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 Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:06 am
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Zeus--------------> pg 1, post 1
Poseidon--------> pg 1, post 2
Hades---------> pg 1, post 3
Hestia--------> pg 1, post 4
Hera---------> pg 1, post 5
Ares---------> pg 1, post 6
Athena------> pg 1, post 7
Apollo-------> pg 1, post 8
Aphrodite----> pg 1 post 9
Hermes-------> pg 1 post 10
Artemis--------> pg 1 post 11
Hephaestus-----> pg 1 post 12
Demeter----------> pg 2 post 6
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:09 am
Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus overthew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera, but is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.He was the rain god, and the cloud gatherer, who wielded the terrible thunderbolt. His breastplate was the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree the oak. He is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:10 am
God of the sea, protector of all waters. Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus, he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, his brothers, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by sea men. He married Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So to impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts his first attempts were unsucessful and created a varity of other animals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter had cooled. His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a difficult, quarrelsome personality, and was considered to be greedy. He had a series of disputes with other gods when he tried to take over their cities.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:12 am
Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, his brothers, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects leave. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but, death itself is another god, Thanatos.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:16 am
Hestia is Zeus' sister. She is a virgin goddess. She is the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out. Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright and most charitable.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:17 am
Hera is Zeus wife and sister. She was raised by the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She is the supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women. Hera's marriage was founded in strife with Zeus and continued in strife. Zeus courted her unsuccesfully. He then turned to trickery, changing himself into a disheveled cuckoo. Hera feeling sorry for the bird held it to her breast to warm it. Zeus then resumed his normal form and taking advantage of the suprise he gained, raped her. She then married him to cover her shame. Once when Zeus was being particularly overbearing to the other gods, Hera convinced them to join in a revolt. Her part in the revolt was to drug Zeus, and in this she was successful. The gods then bound the sleeping Zeus to a couch taking care to tie many knots. This done they began to quarrel over the next step. Briareus overheard the arguments. Still full of gratitude to Zeus, Briareus slipped in and was able to quickly untie the many knots. Zeus sprang from the couch and grabbed up his thunderbolt. The gods fell to their knees begging and pleading for mercy. He seized Hera and hung her from the sky with gold chains. She wept in pain all night but, none of the others dared to interfere. Her weeping kept Zeus up and the next morning he agreed to release her if she would swear never to rebel again. She had little choice but, to agree. While she never again rebelled, she often plotted against Zeus's plans and she was often able to outwit him. Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus's infidelities. Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favorite city is Argos.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:20 am
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward. When caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite her husband Hephaestus is allowed publically to ridicule him. His bird is the vulture. His animal is the dog.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:21 am
Athena is the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full grown in armour from his forehead, thus has no mother. She is fierce and brave in battle but, only fights to defend her home and country from outside enemies. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses; also the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus' favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:24 am
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre, and archery, far shooting with a silver bow. He is the god of healing who taught man medicine, and the god of light. Finally, he is the god of truth, who cannot speak a lie. One of Apollo's more importaint daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:25 am
Aphrodite is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. One says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The other goes back to when Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then arose from the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore in Cyprus. She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is her tree. The dove, the swan, and the sparrow her birds. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares. She represented sex, affection, and the attraction that binds people together.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:26 am
Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He was the cleverest of the Olympian gods, and Zeus' messenger to the other gods. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand. He is the god of thieves and god of commerce. He guides the dead to the underworld. He invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees.
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:27 am
Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Her twin brother is Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the young. Like Apollo she hunts with silver arrows. She became associated with the moon. She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. She became associated with Hecate. The cypress is her tree. All wild animals are sacred to her, especially the deer.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:57 am
Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others say that he took Hera's side in an argument with Zeus and Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and the forge. He is the smith and armorer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace loving. His wife is Aphrodite. Sometimes his wife is identified as Aglaia.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:58 am
Feel free to post any comments, criticisms or stories of your own. All stories will be logged into the Table of Contents. This will make finding them much easier for future visits. Enjoy! mrgreen
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:47 am
Wow! So much information about the gods^^ Thanks!
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