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Zeus
(Jupiter)
Domain: God of the Sky
Zeus had control over the Sky and Heavens. He can create thunderstorms which contain the power of
thunder, lightning, and gathering dark storm clouds together. He can also create snow, wind, and rain that
fertilized the earth; which is very important for farming. Zeus is the King of Gods and Mortals. He had
the power to make laws, enforce oaths, and pronounce oracles. He had control over the universe, which
meant he kept planets and stars in order. Zeus is the guardian of political order and peace, he is also the
protector of human relations.
Symbol:
Lightening Bolt -- Zeus hurl lightning bolt at those who lie or break oaths.
Eagle -- Zeus's bird is the mighty eagle and his royal chariot is pulled by two eagles.
Oak Tree -- Zeus's tree is the oak tree, the rustling of the oak leaves shows that his will is revealed.
Personality
Unfaithful -- Zeus is unfaithful to his wife Hera, which made him a terrible husband.
Wrathful -- Zeus is easily to be angered and punished harshly on those who displease him.
Wise -- Zeus is wise and showed good judgments when solving conflicts among gods.
Myth Summery
Baucis and Philemon were a very poor couple that lived in Phrygia. One day Zeus and Hermes decided to
visit Phrygia. Since Zeus was protector of guests, he wanted to see if the people in the village were kind
to visitors. The gods wore ragged clothes and acted like ordinary travelers. However the gods were
unwelcomed and the people in the village refused hospitality. After knocking on hundreds of houses, the
gods came to one of the poorest and smallest looking house; this is the home of Baucis and Philemon.
They couple kindly invited the gods in and shared whatever they have. Zeus flooded the entire village
expect for the home of Baucis and Philemon because he was unhappy by the villagers attitude toward
visitors. Zeus granted the wishes of the couple, which were to let them be priests in a golden temple and
die together.
Allusion
There is a company that's named after Zeus, they are called Zeus Industrial Products. They were named
after Zeus because they want to draw people's attention and recognize them as the best and strongest of
all. Like Zeus who is king and leader of the gods, this company is the leader in polymer science and has
the highest performance of all companies.
Relation
Poseidon -- He is Zeus's brother and the God of the Sea.
Hades -- He is Zeus's brother and the Lord of the Underworld.
Demeter -- She is Zeus's sister and wife, together they had a daughter called Persephone who is married to
Hades. She's the Goddess of Harvest.
Hera -- She is Zeus's sister and official wife, since she is married to Zeus she became the Queen of all the
gods. Together with Zeus they had a son called Ares, the God of War.
Hestia -- She is Zeus's sister, and the Goddess of Hearth.
Demeter
Roman name ~ Ceres
Demeter is the Goddess of Agriculture, sister of Zeus, and is symbolized by corn and grain.She is
very protective and caring, but has difficulty treating herself. With her ability to control all things that
grow, Demeter enjoys bringing children into the world.
Persephone, Demeter’s daughter, was kidnapped by Hades and taken to the underworld. Demeter
was in grief and asked Zeus for assistance. He assured Persephone would be returned as long as she did
not eat. Unfortunately, Hades tricked Persephone to eat pomegranate seeds and he then had a claim on
her. Eventually, the gods made an agreement. Persephone would spend 4 months in the underworld every
year. When she was not in the underworld, she was permitted to be on Earth with her mother. This created
the seasons, which were based off of Demeter’s emotions. During the time when Persephone was on
Earth, Demeter was happy and brought about spring, summer, and autumn. Her mood changed when
Persephone was in the underworld, creating the winter season.
Demeter Naturals is a collection of scents from the Demeter Fragrance Library, an American
perfume company. Their scents are named after various plants, fruits, and weather conditions. The brand
is named after Demeter because she is the Goddess of Agriculture and controls the weather and harvest of
crops.
HEPHAESTUS
VULCAN
Domain: God of Fire and Forge
Symbol(s): Fire, Axe, Pincers, Hammer
Personality of God: He was kind and giving who loved making things for others. But, his
weakness was that he was quite jealous and was bitter about how the other gods treated him. His
strengths were that he had the ability of creating weapons for the gods. Also, he had a very
quirky sense of humor, and was more of a quiet man who liked to stay hidden in the shadows.
