Cronus

mostly mad all the time or mean because her husband would go out and cheat on her. Zeus, the king of the gods, cheated on her many times. Hera would punish the women and if they had children she would punish them also. Hera is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Hera’s husband is Zeus. Zeus is the king of the Gods. Since Hera’s husband is Zeus that makes her the queen of the gods. One thing about Hera and Zeus is that they are brother and sister. Even though they are brother and sister they…

I, Demeter, goddess of agriculture and harvest, is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the mother of Persephone. At birth, my father swallowed me and my siblings to prevent one of us from overthrowing his place on the throne. He vomited us one by one when my mother fed him a rock he thought to be Zeus, whom in the future became the king of the gods. Thus I was born. Each year I make the crops grow and offered to me from the annual harvest is the first loaf of bread. I mostly go by Demeter though…

bread and wine for us!” Antinous, the most arrogant amongst the suitors, had screamed at us servants like he usually does. He thinks so highly of himself and overestimates his abilities but I go to the kitchen to bring more food because Zeus, son of Cronus, has requested that we honor guests into our home. I bring the food out to the suitors and I see Telemachus, the prince of Ithaca, along with a beggar. He has returned from his voyage to look for his father. I had treated that boy like my own…

Greek mythology is teachings that belong to ancient Greeks. There are many Greek Gods and Goddess however the Olympian Gods and Goddess ruled the universe. There were fourteen of these Gods and Goddess. The first was the most powerful God, Zeus. Zeus was the God of the Upper World and was in charge of all other Olympian Gods. Then followed were Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hephaestus, Hestia, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, and Aphrodite which is the Goddess of beauty and…

is the goddess of love and beauty. In this paper, you will learn about her background, her area of expertise, and a few heroes she has blessed and a few she has cursed. Aphrodite has an interesting family. First off all she was never a baby. When Cronus, a titan, and his brothers finally defeated Ouranos, their father, they chopped him up and threw his remains into the sea. In this legend Aphrodite rose from the sea foam created as a beautiful women who everyone instantly fell in love with. She…

the underworld it was anticipated by Venetia Burney. According to Pluto Facts, “this is later name for more known Hades.”(http://space-facts.com/pluto/). On March 24th 1930, people in the Lowell observation were voting between three choices Minerva, Cronus, and Pluto. But every member voted for Pluto and the name Pluto was announced on May 1st, 1930. In fact, the general public thought the name Pluto was interesting because of the facts Pluto has. For example, Walt Disney was inspired by the…

In Hesiod’s Theogony, the primordial goddess Gaia is created through the spontaneous generation and is the anthropomorphized maternal figure of all existence. Despite being such an early god, and possessing the necessary metis to be an authoritative goddess, Gaia is fundamentally weak as displayed both by her unwillingness to participate in her crafty plans, and her inability to control the happenings of the world she creates. In the Theogony, it is clear that Gaia existed solely for the means…

Have you ever played multiple games and always wondered why most of the have something that references Atlas? Have you Ever wondered who Atlas is? Well in this essay I will explain who Atlas is in Greek Mythology. Atlas was a Titan god of endurance. He was also identified as a god of astronomy because he was the first who instructed mankind in astronomical science which was basically used for navigation and measuring the seasons. It is said, in Library of History by Diodorus Siculus, that he…

In Homer’s Iliad, Achilles’s rage is a major element of the plot, as he withdraws from battle based on spite, essentially, when the Achaeans desperately need his help. Agamemnon therefore sends an embassy consisting of Ajax, Phoenix, and Odysseus to convince him to return. Odysseus in particular is often described by Homer as a “tactician,” one who is generally calm and logical; his speech somewhat reflects these aspects of his personality in that he skillfully uses rhetorical strategies such as…

The stories during ancient times, including the stories about the all-powerful gods and gallant warriors, have never failed to amaze us. The mighty Zeus is perhaps the most popular fictional god that we ever heard about. Several films have been made which are based on the story about the Greek gods and their relationship with humankind. And Zeus will never be out of the show. Though Zeus might be the more popular God, Jupiter, a Roman god, is still comparable to that of Zeus. Jupiter might not…