Demeter

Poseidon is the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. As god of horses, he often could adopt the shape of a steed and as god of earthquakes, he used the trident to make the earth shake causing earthquakes. Poseidon is a brother to Zeus and Hades. At birth Poseidon was swallowed whole by his father Cronus. After the overthrow of their father, Cronus these three gods divided up the universe. Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got control of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both…

In the dividing of the Heavens, it was decided that the three sons of Cronus and Rhea would rule the Earth jointly. Since Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were the most powerful and the oldest, they had a draw to see who would gain power over the Earth. The draw was a battle between all of them. The draw lasted twelve days, and on the ninth day, Hades was losing and went to a storm spirit to knock his brothers off their tracks. On the eleventh day, Zeus found out that Hades cheated and both Zeus and…

Chaos was all there was in the beginning, then out of it appeared Erebus, followed by Gaea, the earth. Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus, the sky. Uranus became Gaea's husband. They produced the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans. Though, Uranus was a cruel father and husband. So, Cronus the youngest titan, castrated him with a sickle. It is unclear as to what happened to Uranus afterwards. Cronus became the next ruler, he imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheires in…

ever thought about being a babysitter? Hestia is the protector of the Hearth and the home and the goddess of fire. Hestia was the first goddess in Mount Olympus and is respected by many people. She is the sister of Poseidon, Hades, Zeus, Hera and Demeter. Hestia is best suited to be a babysitter because she is known for being very calm in high pressure situations, being trustworthy in the sense of keeping promises, and being very helpful to people that don’t have the best resources of education.…

Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and harvest, was a major goddess. Although there were many other gods and goddesses of nature and life, Demeter was one of the ones with much more power and authority in Mount Olympus. Demeter shares some of the same qualities with other gods, but her uniqueness also makes her different from them. Demeter’s powers of agriculture and harvest were similar to Gaia’s power of the Earth, and Antheia’s powers of plants and flowers. Gaia, the goddess of all life on…

Cronus was told that he was bound to get overthrown by his sons like he overthrew his father and he ate his children.They had Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and Zeus but all of them were swallowed by Cronus but were still living in his stomach. On the other hand, when Zeus was about to be born, he was replaced with a rock that was wrapped around with cloths by Rhea so Zeus wouldn’t get eaten.…

Hazel Levesque, who is a daughter of Pluto, was born with the power of wealth. All of her life, her power has been a curse. She had been selected to be one of the seven in the Great Prophecy. Now, the seven are half way through their quest and we follow Hazel’s perspective throughout the book. This essay will discuss her character’s development throughout the story. The story begins with Hazel feeling homesick and unsafe. Before Percy Jackson had plummeted to the pits of Tartarus, he had…

The bald eagle, Nike, the structure of government buildings and libraries, what do these things have in common you ask? The answer is quite simply that they were all influenced from something in Greek Mythology. Greek mythology and Greek culture in general have had a major impact on American culture. “You can’t walk to any U.S city without seeing something that has been influenced by the Greeks,” says Chiron, a character from one of Rick Riordan’s, popular writer of the Percy Jackson books…

filled with joy and blessed with health. Everyday they filled their bellies with fresh Oak Apples from the ground and went to bed full and gleeful. One day, Demeter the goddess of harvest, came down to visit the peaceful island of Lesvos where she finds a dreadful sight. All the fruit was eaten; the plants were ripped from the ground. Demeter was furious and decides to investigate…

Demeter is a Greek goddess that is most widely known as the goddess of crops, but she is also the goddess of marriage, childbirth, and vegetation(grain especially). She is the mother of Persephone. Her parents are Cronus and Rhea. She is the sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Hestia, and Poseidon. Demeter is also known by her Roman name, Ceres. Demeter was in charge of growing the crops for everyone. Her myth is to explain the seasons and the pattern of crop growth. There are several different…