Myth Summary: Once Hephaestus was born, crippled and hideous, his father felt as if he was
unworthy of being able to live on Mount Olympus. Zeus yelled at Hera telling that Hephaestus
should be cast away from Mount Olympus. So, Zeus grabbed Hephaestus and flung him off of
Mount Olympus, the impact of the fall rendered Hephaestus a lifelong injury in his leg forcing
him to wear a golden leg iron.
Allusion and Explanation: The allusion is "Vulcan Materials" an asphalt company that makes
and distributes concrete. Vulcan is the Roman name for Hephaestus hence why we chose this
company as our allusion. The concrete that "Vulcan Materials" makes displays that they create
things (in this situation…concrete) like Hephaestus. Also, the distribution of concrete that
"Vulcan Materials", symbolizes Hephaestus giving weapons to other gods to perform their
duties, like we need concrete to fulfill our duties too.
Zeus+Hera
Ares
Hebe
Hephaestus
Aphrodite: The Goddess of Beauty, Sexuality and Eternal Youth
In Roman Name: Venus
The Goddess of Love and Eternal Youth also known as Aphrodite and to the Romans
Venus. Her symbols are the girdle, which she used to compel men to fall in love with her, a
seashell which she apparently appeared from, and the swan. She is said to be very manipulative,
self-centered by has a weak personality. Her spunky personality and vengefulness cause the
infamous Trojan War. The three Goddesses, Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite fought over a coveted
golden apple, the one who possessed it is known to be the fairest one of all. They decided to let
the most handsome man from Troy decide, Paris. While Hera bribed Paris with the power to rule
the world, Athena told him that with her help he would be victorious in any battle. Aphrodite
however told Paris that he could have the most beautiful women ever, Helen of Troy, and with
that the Trojan War was set in motion.
In Hesiod’s telling Aphrodite is said to be the daughter of Uranus and Gaea because the
Love Goddess was born from the foam of Uranus’ cut off genitals. She came up from the waters
and walked upon the shore the most beautiful being ever. Although, Homer states the Aphrodite
is the daughter of Zeus.
Poseidon
(Neptune)
Poseidon is the god of the sea and one of the greediest gods. He
would repeatedly try to expand his underwater palace. He desired more
gold, coral and pearls to add to his wealth which was also another reason he
was always aggressive.
At a time when Athens had its first king, Cecrops, the ruler of
Athens, was seeking for a patron deity for his city state. Two of the many
gods were especially attracted by his opportunity. They were Poseidon, god
of the ocean, and Athena, god of wisdom and skill. When they both revealed themselves to
Cecrops, he asked of them to offer a gift of which he would use to decide who should be the
patron deity for Athens. Poseidon presented a well which shot out salty water. Athena, on the
other hand, planted an olive branch which grew to be an olive tree. It represented peace. Cecrops
was easily impressed by Athena and chose her to be the guardian of Athens. Poseidon was not
pleased which his decision and cursed the land to be short of water. It is said that the curse lasts
to this day.
There is a wonderful resort named after the king of the seas. It is called the Poseidon
undersea resort. It is the world’s first sea floor resort located in Fiji. Its name refers to the king of
the ocean which also demonstrates their quality as they are a five-star resort. Although it is a
comfortable resort, it is priced at $30,000 per couple per week. The price tag furthermore
describes the wealth Poseidon himself was seeking.
Poseidon was the offspring of Cronus and Rhea but he was not the only one. He had five
siblings who later “divided the power of the world”. They are known as Zeus, Hades, Hestia,
Demeter and Hera. He was considered older than zeus by ancient writers which is the reason he
was always bitter towards Zeus for snatching power from him. But in other cases however, he is
younger than Zeus.
Hestia and The Vestal Virgins
Hestia is the goddess of the hearth. The hearth would
refer to the fireplace in the home. The fireplace keeps the room
warm so Hestia would be seen as a god that keeps the warmth in
your home. She is seen as gentle and dignified. She has a Roman
name called Vesta and a Scythian name called Tabiti. She is one
of the six children of Cronus and Rhea. There was a myth about
Cronus swallowing all of his children. Rhea became displeased
and when they had their sixth child, Rhea tricked Cronus into
swallowing a rock. Then Zeus, the child, came back and overthrew his father.
Hestia was a virgin goddess, therefore she has no husband or children. Apollo and
Poseidon tried to marry Hestia but because Hestia wanted to remain a virgin, she had Zeus keep
her forever a virgin.
