Zeus‚ the great god of Olympus‚ was not a great husband. He had a big lack of loyalty in relation to his wife Hera. He always liked other women‚ making his wife very angry. This time this happened again‚ with a young lady named Æphona. One day‚ Zeus had to come to Athens to solve problems with the population. The people of Athens were very angry because Zeus was not attending their prays. But when Zeus got in Athens‚ the first person he saw was a young lady named Æphona. This lady was a peasant
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But this was not the case for the head goddess Hera. People would walk in and ask her how the Gods and Goddess were doing and Medsusa would answer "Everyone is wonderful espeacially the mighty Athena. Well‚ all except for Hera. She’s slithering around in Zues’ relatiojnships like a snake. She is a lot like a sepernt actually she evn looks like one‚". This talk about a goddess would shock the people. No one talks about a God that way espeacially Hera. She was not a very forgiving Goddess‚ and would
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In the luscious gardens of Queen Hera‚ where the birds sing and flower bloom‚ there were two God‚ one as obese as the jolly fat man‚ and the other as skinny as a stick. They were Coluso and Hermes. Coluso had the strength of a wrecking ball‚ completely destroying anything in his path. His strength was put to waste‚ because Coluso‚ with his mighty axe‚ was a procrastinator. On the other hand‚ Hermes‚ Coluso’s partner‚ was a complete opposite of him. The only thing the two had in common was that they
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trembled to hear‚ and Mother Gaia..." (Pindar‚ Seventh Olympian Ode). Plato‚ in the Laws‚ attributes the cult of Athena to the culture of Crete‚ introduced‚ he thought‚ from Libya during the dawn of Greek culture. Classical myths thereafter note that Hera was so annoyed at Zeus for having produced a child that she conceived and bore Hephaestus by herself. Plato‚ in Cratylus (407B) gave the etymology of her name as signifying "the mind of god"‚ theou noesis. The Christian apologist of the 2nd century
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In greek mythology‚ Zeus was the king of the gods‚ or the head honcho as some may call it. He was the god of the heavens‚ and weather. This gave him the power to shoot lightning and thunder when in battle. Zeus and his two brothers‚ Poseidon and Hades‚ were born from the Titans. But before they were born‚ Cronus‚ the king of the titans learned that his children were fated to dethrone him. Using this information‚ he had the great idea of swallowing the three gods immediately after birth. But Rhea
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between the goddesses‚ Paris’s decision‚ and the abduction of Queen Helen. The competition between the goddesses happens when Eris‚ goddess of discord‚ threw a golden apple into the wedding of Thetis‚ goddess of the sea‚ and said “for the fairest”. Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite all claimed the apple for themselves. Zeus‚ god of the sky and ruler of all gods‚ decided Paris‚ the most beautiful man on earth‚ should be the judge and chose which godess should get the golden apple. The three
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Alcmene she’s the granddaughter of Perseus‚ Perseus is also another son of Zeus‚ Perseus is known for slaying the snake-headed woman named Medusa not only that but their family tree is really complicated and weird. Also‚ Hercules is god of strength. Hera is Zeus’s wife and she is goddess of love‚ but when she heard that the mistress that works for them got pregnant by Zeus buy Zeus‚ she became jealous in rage. She sent two serpents to kill Hercules‚ but that didn’t do anything except that he was choking
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religion in the world of Ancient Greece make this religion unlike any other ever established in any part of the world. In ancient Greek religion‚ there were twelve Olympians‚ or principal gods‚ that sat atop of Mount Olympus. There was Zeus‚ Hera‚ Poseidon‚ Ares‚ Hermes‚ Hephaestus‚ Aphrodite‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Artemis. These twelve gods were always considered Olympians in Greek religion. There was also four other variable gods among the twelve Olympians by the names of Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Dionysus
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all the Greeks as the lame god for limping as he walked because he was thrown off Mount Olympus twice: once by his mother and later by his father. Hephaestus had many wives and was a very jealous husband. Hephaestus’s mother was Hera‚ one version states: that Hera produced Hephaestus after she found out that Zeus was having an affair with Metis (the goddess of prudence). Zeus then swallowed Metis in order for her not to give birth to Athena. Hephaestus‚ after finding out Athena was going to be
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King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky‚ and thunder. Youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Symbols include the thunderbolt‚ eagle‚ oak tree‚ scepter‚ and scales. Brother and husband of Hera‚ although he had many lovers. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Hera Juno Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family. Symbols include the peacock‚ pomegranate‚ crown‚ cuckoo‚ lion‚ and cow. Youngest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Wife and sister of Zeus. Being the goddess
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