Greek Gods And Goddesses

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Greek Gods And Goddesses
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dionysos And Hephaestus
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.
Dionysos, or Bacchus, was the god of wine and of
the theatre. He is associated with joyous
celebrations. His father was Zeus.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The End
By Shaleen Fullmer