Chapters 1-5 of Edith Hamilton 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.)

Zeus, he was the king of the gods and the supreme ruler of people. He originally was a god of the sky. In time, the Greeks regarded him as the only god who concerned him-self with the whole universe. They also associated Zeus with justice and believed that he punished the wicked and rewarded the good. He belonged to the race of Titans, and was the son of Cronus and Rhea. After overthrowing Cronus, Zeus took his father's place and ruled from Mount Olympus. He headed a family of twelve major gods, called the Olympians.

Zeus, his name is synonymous with Greek mythology and religion. God of the weather and sky he used his powers of wind, lightning, and thunder to uphold the law and keep order. He ruled Mount Olympus as well as the pantheon of gods who lived there. Watching over mankind he would punish those who defied him and help those who were wronged. However, Zeus did have his flaws. His quick tempered nature combined with his lust for women made him relatable to the common man. From his coming to power until the beginning of Christianity, this complex god would have no equal.

Zeus: He is the king of all gods and goddesses, ruler of Mount Olympus. Zeus is the god of sky and thunder. His symbols would be the thunderbolt, Eagle, Bull, and the Oak tree. In relation to the other gods and goddesses Poseidon and Hades are known as his brothers and Hera is known as his sister and his wife. Cronus and Rhea were the parents of Zeus. His father wanted to swallow him like the rest of his older siblings because Cronus was afraid of his children gaining more power than him. Before Cronus had a chance to swallow Zeus, Rhea took him to Mount Crete. When Zeus got older he caused his father to throw up his brothers and sisters and together they destroyed Cronus.

There are many gods that play a role in the Aeneid. The main ones are Jupiter, king of all deities, Juno the divine antagonist of Aeneas’ destiny and Venus, his mother and his main protector. There are also the lesser gods such as Neptune, Aeolus, and Mercury, who serve as instruments for the main gods to meddle in the events of the story.

Artemis was the goddess of virginity, chastity, the moon, the natural environment and the hunt. Her parents were Zeus and Leto, and she was the twin sister to Apollo. Artemis was involved several myths one in which she turned Actaeon into a stag and his hounded killed him after he was hunting saw her naked bathing in a spring and tried to rape

Zeus, god of the sky and thunder, King of Mount Olympus, son of Kronos and Rhea, husband of Hera, and father of many significant gods and goddesses, was the most important god of all the Olympian gods.

<br>Another of Zeus's sisters, Demeter, also known as Ceres, was one of the two supreme deities on Earth. (Hamilton 53) She was the Goddess of Corn, Goddess of Fruits, and Goddess of the Riches of the Fields. (Hamilton 53; Guirand 174) Her temples, called Megaras, were found in the forests. (Guirand 174)

God of Wealth or the rich one. His wife was Persephone. Whom he kidnapped and made his queen.thought to mean the Unseen One.

goddess of the dawn. She was originally said to be the daughter of the giant

Zeus the god of lightning, and the sky. King of the gods, son of Cronus and rhea, husband of Hera, father of Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Perseus, Heracles, Helen, Minos, Ares, Hephaestus Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus,. His symbols are thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak.

She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and she is my twin sister. She has another name which is Phoebe and her Roman name is Diana. She is the goddess of Hunting, wild animals, children. Her sacred animal is a deer, and bear, and her sacred plants are the cypress-tree and the palm-tree. She asked my father to grant her eternal chastity and virginity, and never gave in to any potential lovers; devoted to hunting and nature, she rejected marriage and love.

Mars, God of War. Considered the fiercest of the Gods next to Jupiter. His Greek equivalent was Aries.

Artemis was a strong, independent, and fierce figure in the Ancient Greek and Roman time period. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She’s the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting. She was also known as the protector of nature and hunt. Artemis appears in many different myths throughout Greek mythology. She also played a huge role throughout the Trojan War. Her most well known sign is the crest moon. Artemis was an adventurous and powerful goddess.

Artemis was the Greek god of virginity, childbirth, wild and tame animals, and the wilderness. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, she had a twin brother Apollo. Although they were twins she is nothing like her brother for his poetry and musical talents. When Artemis and Apollo where with each other they only brought on disease and death, even though Artemis is the protector of women. She was born a day later than her brother Apollo on the island of Ortygia (where Hera had chased her mother to). Artemis helped her mother through the birth of Apollo. She then became the protector of childbirth. It is said that she is one of the most respected ancient Greek goddesses.