All the Titans were the children of Gaia‚ mother of the Earth and Uranus god of the sun. Before the Titans‚ they had six kids together that looked monstrous. Therewfor‚ Uranus puts them in the underworld. Titans were born‚ they were beautiful‚ so they keep all of them. Helios “drove the chariot that pulled the sun across the sky from East to West”. Selene “pulled the moon across the skies at night” The other Titans‚ controlled the oceans and the rivers. One of the youngest gods Cronus‚ replaced Uranus
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HADES / PLUTO In Greek and Roman mythology‚ Hades or Pluto was the god of the underworld. His oldest name was Hades or Aides meaning "The Unseen." He was the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ and the brother of Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Demeter‚ Heista and Hera. After Zeus killed Cronus‚ Hades and his brothers divided the universe. Zeus took the heavens‚ Poseidon took the seas‚ and Hades took the underworld. There he ruled over the dead and other powers with his wife‚ Persephone. He is harsh and pitiless and does not
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Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother to Artemis. He is the god of music‚ poetry‚ the sun‚ healing‚ manly beauty‚ art‚ and prophecy. His symbols are the lyre‚ the tripod‚ the laurel tree‚ and the navel stone. Both him and his sister are associated with archery. Apollo was said to be very handsome and according to the myths he had many lovers. Apollo once insulted the god Eros‚ more popularly known as cupid‚ who got his revenge by shooting Apollo with an arrow that made him fall
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CRONUS - in latin Saturn‚ he ruled over the other Titans. Was dethroned by his own son Zues. OCEAN - the river that was supposed to encircle the earth TETHYS - Ocean’s wife HYPERION - the father of the son‚ the moon and the dawn MNEMOSYNE - it means memory‚ THEMIS - usually translated by justice IAPETUS - important because of his sons ATLAS and PROMETHEUS ATLAS - bore the world on his shoulders PROMETHEUS - he was the savior of mankind ZEUS - jupiter‚ he is the supreme ruler of the
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word given in brackets. Some answers require apostrophes‚ and some do not. Example: A dozen Hawaiian [shirt]‚ each with [it] own loud design‚ hung in the window. A dozen Hawaiian shirts‚ each with its own loud design‚ hung in the window. 1. Demeter may be the oldest of the Greek [gods]‚ older than Zeus. 2. Many prehistoric [cultures] had earth
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characterized as unreasonable because when Hades complained to Zues that Asclepius was “robbing” him‚ Zues immediately killed Asclepius. However he is yet again classified as equitable since he divided the time in which Persephone had to stay with Demeter‚ and Hades each year. This evidence is important to the argument because‚ some might say Zues is not fair he is actually unreasonable‚ which is why both sides are included in the argument. In addition Hera is distinguished as equitable considering
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often actively intervened in the day-to-day lives of humans. While the Greek religion was not based on a written creed or body of dogma‚ certain sacred writings survived through time in the form of hymns‚ oracles‚ inscriptions‚ and instructions to the dead. The most well known and ornate are the Homeric Hymns. Scholars are unsure whether or not theses were composed for religious festivals‚ though their subject matter is almost entirely mythological‚ based on the religions of today. These anecdotes were
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attempting to solidify their status in society. Influential women that resisted objectification and the patriarchal society caused such a drastic change that women today are now able to vote‚ work‚ and step away from traditional gender roles. In Hymn to Demeter‚ Zeus agrees to a deal with Hades in which Persephone was given to Hades as
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help of Zeus‚ to become his queen of the underworld. Demeter‚ Persephone’s mother‚ realizing her daughter was missing‚ searched high and low for her. While doing so Demeter’s duties as the goddess of grain and growth were abandoned and caused the agriculture of the world to wither. Discovering Zeus’s and Hades’s plot Demeter stormed into the underworld only to discover her daughter had grown into a became her role as queen of the underworld. Demeter‚ Zeus‚ and Hades compromised to allow Persephone to
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Goddess to the Praised) and Sancta (The Holy One). Although somewhat shrouded in mystery‚ scholars now and the men of ancient Rome hypothesized that she was a version of an agricultural goddess‚ the most recognizable being Damia‚ the Rome version of Demeter. However‚ the most likely prediction is that she was related to the god Faunus‚ and thus the Good Goddess either was related to ‚ or was herself‚ Fauna‚ known for prophesying the fates of women. The goddess had two annual festivals devoted to her
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