Stargazing 101: Aries the Ram I really hope you have all enjoyed my Stargazing series! These stories about the constellations and the facts behind them are so incredibly interesting and I’ve had such a wonderful time sharing them with you! The Mythology Aries, a Latin word for “ram,” is often identified with the story of the Golden Fleece (which you might remember from the story of Carina, the ship. http://clapway.com/2015/07/07/stargazing-101-carina-the-ship/) It’s often that we hear about Zeus and his extra marital affairs, but very rare that we hear of Hera having any. In the story of Aries, Ixion, King of Lapiths, attempted to woo Hera. Zeus learned of Ixion’s intent to make Hera his lover and declared that his plan would not come to fruition. Zeus coerced a cloud named Nephele to take Hera’s shape and trick Ixion into thinking he …show more content…
Ixion, of course, thought he had succeeded in seducing Hera but quickly found out that he had actually impregnated Nephele. Ixion was punished for attempting to steal Zeus’s wife, and Nephele gave birth to the first centaur. She later had two more children with Athamas, another king, who tried to have the children killed. She came to Hera for help in saving them, so Hera sent a golden ram to aid the children in their escape. Unfortunately, one of the children fell off the ram’s back and died, however, the other survived and made it to safety. Once on the banks of Colchis, the surviving child sacrificed the ram to Poseidon. Poseidon them instructed him to present the ram’s golden fleece to the king of Aeete, who hung up the fleece in a secret garden where it was protected by a dragon. It was at this same time, you might recall from Carina the Ship, that Diomedes’s land had overthrown him as heir to his father’s throne. Pelias, the man who took Diomede’s throne in his absence, is the cousin of the boy who sacrificed the ram that saved him to the god of the sea. Hera
Hera, he had countless affairs and many children. His father, who he overthrew, was Cronos, and his mother was Rheas. He had five siblings, Poseidon and Hades, who he divided the realms with, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. He was married to his sister, Hera, and had four children with her, Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, Enyo, Eris, Angelos, and Hephaestus. Other gods that he had children with were Demeter, who gave birth to Persephone; Dione, who gave birth to Aphrodite; Eurynome, who gave birth to the Charities (Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia), and 23 other gods who bore him around 35 other children. While he had many affairs with gods, he had even more with mortals. A few of the many were Electra, who gave birth to Dardanus, Harmonia, and Iasius; Europa who gave birth to Minos, Rhadamanthys, Alagonia, Carnus, Dodon, and Sarpedon; and Leda, who gave birth to Polydeuces and Helen. He had another 43 affairs with mortals, and at least 54 other children with
Zeus was known for a number of things, but his love affairs was one of the numerous things he was famous for. Zeus was the king of all the gods, he was known for the god of the skies, weather, fate and laws. Out of all of his lovers he had over the years, his first was known as Aphrodite. She was the goddess of beauty and was followed by Zeus when she first emerged from the great sea, but she managed to escape him. It did not take much time for Zeus’ wife Hera to realize that their marriage was falling into the deep end. Zeus had a deep lust which then made Hera’s jealousy fester. (Summary 1).
Zeus married his own sister Hera, the goddess of marriage and monogamy. He had his throne on the highest top of Mount Olympus and was respected by all Gods and mortals. All the kings boasted that they descended from Zeus. It is said that Zeus was responsible of the weather and shaped it according to his temper. When in high spirits, Zeus would have blessed the world with fine weather; however, in case of bad mood, he would have thrown the rain, winds, lighting, and thunder to cause disaster to the mortal.
Hermaphroditus is the child of Zeus, Aphrodite, Athene, and Poseidon, and therefore cursed with being its own lover (Sharman-Burke and Greene 82). In addition to these incestuous relationships, are relationships that Zeus has with his children. For example, Dionysus is attached to his thigh.
Hera is the Queen of the gods and is the wife and sister of zeus in the Olympian pantheon. She is known for being the Goddess of Marriage & Birth. Despite being the Goddess of Marriage, she was known to be jealous
Especially after Io’s entrance and the recount of her story, Hera seems more like a jealous wife than the noble queen she is presented as in Hesiod’s work. Her attitude towards Io is blamed on Zeus, who has not only provoked Hera’s actions but is her husband and thus responsible for Hera, as it was customary in ancient Greece.
