Greek Gods and Goddesses

The Greek Society believes in many Gods. The first one that I will talk about is Zeus. Zeus is The God of The Sky, Thunder, Lightning, and Justice. Zeus made sure that justice was always served. So he made sure that there was justice everywhere. And if someone was doing wrong he would punish them deeply.

A polytheistic Greek religion is surrounded by numerous gods. Each represented a certain aspect of human problems including abstract ideas, such as justice and wisdom. This was the religion most devout Greeks followed and believed in. The most important gods were Olympian gods led by Zeus. These gods were: Athena, Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter, Ares, Artemis, Hades, Hephaistos,

Hera, the Greek goddess of childbirth and marriage, was the wife and sister of Zeus. She was the Queen of Olympian Deities. People knew her as the most beautiful and powerful goddess, but she had a bad side to her.

“The supreme deity of Greek mythology has his lusty, tempestuous story recast in engaging fashion by Stone”(ProQuest). Zeus was thought of as the father of gods and men. While he did not make them, he protected them, and therefore was considered a father to them. He ruled over the sky and air, and controlled everything that happened in his domains from his throne on Mount Olympus. To gain his throne, he overthrew his father, Cronos, with the help of his siblings, and then dividing up the realms between him and his two elder brothers. Zeus became lord of the sky and rain, Poseidon took the title lord of the sea, and Hades became ruler of the underworld. He then banished his father to the shadowy Tartarus in the underworld. Zeus was the most

As Hephaestus is notified of Thetis’ arrival, he explores what their relationship has meant to him. Hephaestus recalls that “Thetis saved my life when the mortal pain came on me after my great fall…” (P. 480) After Hephaestus falls out of Zeus’ good graces, Thetis is able to lend her helping hand, displaying the hierarchical dynamic between the gods. The gods are indebted to each other, the likely reason that Hephaestus felt as though he needed to make Thetis the ornate shield. The duty and obligation to each other fuels the mutualistic relationships between the gods. Thetis’ motivation to help Hephaestus was not solely out of kindness; rather Thetis saw the opportunity to make a strategic move and put Hephaestus in her debt, knowing that she very well could use his services in her future. Hephaestus describes the pain that he felt as “mortal pain” signifying a distinction between the discomforts and vulnerability of mortals and gods.

In this paragraph will be information on Greek Gods and Goddesses. There was a governing body for the Grecians. This mythological group was very important. They were usually the reason for war and many believed that they were so superior that they would bring disease and death upon others that they dislike or the people that would try to out shine them. They were called The Olympians. There were twelve Olympians, however before I name them there actually were 13, but Hestia gave up her position for Dionysus. There was Zeus, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephatus, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artimes, Dionysus, Aries (Ares or Aris), and Apollo.” (Greek Gods and Goddesses) There was one other God that is also very important to the Olympians. His name was Hades and he was the God of the Dead. He was not considered an Olympian though because he was always to be in the Underworld. Hades had one day decided that he wanted a partner however

The primary ruling god of the underworld is Hades whose brother is Zeus, king of the gods, and whose parents are Cronus and Rhea. Hades is a greedy god with his greatest concern being to increase the number of his subjects. He is very stubborn about letting

In the time of ancient Greeks many people believed in certain Gods and Goddesses and their mythological stories. Among the many gods and goddesses there was Athena, Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war. Also there was Apollo, God of the sun, music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. Apollo’s twin sister Artemis Goddess of hunting and archery. Then there’s Poseidon, God of the ocean and brother to the most powerful God of them all, the God of all Gods, Zeus. However, there was only one specific God that mortals and even Gods feared, the brother of Poseidon and Zeus. He was the ruler of the underworld and the dead; he went by the name of Hades.

As with the rest of his children, Cronos ate her but eventually regurgitated her. She was a sibling to Demeter, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus. Hestia was the goddess of the hearth, home, architecture, domesticity, family, and the state. She was primarily known the Goddess of the Hearth and as the goddess of the hearth she personified the fire burning in the hearth of every home in Greece.

Ceres-Goddess of the dead. Also the goddess of agriculture in full. These gods and goddess were worshiped so much that they each had their own festival and all lived in the temple of Jupiter, one of the biggest buildings the romans ever made. However, these are just three gods, the rest are mentioned later.

The religion in ancient Greece was polytheistic. That means they believed in many gods. There were twelve main gods on the council called the twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Aphrodite, Hestia (who gave her place up to Dionysus), sometimes Hades (who was banished to the underworld after choosing to rule it so he couldn't visit Olympus on almost all occasions) and sometimes Hephaestus. The "Big Three", as called by the Greeks, were Zeus, Lord of the sky and king of the gods; Poseidon, Lord of the sea, and Hades, Lord of the Underworld

One of the first mortals known was Demeter, the child of Zeus and Persephone, is known as the goddess of the underworld. After leaving Demeter, Zeus then moved on and mated with Leto with whom he then created the twin gods known as Artemis and Apollo. Apollo was known for many things following his birth. Apollo had a numours things he is remembered for, but a few is being the Olympian God of the Sun, the Light and the Music and the Prophecy. (GREEK-GODS.INFO 4).

Hestia was related to Zeus and she was his sister but unfortunately she was included in the Olympian gods and she was replaced by Dionysus cause she gave up her throne. She was the goddess of the hearth, family, and domestic life some people thought she was cool and some didn't really care. Her name meant house and a hearth and symbolising the home and its residents and not many people knew about her that much. She also did represent the coalition and relationship between the colonies and the mother cities and that was pretty cool.

Theia was the Titan goddess of sight and shining light (“Theia”). She was both Hyperion’s wife and sister. Theia was the mother of Hyperion’s three children Helios, Selene, and Eos (“Hyperion (Mythology)”). Helios was the sun god, Eos was the goddess of dawn, and Selene was the goddess of the moon

The greeks were terrified of nature and depended on the Gods who they believed controlled the forces of nature. The Gods and Goddesses each had their own control over different aspects of life and nature. For example, the divine family of the Olympians was headed by Zeus, who ruled the heavens and earth, and his queen, Hera, who was the goddess of marriage. Zeus had two brothers, Poseidon and Hades who ruled the sea and underworld. The Olympian children had control over nature as well. The divine Olympian children were Ares, Hermes, Apollo, Hephaestus, Athena, Aphrodite, and Artemis. Ares was the god of war, Hermes was the messenger of the gods, Apollo was the god of the sun and Hephaestus was the god of fire. The female Olympians had their own control as well. Athena was goddess of wisdom, Aphrodite was goddess of love and beauty, and Artemis was the goddess of the moon and the hunt. The Olympians controlled the forces of nature and put great fear into the mortals who believed in their divine