Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Roman Names of the Greek Gods

Aphrodite - Venus

Apollo - Apollo

Ares - Mars



Artemis - Diana

Athena - Minerva

Demeter - Ceres


Hades - Pluto

Hephaestus - Vulcan

Hera - Juno


Hermes - Mercury

Hestia - Vesta

Kronus - Saturn

Persephone - Proserpina

Poseidon - Neptune

Zeus - Jupiter

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Gods and Titans: Their Relations

GODS:

Aphrodite - She is married to Hephaestus, but she has many other lovers including Ares

Apollo - He is Aretemis's twin brother and elder brother of Hermes. He is the son of Zeus and Leto

Ares - He is the son of Zeus and Ares


Artemis - She is daughter of Zeus and Leto, and is twin sister of Apollo

Athena - According to many traditions, she was born from Zeus's head completely formed and armored

Demeter - She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and sister of Zeus. Demeter and Zeus had a daughter named Persephone


Dionysus - He is son of Zeus and the mortal human Semele

Hades - He is son of Rhea and Cronus, and brother of Zeus and Poseidon

Hephaestus - He is son of Hera by parthenogenesis


Hera - She is the wife of Zeus and daughter of Cronus and Rhea

Hermes - He is the son of Zeus and Maia

Hestia - She is the daughter of Rhea and Cronus, and is the sister of Zeus


Poseidon - He is son of Cronus and Rhea, and is brother of Zeus and Hades

Zeus - He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, and is brother of Poseidon and Hades

THE TWELVE TITANS:

Hyperion - He is the father of Helios (The Sun), Selene (The Moon), and Eos (The Dawn)

Iapetus - He is father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoethius, and Atlas

Coeus - With his sister, Phoebe, Coeus fathered Leto and Asteria


Crius - He is the father of Astraios, Pallas, Perses

Cronus - Father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and husband of Rhea

Mnemosyne - Mother of the Nine Muses


Oceanus - He is the son of Uranus and Gaia

Phoebe - She is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia

Rhea - She is the wife of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia


Tethys - Wife of Oceanus

Theia - She is consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos

Themis - She is consort of Zeus


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Friday, June 1, 2012

The Twelve Titans

Hyperion - Titan of light

Iapetus - Titan of morality

Coeus - Titan of intellect and the axis of Heaven


Crius - The least individualized of the Twelve Titans

Cronos - The leader of the Titans

Mnemosyne - Titan of memory


Oceanus - Titan of the all-encircling river Oceanus around the earth

Phoebe - Titan of the intellect and prophecy

Rhea - Titan of female fertility, motherhood, and generation


Tethys - The mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains and clouds

Theia - Titan of sight and the shining light of the blue sky

Themis - Titan of divine law and order


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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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