Greek Gods Research Paper

The gods in Greek myths can be divided into respective categories where the first three of them are the Olympian gods, Titan gods and primeval gods. These three categories represent the three different generations of gods in ruling the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods according to domain, namely the gods of sky, sea, earth, and underworld. The final category contains personifications, those gods and spirits which represented abstract ideas, human emotions and conditions. The main gods in Greek myths were known as The Olympians which headed by god Zeus. The chart of Greek gods and goddess can be seen as in following figure; Chart of Greek god and goddess
The Greeks believed that every
god has their own specific roles and symbols in various aspects that can be summarized as in following;
• Zeus (Jupiter, in Roman mythology): the king of all the gods (and father to many) and god of weather, law and fate
• Hera (Juno): the queen of the gods and goddess of women and marriage
• Aphrodite (Venus): goddess of beauty and love
• Apollo (Apollo): god of prophesy, music and poetry and knowledge
• Ares (Mars): god of war
• Artemis (Diana): goddess of hunting, animals and childbirth
• Athena (Minerva): goddess of wisdom and defence
• Demeter (Ceres): goddess of agriculture and grain
• Dionysos (Bacchus): god of wine, pleasure and festivity
• Hephaistos (Vulcan): god of fire, metalworking and sculpture
• Hermes (Mercury): god of travel, hospitality and trade and Zeus’s personal messenger
• Poseidon (Neptune): god of the sea
Greek mythology does not just tell the stories of gods and goddesses but also mythical creatures with super-human or god given powers like for example, Perseus of the Greeks that was known because of his successful adventurous journey.
The heroes tend to be adventurers and fighters who are bold, experienced, fierce, strong, and often clever which were far above other ordinary humanity. Their stories served as mythological reflections of human potential and human failure as well.
Greek myths were interlinked with every aspect of life whether in religious matter or social values. The existence of gods made them become religious and they showed it through paying honour to the gods as a symbol to thank them for blessings received and to receive blessings in return. Besides that, the positive traits of the mythical creatures can be learned by the Greeks as it will make the society better with great values in them. Clearly these two important matters are connected to each other and cannot be separated in Greek
society.