Hades In Greek Mythology

Hades is one hell of a guy. In Greek mythology, there are hundreds of gods, goddesses, and demigods; Zeus loved mortal women. Also within the gods and goddesses, there were 10 Olympians. Each and every one of them, including demigods, had certain powers and abilities and most were immortal. The religion of following these Greek gods was developed way back in Ancient Greece, and during the time period of these religions, the Zodiac signs were made up. Hundreds of thousands of years later we are still learning new things about Greek mythology and the religion that followed. Also, Norse legends have been told for centuries about certain gods and goddesses and their companions, or the mythical creatures that were sometimes “known” to accompany a certain God. Through these …show more content…
Mainstream Greek religion has appeared to have developed out of the Proto-Indo-European religion. It also traces back to the earlier Mycenaean religion of Bronze Age Greece, the Minoan religion and to Egypt in some cases. To keep the gods happy, the Greeks believed that domestic animals were to be sacrificed at the altar with a hymn and prayer. After that, parts of the animal were burned as offerings for the gods and then worshippers would eat the rest of the animal. Greek ceremonies were organized on local levels, priests would normally be the magistrates for a city or village and they would be the one to take care of a local festival or special functions for a certain family. Another method of practice that was picked up by the Greeks was the creation of Zodiac Signs. Every symbol has a story and this is true for the signs of the zodiac as well. The golden ram is the first of the signs, Aries, is believed to be given by Nephele to Phrixus and Helle to save them from the goddess, Hera, and it was sacrificed to Zeus who placed it in the