The Evil Of Gods And Goddesses

Zeus had five siblings named Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. Cronus was terrified of the possible situation that his offspring might steal his power because he overthrew his father’s reign to get the power the ultimate power. Due to his constant fear of being taken over, he made Rhea, his wife, give over all their children at birth so that he could eat them so that there was no possible threat to his reign; however, when Rhea was pregnant with Zeus, the youngest, she tricked Cronus. She deceived Cronus by giving birth to Zeus in secrecy, and then handing him over to Gaea (Zeus’ “grandparent”) in Crete. Zeus was then lead to Mount Dicte where he stayed in a secret cave behind it.

Poseidon is hit and goes down, so he thought. Out of nowhere the floor under Zeus crumbles into a blackhole of water under him. Poseidon from above him starts to smirk. Hades is missing the attention, he throws his mighty trident at his brother. Poseidon moves as swiftly and quickly as the wind but the trident was faster, and cuts his cheek. Poseidon, fures and hurt, he charges at Hades with his mighty trident.

The god above all gods, and the guy I’m writing about today, is Zeus. When Zeus was little he grew up with many siblings, which were also competitors in his eyes. Zeus, along with brothers Poseidon and hades, fought for the throne of their father. His mother spared him from the rest of his brothers ‘and sisters’ fate (Cartwright 1).

The supreme ruler and king of gods, Zeus, is often mentioned as Jupiter and the sender of thunder, lightning, rain, and wind (Britannica.com). “Zeus was the first of the gods and a very imposing figure. Often referred to as ‘the father of gods and men,’ he is a sky god who controls lightning.” (Britannica.com) Although the god is labeled most powerful and the mightiest of all, he is not perfect. Zeus is known for his promiscuous action. Often times he fell in love with one woman after the other and attempted to disguise his infidelity from his wife. Zeus left no woman behind in his crazy love-life, the god married and had children with his sister, Hera and. Hera was not Zeus’ only siblings. He also had two brothers, Poseidon and Hades and another sister named Hestia. His parents are known as Cronus and Rhea. Zeus was not just handed the title “god of the sky,” instead him and his two brothers drew lots. The sea was given to Poseidon, the underworld to Hades, and Zeus was named lord of the sky, rain god, and cloud gatherer. The eagle is considered sacred to this god. Zeus also treasures the oak tree. It is often told that the gods will was revealed by the rustling of the oak tree. (Hamilton 27)

Zeus was the child of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea, and was the youngest of all his siblings. Cronus , Zeus’ father, had been warned that one of his children would overthrow him. Cronus knew the consequences, for he had overthrown his father, Uranus. To prevent this from

Zeus was birthed by the Titans Cronus, the god of time, and Rhea, the goddess of female fertility. He was the youngest of six siblings, which were all consumed by his father, who out of his fear of one of his children overthrowing him, “swallowed every child Rhea…[had given] birth to” (Gods, 2017). He was able to grow up without his father devouring him since his mother and Gaia had tricked Cronus into believing

Hades says, “I wonder what would happen if I go to the living world again.’’ With a big jump, Hades jumped up really high and tried to make it to the living world. Many villagers went to Mount Olympus to tell Zeus and Poseidon that their evil brother is trying to escape the underworld. Zeus and Poseidon never had a good past with Hades. They always argued with him. Zeus and Poseidon didn’t want the villagers to be scared so they went to the village. When they arrived, they felt the whole village shaking.

Zeus was birthed by the Titans Cronus, the god of time, and Rhea, the goddess of female fertility. He was the youngest of six siblings, which were all consumed by his father, who out of his fear of one of his children overthrowing him, “swallowed every child Rhea…[had given] birth to” (Gods, 2017). He was able to grow up without his father devouring him since his mother and Gaia had tricked Cronus into

Down in the underworld a black crow flies to Hades. Hades hisses, “I oppose this plan.” Then, his son Malonus walks in. Hades commands his son, “Prove yourself by going to Skyros and stop this plan; this will cause the Persians to take Greece. Then we will take over Olympus when the Gods become weak.”

Poseidon is the ancient Greek god who resembles the power of the untamed, the brutal, and the wild. After the defeat of the Titans, Poseidon drew straws with his brothers and got the middle straw. Therefore, he became the lord of the Sea, earthquakes, and horses. The Romans knew Poseidon as Neptune. He is also associated with clouds, which was essential to agriculture. Poseidon could create springs, floods, and even tidal waves when angered. Besides the sea, Poseidon is also connected with the earth. It is believed that his anger is

One day while tending Poseidon’s hippocampi, the cyclops were approached by Aphrodite. She instructed them to give Poseidon the nectar and then tell him to seek her immediately, and they did, for they could not resist the soft voice and beauty of Aphrodite. Once given the nectar and instructions, Poseidon created a tsunami and rode it to Mount Olympus. Once Poseidon arrived he was immediately met by the vengeful goddess. Aphrodite whispered in Poseidon’s ear, “Take Eelos’ beauty and make it mine, for if you do, I will be yours.” The nectar coursing through him, making him very suggestive, Poseidon went away immediately and did as told. He dipped his trident in the blood of the slain serpent Python, then in the sea. Poseidon found Eelos and took him by wrist and led him down to the sea, where he stabbed Eelos with the laced trident. Eelos shrieked in agony as his beauty was being taken from him and he was becoming a sea serpent. The instant the deed was done, Poseidon broke free from Aphrodite’s charm and realized what he had done. He fled to Zeus, the watchful god, and told him of the treason

1.Zeus charges that the city of Argos be annihilated by the Kraken on the grounds that Lord Acrisius tosses his girl (Danae) and her child (Perseus) into the ocean. The newborn child is really the child of Zeus. 2. Thetis needs to rebuff Andromeda since she feels that Andromeda was not reasonable for her child Calibos by declining to wed him. Calibos was distorted and rebuffed by Zeus for chasing Zeus' creatures.

Yet to her came Zeus in the golden rain. As she sat there through the long days and hours with nothing to do, nothing to see except the clouds moving by overhead, a mysterious thing happened, a shower of gold fell from the sky and filled her chamber. How it was revealed to her that it was Zeus who had visited her in this shape we are not told, but she knew that the child she bore was his son” (Hamilton, Pg. 198).

Zeus fell in love with a Greek woman named Alcmene, and impregnated her. When the wife of Zeus, Hera, found out she tried to prevent the birth of the child. Hera could not stop the birth, and the child was named Hercules, which means “glorious gift to Hera” in Greek. Hercules was a demi-god because of one human parent and one god parent. Hera tried to kill the baby by placing snakes in his crib, butt the child strangled the snakes before they could kill him. Hera wanted to get revenge on Zeus by making Hercules life miserable.

Odysseus and his crew receive help from and face many gods and goddesses. One example of these Gods is Zeus. In the story Zeus exclaims “Let me throw down one white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the Winedark sea”. (Homer 627) Zeus is talking from his point of view in the statement. In Greek Mythology, Zeus is the king of all gods and his lightning bolt is a symbol of his power. Zeus makes himself important by threatening to destroy Odysseus’ ship. If Odysseus’ ship is destroyed, it would take a major toll on Odysseus and his men who are trying to return home from the Trojan War. Therefore, Zeus is a God with major importance in the story. Furthermore, Odysseus also has a conflict with Poseidon. The monster named Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon. In the escape from