Symbols Of Apollo

Zeus’s sister and like Athena and artemis, a virgin goddess. No distinct personality. Goddess of the hearth, the symbol of the home.

Apollo, the god of many things such as medicine and music, was great at making music. Many people knew not to mess with Apollo. There are multiple myths about him. He was a favorite of Zeus, The god of lightning and hospitality. Apollo would help Zeus with mortals that messed with gods and especially with Zeus. He would also help Zeus with tasks such as talking with gods with disobeyed Zeus and the gods and goddesses in total. Zeus also helped him with tasks and favors like helping him with music.

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 was considered to be the leader of the Olympian gods of Mount Olympus. He was the god of the sky and thunder. He had many powers but the most significant was the power to wield lightning bolts. He could hurl lightning bolts at people who defied him or other gods who he was displeased with. He was the youngest child of Cronus and Rhea and was planned to get eaten by Cronus like all of his brothers and sisters before him, but he was hidden from Cronus at Mount Dicte. He then went on to overthrow Cronus and control the gods. He had twenty-four children and some of them were powerful gods. He also had some half god children like Hercules. He lives on the top of Mount Olympus with Hera, his wife.

“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

He was the husband of Ops and the father of Zeus, Jupiter, Hestia, Demeter, Posiedon, Hades, Pluto, and Hera. Saturn was the ruler of the gods. He found out that his son, Zeus, would be more powerful than himself, thus threatening his position. In effect, Saturn ate all of his children as soon as his wife conceived them. Thus, killing all chances of his rule being taken away. His wife tricked him and their son, Zeus, was born, and took the throne that was rightfully his.

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.

His main symbol would be known as the Scepter. Hades is brother of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hera. Long ago Hades decided he wanted a wife so he abducted Persephone, which is Demeter’s daughter, and made her his queen of the underworld. When she was gone she didn’t allow anything to grow on Earth, so all the crops died. Zeus made a deal with Hades where Persephone could spend part of a year with him in the underworld and the rest of the year with her mother, Demeter.

Zeus is the god of the sky and ruler of the olympian gods. One of zeus famous powers is the ability to throw lightning bolts. His other power was that he controlled the weather causing rain and huge storms. Zeus symbols are the thunderbolts, the eagle, the bull and the oak tree. He had other relationships with other gods/goddess.

Zeus is the Greek god of the sky and ruler of the Olympians. Zeus overthrew his father, Cronus, then drew lots with his brothers in order to decide who would succeed their father on the throne. Zeus was the winner of the draw and became the almighty ruler of the gods, as well became the lord of the sky and rain. Zeus was one who was easily angered which was not a good thing sometimes.. He also easily fell in love and had affairs with various women. Some of the abilities he possessed was the ability to throw lightning bolts. He had a winged horse called a Pegasus which carried his lightning bolts and he had trained an eagle to retrieve his lightning bolts.

Hades was born on the island of Crete to Cronus and Rhea. When Hades was just an infant, he was devoured by Cronus to prevent a prophecy. This prophecy stated that Cronus would be overthrown by his children as the new rulers. Eventually, Hades and his siblings were freed by Zeus and Cronus was overthrown. Hades went on to become the God of the Dead and King of the Underworld.

Daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Hestia. Mother of eight children.

A myth about her was when her husband found out about the affair he humiliated her and her lover. Apollo who is not a commonly known god, stood for music and the golden lyre. Apollo was the son of Leto and Zeus, and also the twin brother of Artemis. He was known for being an archer, far shooting with a silver bow. And the god of healing and the god of science giving medicine to man.

In the Iliad, a book wrote by Homer, Athena represented “the intellectual and civilized side of war and the virtues of justice and skill.”(“Athena”, Britannica) She was represented by a golden shield and helmont, a spear, a spindle and the number 7. The olive tree also represents her and her wisdom because she gave it as a gift to a city.(“Goddess symbols:Athena”, Goddess Gifts)Athena’s male counterpart(Greek Gods, “Athena”) Ares lived on Mount olympus as the god of war and representing Mars. He was seen as a warrior in art. Ares represented the bloody and gruesome parts in battle. ( “Ares” Britannica) His symbols are the spear, helmet, chariot, boar, vulture, species of owls and the flaming torch. He is represented by the color red because red is the color of war and Mars. ( “Ares” Greek Gods and

In one of the stories about Dionysus he goes to the underworld to find his mother and he brings her up to Olympus where the Gods accept her. One of the crueler stories was when Dionysus was captured by a group of pirates and he freed the one sailor who had told the others to release him. As for the other sailors, he put hexes on their ship until they jumped overboard and he then turned them into dolphins. Anyone who attempted to imprison him would be killed. Dionysus was considered the most important God of