Atlas was a Titan god born to Iapetus and Clymene.He was the brother to Menoetius,
Prometheus and Epimetheus. During the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, also known as the Titanomachy, Atlas along with his brother Menoetius choose to side with the
Titans, After a 10 year war on Mount Olympus, the Olympians won. All Titans were captured and imprisoned; all except for Atlas. Atlas was punished by Zeus and was condemned to carry the sky on his shoulders. Because he was to carry the sky on his shoulders he became the God of
Endurance.
Atlas was said to be associated with the Atlas mountains. According to Perseus when he visited northwest Africa a giant named Atlas tried to drive him away. Perseus used the head of
Medusa to turn the
She tricked Cronus to eat a magic herb. Cronus threw up the stone and the children. Zeus other siblings are, the boys or the gods are Hades and Poseidon. Zeus’ sisters or the goddess’ are Hestia.Demeter,and Hera. After that Cronus surrendered and fled. The Titans and and sons revolted. The titans were Prometheus and Epimetheus. Zeus also freed Gaea’s sons from Tartarus. The cyclops made weapons. Zeus had his lightning bolts. Poseidon has his trident. Hades has his cape of invisibility. The Titans lost, they were sent to Tartarus and they are guarded by a monster. Atlas the strongest titan holde the sky up forever. Gaea is angry. Typhor dies, Echidna and gos fled. Zeus turned and threw lightning bolts. The Cyclops built a palace. Which is later name Mt.
The battle ended well for the gods, but not so well for the titans, all but three were sent to down to tartarus. Atlas, the general sentenced to hold the world on his shoulders for eternity, Prometheus, as he had given Zeus advice during the war, and Epimetheus who had never participated in war. The choices of the battle were made and sides were chosen, but the gods came out on top leading to the fall of Kronos and reign of
Zeus and Jupiter were very similar but they also had differences. For example Zeus’s father's name was Cronus while Jupiter’s father’s name was Saturn. Jupiter had a lot of name’s while Zeus only had the name Zeus. Zeus overthrew his
The victors were the classical Greek pantheon, also called Homeric (for its portrayal in Homer' Iliad) or Olympian (for Mt. Olympus, home of the gods). The Olympian gods grew large in the imagination of the Greeks and came to rule over religious worship. So powerful and at the same time so vulnerable to human weaknesses, they regulated the fortunes and the lives of those they both loved and hated. Splendid, magnificent, each one with its own character, they became objects of worship for many centuries.
On Perseus’ journey for Medusa’s head it was very much expected that he would fail and die, which was Polydectes goal. But in the end he prevailed and completed the mission, due to the fact that he had the luck and support of the Gods on his side. Throughout his voyage he was aided by the support of Hermes and Athena. This can be seen in Perseus’ use of Athena’s shield and Hermes’ sword that he used to attack Medusa. Also, without the help of Hermes, Perseus wouldn’t have been able to find the nymphs of the North, whose gifts (winged sandals, magic wallet, and an invisible cap) also aided him in the defeat of Medusa.
Once Zeus was fully grown he returned to his father’s realm and with the help of his mother, hoodwinked Cronus to drink an emetic that made him disgorge his children (Leadbetter). It was these children: Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera and Demeter who helped Zeus wage the Titan war against Cronus. The women titans refused to help Cronus defeat the Olympians and even a few male titans helped aid the Olympians. After ten years of battles, the Olympians were able to banish the Titans into the Underworld (Titanomachy). It was after this war that Zeus seized the throne and divided the sky, the underworld, and the sea amongst him and his brothers. (Hades: the underworld, Poseidon: the sea, and Zeus: the sky.)
Beginning around 700 B.C., stories by Homer and other Greek poets told of the lives of powerful gods who involved themselves in human affairs. Supreme among these gods was Zeus, but to the Romans he was known as Jupiter. Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of Olympus. He was known by many titles: Lord of the Sky, the Cloud- gatherer, the Rain-god, and Zeus the Thunderer. All of which are the most popular names dating back to ancient Greek history and mythology.
He is also the son of Cronus and Rhea, and is the second most powerful god. He is one of the three supreme gods of the Earth. (Gall.)
“Prometheus was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus (also a Titan) and Clymene, an Oceanid. His brothers were Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius. The name derives from the Greek word meaning 'forethought'. During the Titanomachy, the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, Prometheus sided with Zeus, helping to overthrow the old gods. Siding with the winning side, Prometheus avoided being punished with the rest of the Titans and was therefore not sent to Tartarus, the Underworld.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201011 this source helps you understand the reasoning for Zeus to punish the two brothers. this article can also help you understand who came to rescue the two brothers .Prometheus and Epimetheus stole fire from the gods and shared it with the mortal human beings. Zeus took Prometheus to a mountain and chained him to a rock for punishment. everyday a eagle would come and eat his liver.
captive by Trojan captors. As warrior Odyssey faced several challenges and Hermes was sent by Zeus to
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god who resembles the power of the untamed, the brutal, and the wild. After the defeat of the Titans, Poseidon drew straws with his brothers and got the middle straw. Therefore, he became the lord of the Sea, earthquakes, and horses. The Romans knew Poseidon as Neptune. He is also associated with clouds, which was essential to agriculture. Poseidon could create springs, floods, and even tidal waves when angered. Besides the sea, Poseidon is also connected with the earth. It is believed that his anger is
The conflicting will of the gods in the direction of Odysseus’ fate are clear in the opposing actions of Zeus and his remittance of Hermes to tell Calypso to let Odysseus go. However, just as the positive effects of this divine intervention are realized and Odysseus is able to build his boat, another god, Poisedon collects powerful winds which obliterate the boat Odysseus built and send him reeling off to another distant land where he is, for a time, free from any divine vengeance. Zeus recognizes the cause for Poisedon’s fury with Odysseus and notes that even though he himself wishes to aid Odysseus, “it’s the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased, / forever fuming against him [Odysseus] for the Cyclops / whose giant eye he blinded” (Homer I.81-83).
As soon as Perseus said this, he carried them up to the pillars. After 3 days the water finished, so now they can walk up the mountain. It took them 2 days to walk up to the mountain. When they got to the top they saw Khione sleeping. Hercules crept up to her and with a few foul blows, Khione was in trillions of pieces the size of atoms. Just then the statue of Zeus started to move
Later on, Cepheus imprisons Perseus, because he will not fight with Argos against the gods. In order to punish King Cepheus for his war on the gods, Zeus disguised himself as Acrisius, seduced Danae and impregnating her. Acrisius later sets Danae and the baby Perseus adrift in their coffin. After learning that killing the Kraken would allow him to have his revenge against Hades, who he blames for his family's deaths, Perseus agrees to lead Argos's finest soldiers on a quest to find the Kraken. Hades then finds Acrisius, now called Calibos, and reveals his plan to use the Kraken to destroy Argos. Hades imbues Calibos with superhuman powers in order to kill Perseus.