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    create an origin for the greek mythology. First I will start of with the main god and goddess, Zeus and Hera. Zeus is the youngest brother that saved his siblings from the belly of her father. Zeus then takes Hera to be his wife and they rule olympus. Zeus is the god of gods and lightning and the sky ruler. Zeus has an anger problem, but is very heroic, and is known to have many ¨lovers¨. Then Hera on the other hand is a very jealous and vengeful goddess, especially to Zeus's many lovers and…

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    Greek God Goddesses

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    god/goddesses. The first god I’ll be talking about is Zeus , he is the King of the Gods , and The Ruler of Mount Olympus , he is the God of the sky and thunder , Zeus could do whatever he wants , he is married to his sister Hera, and he is the brother of Poseidon , Hades ,Hera and Demeter , is a myth that Zeus was the youngest and his dad Kronus try to swallowed him because he was the one that was going to overcome him. The second god I’ll be talking about is Poseidon , he is the God of…

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    Zeus Compare And Contrast

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    within the heavens, lied Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the gods. Known for his disgraceful acts with other women, Zeus had tried to find another woman of his interest. Hera, Zeus’s wife and the goddess of marriage and childbirth, grew jealous of Zeus’s whereabouts. Everytime Zeus had brought another woman into his life, Hera would typically annihilate her or in other cases bring misery to her life. He was tired of Hera’s jealousy and pesterings and at times even felt stalked by her. The…

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    Based on polytheistic religion, the ancient greeks believed in 13 gods. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Hermes, and Hephaestus. I’m going to describe the gods/goddesses, their powers, symbols, one myth about them, and their relationship with other greek gods/goddesses. Let’s hop into it. First and foremost, i’m going to talk about Zeus. Zeus is the king of the gods or ruler of mount olympus and the most powerful of the gods. His power is…

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    Hera symbol is the cuckoo wedding veil and peacocks. Hera is the wife and sister of zeus , she is the supreme goddess Demeter is the goddess of the seasons, nature,fertility and agriculture. The symbol of demeter are wheat sheaf , torch and the sacrificial. Aphrodite is…

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    She was also a titan. Rhea was the daughter of Uranus, Gaea, Heaven, and Earth. She is the sister and wife of the Titan Cronus. At one point of time Rhea and Cronus ruled the universe. They had 6 children together. Their names were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cronus was afraid that one of his children would out rule him one day, so for that reason he swallowed all of his children except for Zeus. He would have swallowed Zeus too but Rhea kept it a secret that he was born.…

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    Heracles 12 Labors

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    what he went throught he came out as the perfect embodiment of the Greeks also, his experiences lead him to fame and his immortality. The 12 Labors mattered/were important because Heracles was “cursed” made him “sleep” and he was mad and confused when Hera did that too Heracles and it made him kill his family like i said that´s sad and he didn't even know he was killing his family and he felt that the right thing to do was to punish himself by asking for advice by Apollo and he actually went to…

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    Heracles Research Paper

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    The tale claims that Hera (who is Zeus’ wife) got jealous of Alcmene (a mortal) and sent two snakes after the infant in a crib; later the baby was found with a strangled snake in each hand. Heracles was raised by Alcmene and her also-mortal husband Amphitryon. In his youth he was taught to master martial arts, fencing, wrestling, music, become a master of the bow and arrow, and to have superhuman strength. Hera, who was still jealous, drove him mad after his was well…

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    Hephaestus Research Paper

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    Many times Greek gods and goddesses possess great beauty, Hephaestus is a rare exception. He is so ugly that he was literally thrown out of Olympus. Hephaestus is the Greek god most well known for being a blacksmith of the gods. In order to understand Hephaestus, you have to first understand his stories, what he’s the god of, and what he’s made. Furthermore, Hephaestus is the god of fire. He is also the god of forges, sculptures, stone masonry, and metalworking. Since he is a god of fire and…

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    Hephaestus walked in on Aphrodite and Ares making love and the following events prove that the weak can outsmart the strong, a woman’s beauty can control a man, and jealousy is a strong force. Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths and the son of Hera. Per Ron Leadbetter, a mythology…

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