Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Greek Gods

Zeus - The king of the gods and ruler of Olympus. Zeus is the god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightning, law, order, and fate.


Poseidon - The god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and the creater of horses. Poseidon is the brother of Zeus and Hades.

Hestia - The virgin goddess of the heart, home, and cooking. She is the sister of Zeus.

Hermes - The god of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, language, writing, diplomacy, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the son of Zeus and messeger of the gods.


Hera - Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires

Hephaestus - Crippled god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry, sculpture and volcanism

Hades - King of the Underworld and god of the dead and the hidden wealth of the Earth


Dionysus - The god of wine, parties and festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness and pleasure at forever young

Demeter - The goddess of agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest. Demeter is the sister of Zeus

Athena - The goddess of wisdom, warfare, battle strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason


Artemis - Virgin goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, young girls, childbirth and plague. She is the daughter of Zeus

Ares - The god of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. He is the son of Zeus

Apollo - The god of music, healing, plague, the sun, prophecies, poetry, and archery; associated with light, truth and the sun. He is Artemis's twin brother and older brother of Hermes

Aphrodite - The goddess of love, beauty and desire.



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