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Greek Gods And Goddesses
Zeus
Zeus, was the greatest of the
gods. While Poseidon ruled
the seas and Hades ruled the
underworld, Zeus was the
master of the earth and the
skies. His home was on the
top of Mount Olympus or in
the sky. The high soaring
eagle was sacred to him. To
the Romans he was known as
Jupiter.
Poseidon
Poseidon, the god of the
seas, was also associated
with water in other forms
such as clouds which were
essential to agriculture. He
could create springs but he
could also cause floods and
tidal waves when angered.
The Romans called him
Neptune.
Hades
Hades, a third son of Rhea
and Kronos, shared control
of the world with Zeus and
Poseidon. His domain was
the underworld. This was
the place of the dead. He
was also known as Pluto.
Hera
Hera was the goddess of storms
because of the turbulent
relationship she had with her
husband, Zeus. She had female
qualities of fertility combined
with fickleness. She was honored
as Queen of the gods and she
punished immoral behavior by
mortals - especially Zeus' lovers.
For this reason, she was the
goddess of marriage.
Athena And Aphrodite
Aphrodite, the goddess of love,
combined qualities of beauty and
nobility with coarseness,
decadence and corruption.
Athena was born,
wearing armor, from the
head of Zeus, her father.
She led the way through
victory in battle to peace
and prosperity.
Artemis And Demeter
Demeter was the
goddess of the
earth who
watched over the
growth of grain
and cereals. While
searching for her
daughter who had
been taken by
Hades she taught
her hosts the art
of agriculture.
Artemis was a virgin goddess of fertility.
She was also the protector of flocks of
sheep and goddess of the hunt and the
forest. She was identified with the moon
and Apollo was her twin brother.
Dionysos And Hephaestus
Dionysos, or Bacchus, was
the god of wine and of the
theatre. He is associated with
joyous celebrations. His
father was Zeus.
Hephaestus
was the
blacksmith of
the gods. He
personifies the
fire in the earth
that emerges
from
volcanoes. He
is portrayed as
being
deformed. The
son of Zeus and
Hera.
Apollo
Apollo is the sun god and also the
god of music and song which are
heard during times when light
triumphs over darkness. He is
associated with youth and
strength. The physical aspect of
Apollo is also known as Helios or
Hyperion.
Ares And Hermes
Ares, the god
of war, was
thought of as
enjoying
slaughter and
massacre. A
son of Zeus
and Hera, he
was a god of
storms,
especially
hurricanes.
Hermes is the patron god of
traders and commerce but
also of thieves and rogues.
His job was to be the
messenger of the gods,
particularly Zeus.
Persephone
Persephone, was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She was the
personification of young, blooming life taken prisoner by Hades. Demeter's
neglect of the world while she was searching for her daughter brought famine
to the world. Demeter persuaded Hades to release Persephone but before she
left, Demeter's daughter ate the food of the underworld which meant that she
could not leave. Eventually she was forced to spend only part of the year in
the underworld and that time is what we know as winter, the season of death.
The End
By
Shaleen
Fullmer