The Vestal Virgins had a lot to do with Hestia. The Vestal Virgins
were females, who were chosen from the ages six through ten, who
guarded and protected the sacred fire in Mount Olympus. They served for
thirty years. The first ten years they were taught by the previous
generation. Then the next ten years they served and the last ten years they
taught the next generation to come. These females could not have any
physical or mental deformity of some sort and both of their parents needed
to be alive. Females that had this job were very much honored and
respected. However, if the fire was put out, they would be taken into a
dark room by the chief priest and be stripped and beaten.
Artemis
Our project is on the goddess Artemis. Her Roman name is Diana.
She wears a knee-high chiton, which is a type of tunic; and is usually
armed with bows and arrows. Her father, Zeus had an affair with Leto,
her mother. When Artemis was born, she helped her mother give birth to
her twin brother, Apollo. Zeus’s wife, Hera, was angry when she found
out about the affair and banished Leto. Her domain was: hunting, lady of
wild things, female child raiser, huntsman/chief to the gods, death and
disease for females, and the moon. Her symbols were the bow and pike,
and the cedar tree. The snake, bear, and deer were also her symbols
because they were her sacred animals. Artemis is independent and
prefers solitude. She is concerned with matters of outdoors, animals,
environmental protection, and women’s communities. Artemis is a bit of
a hypocrite. She raises young girls, and has the power to give them
diseases and death. She loves animals, but she is a huntress. She forbids
her nymphs from falling in love and claims she hates men, but she fell in
love with the hunter Orion. One of the myth’s Artemis appears in is the
one where she falls in love with Orion, the hunter. One day Orion was
swimming far away from shore, and his head happened to look like a
rock. Apollo, either jealous or wanting his sister to keep her chastity,
tricked her into shooting the rock with one of her arrows. The arrow
pierced his head, which killed him. Another version of the story says
that sent a scorpion to sting Orion as punishment for staring at her
inappropriately. She was so in love with him, she turned his body into a
constellation closest to the moon so that she could always be with him.
A character from pop culture that resembles Artemis is Katniss
Everdeen, from “The Hunger Games”. Like Artemis, Katniss is a
huntress. She took care of young girls, like Prim and Rue. They also
both use arrows as their main weapon. An allusion from advertising is
the Artemis dog food company. We thought this was perfect because
Artemis loves animals, and this company makes food for them. They
might have chosen this name to represent their brand so that when
people remember the goddess Artemis and what she stood for, they’ll
know how much the company cares for the dogs.
Greek Name: Eros
Roman Name: Cupid
God of Love and Desire
Eros’s symbol was a heart, bow, and arrow
Eros is a mischievous and disobedient person. Eros can use different types of arrows to
make people either fall in love with each other or hate each other.
Zeus and Hera gave birth to Ares. Ares and Aphrodite gave birth to Eros. Zeus is Eros’
grandfather.
Eros falls in love with Psyche and takes her to his castle. When Eros was asleep at
night, Psyche uses a lamp to see Eros. Eros wakes up when the hot wax from the lamp
had accidently touched his arm. Eros flew away because Psyche promised to never
look at Eros’ face. Psyche travels around the world to find Eros and stumbles upon
Aphrodite’s home. Aphrodite was jealous of Psyche’s beauty so Aphrodite forced
Psyche to do tasks. Her last task was to bring a gift to Persephone in the underworld in
exchange for a box of Persephone's beauty. On her way back she is curious to see
what’s in the box and so she opens it and the god Hypnos comes out and makes her
unconscious. Eros flies around and sees Psyche unconscious and begs Zeus to save
her. Zeus is so amazed by their love that he makes Psyche immoral so they can be
together.
An allusion for Cupid is cupidplc.com. One of Cupid’s powers is to make people fall in
love with each other. This website is a dating site that allows people to fall in love with
each other.
Ares
(Mars)
Domain: God of War
Symbol: Spear and Shield
Personality of God: Ares was murderous, bloodstained, and
a
coward.
Difficult to deal with and unpopular.
Got into many conflicts and fights.
Strength: fearless
Weakness: short tempered
Power: He could turn people against their own self
Myth: The myth about Ares took place during the Trojan War. He was madly in love with
Aphrodite who set the war in motion. It’s pretty ironic because Ares had the power to turn
people against their own selves, but Aphrodite turned him against his own family. To show his
love and support for Aphrodite, he fought on the side of the Trojans. Ares charged at his own
sister, Athena. She stopped him by calmly picking up a rock and smashing it over his head.
