Cronus

the history of this family. There was also many creepy and weird things that have happened in this family. There are some of the reasons this family is considered weird and creepy. Poseidons father, Cronus, swallowed him and his brothers and sister. Zeus is Poseidon’s brother. Zeus attacked Cronus…

important values in the Greek community. For example, the myths of Cronus, Tantalus, and Polyphemus reveal not only religious beliefs but also social ones. Many people are aware of the story of the Titan god Cronus, father of Zeus, who swallowed his children because he learned that “one of his children was destined someday to dethrone him” (). Zeus, however was spared, as his mother Rhea hid him away in Crete while giving Cronus a rock disguised as a baby that he swallowed instead. Zeus…

Eagle. When people displeased him, He threw his mighty thunderbolts at them. His Roman name was Jupiter. He ruled the world with Hades and Poseidon and was King of Olympus. (Bryant, 106) Zeus’ mother was Rhea, the earth goddess and his father was Cronus, A Titan who ruled over the Universe. He had brothers: Poseidon, the god…

Poseidon has influence the business industry, entertainment, and language. Poseidon, Roman name is Neptune, was the son of Cronus and Rhea, brother to Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. He is known for being the god of the sea and his symbols are the trident, fish, dolphin, horse, and bull. He and all of his brothers and sisters were swallowed by their father Cronus except for Zeus because his mother fooled his father by wrapping a stone in baby clothes (The Coming of the Gods, pg. 12).…

The civilization of Greece was known for numerous things from their architecture, to their paintings, and all the way to poetry. The people of Greece worshipped hundreds of Gods and Goddesses from Athena, the Goddess of War, to Poseidon, the God of the sea... One famous figure who was worshipped by mortals was Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. With beauty like no other she stole the hearts of men and Gods. Her voice was like honey and no man could resist her. But Aphrodite, along with all the…

that end with her in the same place, Mount Olympus. The first is that she was the daughter of one of Zeus's many affairs with women, but in this case it was with Dione who was the goddess of the oak tree. The second and most famous story is that when Cronus had slain his father Uranus and threw his male genitalia into the sea, it dissolved into seafoam in which Aphrodite had arisen. She rose naked from a scallop shell where the wind pushed her to the island of Cythera. Cythera was a very dull…

Hera is the queen of the ancient Greek gods, and is the goddess of marriage and family. She descended from her father Cronus and mother Rhea. Cronus swallowed her at birth along with her sisters, Demeter and Hestia, and her brothers, Poseidon and Hades; however her youngest brother, Zeus, was hidden from this fate and he later helped rescue his siblings. Because of Hera’s natural physical beauty she was forced to marry her brother, Zeus, when he fell in love with her. Many people deemed…

Throughout time each civilization has spread its folklore about their gods. Many of the stories still hold an impact on the world today. Maybe not in the sense of worship but people are intrigued to figure out the state of mind of the ancient people that once worshipped these gods. Civilzations worshipped these gods in hope that they would help them in their daily lives. Most civilzations had gods for everything. They had gods that controled the weather, the harvest, or if a woman would have…

Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans. Fed up with the cruel treatment at the hands of his father, Cronus plotted with is mother, Gaea, to overthrow Uranus. As a result, Cronus became the next ruler. Fearing a prophecy from Gaea and Uranus that said Cronus would be overthrown by his son, he got rid of all of his wife, Rhea’s, children. Rhea was angered by this and when her sixth child was on the way she hid from Cronus and gave birth to Zeus. Zeus created a plot to…

Poseidon Sales Pitch (Report) Poseidon is the second greatest of the 12 Greek gods of Olympus, he is the ruler of the sea, earthquakes and is known as the fertility god. Even though Poseidon is one of the supreme rulers in Olympus the sea is his domain. He was worshipped as an Olympian god during the Bronze Age in Greece (the second millennium). Poseidon is the brother of Hades and Zeus, “divided the power of the world” (Sellers). They all took their places, Zeus ruled the sky while hades…