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    Poseidon Myths

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    many symbols and drawings, and has a number of interesting myths about him. Poseidon was one of the big three born to Cronus and Rhea alongside his brothers Zeus, the god of the sky, and Hades, the god of the underworld. He also had three sisters, Hera, Demeter and Hesitia. Poseidon gained control of the sea when the three brothers overthrew their father and took over. He married Amphitrite the marine-goddess and had…

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    thieves. One of Hermes’s jobs was messenger of all the gods, but he usually did things for his father Zeus. Zeus appreciated Hermes’s wit, and he asked Hermes for help in making decisions. He always asked Hermes’s opinion when he was cheating on Hera. You would see Hermes as a young man that wore traveling clothes and hat that was called a “pelasus.” He always wore winged sandals. He would often hold a winged staff with snakes wrapped around it so he could get in everywhere. His staff…

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    For an example, she was jealous of Psyche when mortals refused to follow Aphrodite and instead followed Psyche because of her beauty. She used her powers to constantly send gods into the arms of mortals, especially Zeus, which made her an enemy of Hera, one of Zeus' wives. Her characteristics and traits show…

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    and many companions and enemies. Artemis had two parents named Leto and Zeus, one sibling called Apollo, and was born on the island of Delos. The Titaness Leto was impregnated by Zeus which caused her to receive the wrath and jealousy of Hera. This led to Hera chasing the pregnant Leto across the land until she reached Delos, a floating island. Since…

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    At a time when the Giants and the Furies are fighting, Titan Cronus, father of Zeus, finds out one of his children will defeat and dethrone him so he started eating every child of his that was born. His wife Rhea feels bad and saves one child-Zeus. Soon Zeus grows up and makes Cronus vomit his siblings. Together, Zeus and his siblings defeat the Titans and took over the Universe. Zeus becomes the King of the Heavens, Sky, and Wind giving his brothers Poseidon and Hades their respective roles. He…

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    Demi Gods: A Short Story

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    the Gods, including Hades. “Seriously?” Jason asked, “We saved all of you Gods from being annihilated by Gaea and that’s how you thank us?” Zeus just grunted, his form suddenly flickering to a man with blond hair and electric blue eyes. “Heroes,” Hera placed a hand over Zeus/Jupiter’s hand as if to physically restraint him from throwing a lightning bolt at his son and spoke, “We are thankful. We are very grateful that you have saved the world and…

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    able to talk easily to each other. Io told him that Zeus was the reason she changed from a princess to a beast. Zeus’s wife, Hera, had been jealous when she realized Zeus was in love with Io. To punish Io, Hera gave her to Argus who changed Io into a beast. Zeus went to his son, Hermes and asked him to kill Argus which he did. Zeus hope this would end Io’s misery, but Hera sent a gad-fly to plague her. The gad-fly chased her. Prometheus could only point her to her future which was Io would reach…

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    Apollo My Greek God Essay

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    some great myths and some great interesting story. Apollo was born on the island of Delos. In Apollos, early life he drank from ambrosia which said it turned him from baby to man. Apollo had a twin sister named Artemis who is the goddess of the hunt. Hera Zeus wife was outraged and convinced the earth to refuse to allow Leto to have birth at any ground surface. He was holding a golden sword at birth which became his weapon growing up.Myth 1- Apollo was involved in was with Tityo a giant who…

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    fully grown, armour wearing, Athena. Athena’s father was Zeus. She was not born from her mother, Metis, but from her father’s forehead. Zeus ate his pregnant wife, fearing she was to have child more powerful than himself. Zeus's wife was his sister Hera but he had a lot of affairs. Athena’s sisters…

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    Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to his sister the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, "overwhelming, insatiable in battle,…

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