The shield with the flying horse on it lets us know that this Goddess is a warrior. This is most likely the warrior Goddess or Goddess of war and skill, Athena. Athena is depicted here defending herself with her shield; she is often seen with a shield or a spear. Athena is the Greek virgin Goddess of war, arts, and literature. Athena was born out of Zeus’s head full grown as well as in full armor. There are many variations of Athena’s birth, for example, one of them says that Hephaestus split open
Aphrodite, the irresistible goddess of beauty, was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. She was said to may also have risen from the foam of the sea of Cyprus, where she was then brought to the gods. She trailed behind beauty and aesthetics, for no loveliness nor joy would exist without her. Her husband was Hephaestus, who, ironically, was the lame and ugly god of fire and forge. Although she was typically weak in battles of heroes, she was known for her destructive and deadly power over men. She was
to a fiction story or only half true story. What makes up a myth? It has several different characteristics that make it different from other types of stories. Ancient Greco-Roman myths are interesting because they talk about another religion and how they are being reflected. Hebrew creation myths are also interesting because they explain the power of God who made the universe in just 6 days. In the Greco-Roman cultures, the creation myths start with the gods; Hesiod explains this well in his