Even though Ares was known as an immortal, he was almost killed when stuffed into a jar by
two giants. Lastly, he was defeated by the Greeks.
Allusion: There is a company called “Ares Security Vehicles” that was named after Ares. They
used Ares name to show how strong and durable there cars would be. The cars are quality
armored and bulletproof and can withstand grenades and landmines. They are perfect for police
forces, peacekeeping forces, military, embassies, border patrols and anyone who worked in a
high-risk or hostile enviroment.
Family: Son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked and hated by both of his parents. Since he
received no love from his parents, he became the God of War. And it is said to be that Ares is
an only child.
Hermes (Mercury)
Domain: Hermes was the God of Messenger, Trickery, Trade, and Travel
Symbol: Hermes’ symbol was the caduceus
Personality: Hermes was very mischievous, arrogant, and deceitful because he always tricked the
other gods and because he was very mischievous he sometimes changed the messages he was
delivering. Some of his powers include going into and out of the underworld, being able to travel
extremely fast on land and air, he can go where other gods couldn’t go, and he had superhuman
strength. His weakness was his personality because he was very mischievous and tricked a lot of
people.
Myth: Zeus loved a nymph named Io but his wife Hera found out he was having an affair. Zeus
quickly turned Io into a sheep hoping to deceive Hera but it didn’t work. Hera demanded that
Zeus give the sheep to her as a gift. When Hera got her she put Io into Argus’ flock of sheep and
made Argus guard Io. Argus was a hundred eyed giant that was told to protect the flock by Hera.
Zeus was angered by this and he sent Hermes to rescue Io from the flock. Hermes slayed Argus
by chopping his head off and he saved Io.
Allusion: The allusion for Hermes is Hermes Bags. The allusion comes from bag brand in Paris.
This could be the allusion for Hermes because he was the god of travel and these bags can be
used for traveling.
Relation/ Family Tree:
Greek god: Hades
Roman name: Pluto
Domain: God of the Underworld
Symbol: Helm of Darkness
Personality of god: Hades is a dark and twisted god. He is not really evil like he is said to be but
he is neither good nor bad. He is cruel and unpitying but his decisions towards the dead were
always just and fair.
Myth summary: Hades fell in love with Persephone (daughter of Demeter and Zeus) and asked
Zeus if he could marry her. Having no clue how to answer Hades, Zeus winked at Hades instead.
When Hades sees Zeus winking at him he thought that Zeus had given him permission to marry
Persephone. With that Hades kidnaps Persephone and took her to his dark realm in the
underworld. While Persephone was in the underworld, Demeter realizes that Persephone was
missing and roamed the earth for 9 days straight without food or drink to look for her. While
Demeter searched for Persephone she found out that Hades had kidnapped her. Demeter wanted
Persephone to be returned to her so she refused to let anything grow until she got her daughter
back. Zeus fearing that the world would die from the lack of plants and food finally sent Hermes
to the underworld to fetch Persephone. When Hades got the message he agreed to release
Persephone but he only allowed her to go because Hades tricked her into eating pomegranate
seeds. Those pomegranate seeds forced Persephone to go back to the underworld for 3 months
every year.
Allusion: We did our allusion on hell. We did it on hell, because in the new testaments
Christians called hell Hades, because of the resemblance of Hades, hell and the underworld in
which Hades rules. Hell is a dark and isolated place which pretty much describes Hades. Hell is
also thought of as evil and because of this nobody exactly likes it. Hades can be described as the
same. Hell also resembles the place where Hades rules. Hell and the underworld are both places
where soul of a dead person goes although hell only accepts evil people while the underworld
accepts all souls.
Family: wife: Persephone
Parents: Chronos and rhea
Brothers: Poseidon and Zeus
Sisters: Hera, Hestia, and Demeter
GREEK: APOLLO
Roman: (Apollo)
Domain:
Apollo is the God of: Light, Music, Truth, Prophecy, Healing, Intellectual arts.
Symbols:
The symbols that symbolize Apollo are the sun disk, navel stone, tripod, lyre (Hermes
invented it for him), and the main one is the Laurel tree which resembles Daphne.
Personality:
Amongst the gods, Apollo is the wisest and the most admired and often being very
cheerful. Apollo’s strength is that he is creative and his weakness is the affection of mortal
women.
