Mythology

Mythology
greek gods and goddesses

Romina Masoumi . Mobina Jebeli
The Beginning . Creation
Creation
In the beginning there was Chaos, a yawning nothingness. Out of the void emerged
Gaia (the Earth) and other divine beings — Eros (love), the Abyss (part of the
underworld), and the Erebus (the unknowable place where death dwells). Without male
assistance, Gaia gave birth to Uranus (the Sky), who then fertilized her.
From that union the first Titans were born — six males: Coeus, Crius, Cronus,
Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus, and six females: Mnemosyne,
Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis, and Tethys. After Cronus
(time) was born, Gaia and Uranus decreed no more Titans
were to be born.
Cyclopes married his sister Rhea, and under his lordship the
Titans produced many offspring. Yet Cronus could not allow
his own children to survive, for both Gaea and Uranus had
prophesied that Cronus would be supplanted by a son. When
Rhea, his wife, gave birth to the gods and goddesses Cronus
swallowed Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon
shortly after each was born. Rhea was furious and took pains to
save her sixth child, Zeus, from his father. Zeus grew to
manhood on Crete. Cronus, meanwhile, was growing old. So
Zeus sought advice on how to defeat him from the Titaness
Metis, who prepared an emetic potion. Disguised as a
cupbearer, Zeus gave this potion to Cronus, who vomited up
Zeus's brothers and sisters, as well as the stone Rhea had given
him. The gods were alive and unhurt, and together with Zeus
they triumphed over Cronus and bound him in Tartarus. Zeus
then set up the stone at Parnassus, a monument to his victory over
the Titan king.
Gods and Godesses
Zeus
Zeus is the leader god of the pantheon, a sky and
weather god. Zeus was known as the sender of
thunder and lightning, rain, and winds, and his
traditional weapon was the thunderbolt. . Zeus
would help the other gods, goddesses, and mortals if
they needed help, but would also invoke his anger
upon them if he felt they weren't worthy of his help.
This made Zeus the strongest god.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the god of the sea (and of
water generally), earthquakes, and
horses. His weapon and main symbol
was the trident, perhaps once a fish spear.
His character was unstable, and his
emotional fluctuations often resulted in
violence. He was similar to Zeus in that
he liked to exert power over women.
Hades
Hades is king of the underworld and the
dead. He is also a god of wealth . He
was the oldest son of the titan Cronus and
Rhea and the brother of Zeus and
Poseidon. Hades's strengths include his
wealth of the earth, especially precious
metals; persistence; and determinedness.
Athena
Athena is the goddess of battle strategy
and wisdom, goddess of war and practical
reason. Athena displays her wisdom
through various ways, especially in war. .
At times she displays a very masculine
aura; at others, she is the vision of feminine
loveliness.
Artemis
Artemis is the goddess of wild animals,
the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity
and childbirth. Fierce, defensive, with a
fiery temper, Artemis is the goddess of
virgins, maidens, and mothers as well as
of the hunt and animals.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty.
She was known primarily as a goddess of
love and fertility and even occasionally
presided over marriage. Aphrodite is
extremely vain, witty, self-absorbed,
cunning, jealous and self-centered. . She is
also very protective & a nurturing mother.
Aphrodite can be extremely vindictive
when she is angry.
Apollo
Apollo is the god of music, arts,
knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy,
poetry, manly beauty, and archery .
Apollo usually is a calm, wise and
knowledgeable god who likes to write
poems and sing songs with his friends.
He is liked by all the gods.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus is the god of fire, metal
working and sculpture. Unlike other
Greek gods and goddesses,
Hephaestus was physically flawed,
being known as “the lame one”, due to
being thrown from Mount by Hera.
He was known as a kind and
hardworking god.
Hera
Goddess of goddesses goddess of
marriage and childbirth and takes special
care of married women. Married to
Zeus and known as Queen of the Gods
. Hera is assertive, vain, wrathful and
short-tempered
Hermes
Hermes is the god of boundaries,
travel, trade, communication,
language, writing, cunning and
thieves. Hermes was considered a
“trickster” due to his cunning and
clever personality. He is Zeus
messenger and the fastest god with
winged sandals.
Demeter
As Greek goddess of agriculture and
harvest, Demeter controlled the seasons
and the growth of crops. Demeter is an
extremely overprotective and kind-hearted
mother who gets over-stressed very easily.
She also gets mad easily and will do
anything to get and be with her daughter.
Ares
Ares is the god of war or, more
properly, the battle spirit. He was a
cruel god and he demonstrated the
horrible images of cruel, war and
bloodbath. He is quick temper and
aggressiveness, and he has unquenchable
thirst for conflict.
Dionysus
Dionysus is the nature god of
fruitfulness and vegetation, especially
known as a god of wine. Dionysus is
known for having something of a dual
personality: He brings joy, ecstasy and
merriment, but also delivers "brutal
and blinding anger."
Hestia
Hestia is the goddess of the hearth, home,
architecture, domesticity, family, and the state.
Hestia was known to be very gentle and mild;
she was kind, forgiving, and content. She
chose the life she wanted - a life that did not
include marriage, wild adventures or violence -
and was able to provide for others.
Persephone
Persephone is the Goddess of vegetation and
spring and queen of the underworld. Lives off-
season in the underworld as the wife of Hades.
Persephone is graceful and considerate.
Although seemingly innocent, she is not one to be
toyed with as she holds the capability to stand up for
herself and do what is right.

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