemis, Hermes, Dionysus, Athena and Pan.
Zeus, Poseidon and Hades
• Zeus, Poseidon and Hades are the three sons
of Cronus and Rhea. They each controlled an
element when Cronus was sent to Tartarus.
Zeus is the od of the sky and leader of the
gods. He is also the youngest child of Cronus.
Poseidon is the god of the sea. Hades is god of
the underworld and the eldest male god.
Hestia, Demeter and Hera
They are the three sisters who are daughters of
Cronus and Rhea. Hestia was the goddess of the
hearth and the god of architecture. Hera is the
goddess of marriage. Demeter is the goddess of
agriculture.
Apollo and Artemis
Apollo and Artemis are twin children of Zeus and
Leto. Apollo is the god of music prophecy and
sun. Artemis is the god of the hunt and the
moon.
Hephaestus, Ares, Hermes and
Dionysus
Hephaestus, Ares, Hermes and Dionysus are all
sons of Zeus. Hephaestus is god of the forge.
Ares is the god of war. Hermes is the god of
travellers, messengers and thieves. Dionysus is
the god of wine.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite was born from the ocean that
surrounded Ouranus’ severed parts. She is the
goddess of love.
Pan
Pan is the son of Hermes. He is the god of
nature.
What Are Demigods?
Demigods are half god half human. This occurs
when a god has a child with a human. Some
examples of this are Jason, Hercules and
Achilles.
Achilles
Achilles is the son of the minor sea goddess
Thetis and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons. He
was bathed in the River Styx held out by only his
heel. Achilles was asked to go to fight for the
Greeks in the Trojan war. He was killed by an
arrow shot by Paris which was guided to Achilles
heel by Apollo.
Jason
His father was Aeson and no one new who his
mother was. He formed the Argonauts with his
ship Argo. He was married to the sorceress
Medea. He went to take the golden fleece to
regain the position of rightful king.
Heracles
Heracles is the son of Zeus and Alcmene. He did
the twelve labors which were to slay the
Nemean lion, slay the hydra, capture the
Ceryneian hind, capture the Erymanthian boar,
clean the Augean stables in one day, slay the
Stymphalian birds, capture the Cretan bull, to
steal the mare of Diomedes, obtain the girdle of
Hippolyta, obtain the cattle of the monster
Geryon, steal the apples of the Hesperides and
to capture and bring back Cerberus.
Mythical beasts
Some mythical beasts include the fury, the fates,
the gorgons, the hydra, Scylla and Charybdis
The Fury, the Fates and the Gorgons
The Fury are deities of the underworld and
pursue the wicked. The Fates use their sowing
string and scissors to create fate. The Gorgons
are Stheno, Euryale and Medusa, they live on
the far side of the world and have snakes for
hair.
Bibliography
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/134Dgc
NDcZt_IO8xIEEbggEOfTcTHOLtFkk3vAhhDvw/edit?pref=2&pli=1
• http://www.greek-gods.org/titans.php
• Mythology by lady Hestia Evans