Cronus

Wealth, and, King of the Dead. I have two brothers -Zeus and Poseidon- and three sisters Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. See, Poseidon is obnoxious, but not as much as Zeus, oh don't even get me started on him. We are the 6 children of the terrible Titan, Cronus. You mortals, cannot fathom how much I hate him, my father ate me. But worse I was rescued by my show-off brother, you know who, the pretentious Olympian Zeus. One day he will join my enemies in the River Styx. What is the River Styx, you…

Cronus led the titan side as well as Atlas while Zeus led the gods side. This battle lasted about 10 years with the victory being handed to the gods side. With this defeat of the titans came their punishment which happened to be their journey to Tartarus…

Birth There are three myth variations about her origin. In the first version, Aphrodite was born near Paphos, in the island of Cyprus, according to Sappho the Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. In the work of Theogony, she was born when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them into the sea, and she arose from the sea foam (aphros). Finally, According to Homer's Iliad, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Personal Life…

they serve as staunch models of good behavior as well as objects of worship. However, Homer creates false stories of the gods, which highlight their apparent faults. Violence, meanness, and vengeance are all put on display. Cronus punishes Uranus and Zeus punishes Cronus (II.378a1). Theseus and Pirithous engage in “terrible kidnappings” (II.391d1). Due to their inexperience and undeveloped judgment, it is more likely for youth to misinterpret these “both impious and untrue” tales as truth…

our father who had turned evil. I had a rough life growing up, my father had swallowed all my brothers and sisters that were born before me, and my mother had decided to do something after she had enough. When I was born my mom Rhea, gave my father Cronus, a rock to swallow instead of me and it made him very sick so he throw up my siblings. We fought a war with him and won with the help of Prometheus who gave me my weapon of chose, my lighting bolt. I became the…

Hera is daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Her brothers were Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Zeus was also her husband and she had two sisters, Demeter and Hestia. Her symbols are the cow and the colorful peacock. Hera was raised by the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She had a special interest in protecting married women. She favored the city of Argos. She was raped by Zeus, so then she married him to cover her shame. Hera used the fact that Zeus treated other gods really harsh to get them on her side and…

How the World and Mankind Were Created 76-93 Zeus *Anger *Fury *Powerful *Leader of all *Father of Athena *Siblings, Hestia, Hades , Hera , Poseidon and Demeter *Parents are Cronus and Rhea Man vs. Man Zeus vs. Crocus This myth shows the importance of being honest no matter the outcome. I feel that it is important because fate is an inescapable force. The power of fate. The Greeks gods felt that everything that surrounded them or occurred was a result of this force. They believed that…

Mythology is filled with many stories about gods and goddesses, as well as the many journeys they went on. Mythology is a collection of myths that belong to a specific culture or religion. Greek mythology is one of those specific cultures. Throughout Greek Mythology, the myths consist of tales about irony, adultery, morals, crimes, and human disputes. One of the gods that continued to appear in certain myths about human disputes or adultery was Poseidon. People considered Poseidon to be a very…

Athena was one of Zeus’s many daughters, but she was often called the lone child because of the way she was born. Instead of coming out of her mother, Athena was born from Zeus’s forehead after he ate her mother, Metis. There’s three stories about how she was birthed from his forehead. One of the three being that Zeus envied Metis for her wisdom so he devoured her. Zeus eventually got this enormous headache and Hermes cleaved Zeus’s head open with a double headed Minoan Axe, and Athena shot out…

Grecian culture that Zeus lived on Mount Olympus and only Gods/Goddesses were welcome to come and that no mortal could pass Mount Olympus’ gates. Another Mythological Goddess was Aphrodite. In Ancient Myth, it was told that she arose from sea foam after Cronus threw his father’s dismembered body parts into the ocean. She was the goddess of love and beauty. An old myth…