Myth summary:
In the Laurel Tree Myth, Apollo was mocking Eros,the cupid, which cause him to shoot
Apollo with an arrow dipped in gold that made him fall deeply in love with a nymph named
Daphne. And Cupid also shot Daphne with an arrow that was dipped in lead and cause Daphne to
not feel the same way about Apollo. Then she decided to run away to the forest. There she
prayed to her father, the river god, to turn her into a laurel tree. Apollo was still in love with her
so he made the leaves of the tree remain green forever. Apollo then decided to create a wreath
from the laurel leaves and wear it as a crown.
Family Tree:
Poseidon(Uncle)--Hades(Uncle)--Demeter(Auntie)--Hestia(Auntie)--Hera(Auntie)
|
Zeus(Father)----Leto(Mother)
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--------------------------------------|
|
Apollo
Artemis(Twin Sister)
Hera
(Roman Name: Juno)
Domain: God of Marriage, Child Birth, and Queen of Gods
Symbols: Pomegranate (Marriage)
Peacock (Pride)
Personality of Goddess: Jealous and Vengeful, Strength is leadership and a loyal wife,
Weakness is being vengeful, she also cannot help but feel pride for other people, she
missuses/took advantage of her powers on Zeus’s ex’s
Myth Summery: The Goddess Antigone bragged about how beautiful her hair was and how
her hair was the most pretty. This got Hera very jealous. Hera turned Antigone’s hair into
snakes. She later turned her into a stork (a long necked, long legged, and long beaked bird).
Storks preyed on snakes. Therefore making Antigone eat her own “hair” off.
Allusion and Explanation: Hera’s Women Cancer Foundation uses Hera because she is the
protector of women and Hera also empowered them and that’s what the Hera’s Women
Cancer Foundation Does. Hera inspired them through what she rules over.
Family Tree/ Relation to Zeus
Relations
Cronus
Hades
Poseidon
Ares
Picture of Hera
Rhea
Hera
Zeus
Hestia
(Hephaestus)
Demeter
Athena
(Minerva)
Athena is the Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Civilization.
A symbol that represents Athena is the owl. The owl is used as a symbol of knowledge and
wisdom.
Another important symbol that represents Athena is the Olive
Tree. This tree was the creation that Athena made in order to
beat Poseidon in claiming a city in Greece.
Athena is a fierce and strict person, who is independent, passionate about helping others, and has
great self respect. According to some of her myths, she is also very competitive.
A famous myth about Athena had to do with her great skill in weaving. A girl named Arachne
bragged to everyone about how she was better at weaving than Athena. Athena had a very
competitive personality. She did not want to be looked down on, so she disguised herself as an
old woman, and appeared in front of Arachne. She tried to warn Arachne about the consequences
of boasting, and comparing herself to a goddess. Arachne claimed that she would gladly
challenge Athena to a contest of weaving, and if she lost, she would accept any punishment. She
revealed herself as Athena, and they began weaving. At the end of the contest, she had to admit
that Arachne's skill was perfect. Athena felt humiliated, so she tore her work to shreds and broke
everything. Arachne tried to hang herself, but Athena stopped her, by transforming her into a
spider. Spiders began populating the earth.
Allusion: Athena Technology is a manufacturing company that developes the technology of
speakers. This company was named after Athena to show their customers that they are as reliable
and skillful as Athena.
Athena’s family tree includes Apollo, Artemis, and Ares, which are her half brothers. Her uncle
is Poseidon, her dad is Zeus, and her mother is Zeus’s first wife, Metis.
Caleb Huang
Josh Avila
Mrs. Grubbs P. 2
November 21, 2013
Dionysus
1. Name
● Dionysus
● Roman name was Bacchus
2. Relation to Zeus
● Dionysus was the second generation of gods
● Only god to have a mortal parent
3. Domain, Personality, and symbol
● God of wine
● Had the personalities of a drunk. Joy and brutal rage.
● Able to drive people into violent frenzies and control vines
4. Summary of a myth
When Dionysus, the son of Zeus and Semele, was a child, Hera, the wife of Zeus, was
still angry at Zeus for having an affair with another women. Hera asked the titans to
murder Dionysus. They lured him in with toys and by slitting his throat, then proceeded
to cook him. Zeus, attracted by the smell, realized that his son was being cooked, and
killed the titans using his thunderbolt. He then resurrected Dionysus. The Titans’ ashes
made man.
5. Charlie Sheen
● Caused domestic violence
● Alcoholic
● Bipolar
6. Dionysus Winery
● Wine distributor
● Dionysus is the god of wine