Since he was the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, fire and volcanoes he crafted a throne for his mom and trapped her in it. “Hephaestus released Hera after being given the beautiful Aphrodite as his bride” (“Hephaestus”). Hephaestus married Aphrodite to prevents wars between the gods
Did you know there’s a Greek Goddess for Birth and Marriage? Her name is Hera. Hera is known for her vengeful and jealous towards the many lover’s offspring of her husband Zeus. Hera rules over Mount Olympus. Hera is very important because she is known for Births and Marriages. Hera is the Queen of the Olympian Gods. Hera is the daughter of Titan Cronus and his wife Rhea Cronus. Hera had five siblings Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus and two sisters Hestia and Demeter. Husband Zeus. Hera was jealous and vengeful towards Zeus and his many lovers. Hera’s children were Eilithyia, Ares, Hephaestus Metallurgy. Hera rules over Mount Olympus where all Gods and Goddesses live. James, Primary Facts, Facts about Hera, 2/11/13,10/27/17, Primary Facts.com)
Aphrodite was known for having many love affairs. She had an arranged marriage, set up by Zeus, with Hephaestus, the ugliest of the gods. Her true love was Ares, the god of war and violence. Hephaestus knew of the affair and to get back at her, he humiliated her in front of all the gods by setting a trap for the lovers. When the two were about to make love, they were scooped up into a net where all the gods could witness her betrayal. Ares and Aphrodite conceived many children: Eros being the most famous. He is also known as Cupid. (“Aphrodite History”)
Constellations are pictures or shapes that ancient people discovered in the night sky. Some of the most popular constellations are the twelve Zodiac signs. Another famous constellation is Orion, or ‘The Hunter’. I chose to write about Orion because personally I love the story of how his constellation came to be. He is one of the main constellations I always notice in the night sky.
In the beginning, Zeus initially courted Hera, but after numerous failed attempts, he resorted to trickery. He took the form of a hurt cuckoo; Hera, feeling sorry for the bird, held it to keep it warm. Zeus then resumed his normal form and taking advantage of Hera's surprise, he raped her. Hera then married him to cover her
“Zeus mated with many goddesses and mortals but was married to his sister Hera- Goddess of marriage and monogamy.” (Carpenter, T.H. “Mythology- Symbols of Zeus.” Mythography.com. January 3, 2012. February 1, 2017. ) Even though this was normal at the time, now it would be considered incest and illegal. Also, he was cheating on her which is not okay now and was hurting all of the other women in the end. “His main symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and the oak tree. The oak tree represents Zeus in mythology and religion. Zeus appears as a bull in some of the mythological stories. The thunderbolt is a type of weapon wielded by Zeus in both myth and art. The eagle soars the skies and sees all which is what Zeus does.” (Carpenter, T.H. “Mythology- Symbols of Zeus.” Mythography.com. January 3, 2012. February 1, 2017. ) All of these symbols represent exactly what Zeus is and how he was towards the people. These symbols are a huge part of Zeus and all of his stories that are told now. Zeus’ is a huge part of our lives now and is greatly admired by most people in today’s
She had a grand favor for the city of Argos. Zeus and Hera marriage was a stormy one, they often fought with each other. The only and true reason Hera married Zeus was because of the fact he had taken advantage of her, for she felt a shame of it. Zeus the Greek God was known for treating other Gods with particular hardness. The Goddess Hera learned
Aphrodite was likewise known for her numerous undertakings. All of the men who seen her needed her as his better half. Indeed, even Zeus needed to wed her. Zeus became irate with her and made her marry Hephaestus. While wedded to Hephaestus, she had numerous illicit relationships with divine beings and mortals. Some of her youngsters incorporate Cupid who was the child of her and Zeus. Anteros who she had with Ares . Anteros rebuffed the individuals who neglected to return adoration to others. Some of her other youngsters were the
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.