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    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 love which is the Goddess I will be focusing on. Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Although Aphrodite had a great amount of natural beauty, she…

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    Role Of Zeus In Persephone

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    Zeus is the leader of Mount Olympus and is the supreme of all the gods and goddesses. Zeus being born into the family of Rhea and Cronus was almost eaten by his father when he was born. Zeus grew older and overthrew Cronus and separated the three elements of the world: the sea, skies, and grounds. He assigns his brother Hades to the grounds, Poseidon to the seas and himself the skies. He ends up marrying his sister Hera and she becomes the queen amongst the gods. Zeus is known for his infidelity…

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    Essay On Athena

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    cunning and plans, refuge and hospitality, eyesight, and maidenhood. Her power was specifically in defense of Athens. Athena's Family Athena’s father is Zeus and her mother is Metis. Poseidon and Hades were her uncles and her aunts are Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. Metis is Athena's mom but Zeus married Hera so Hera is her stepmother and her aunt. Artemis is Athena's half sister and her half brother is Hermes. The goddess athena loved was her father zeus. Not that she wanted to marry him but…

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    and the despised Ares. Athena is one of the granddaughters of Cronus. She is also the cousin of Persephone and the niece of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, and Hades (D’Aulaire 34,2). She is thought to have no children nor love life (Britannica 3). Poseidon is the sea god, an Olympian god, and one of the sons of Cronus and Rhea (Daly 106). He is the brother of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Demeter, and Hades. He is also the uncle Persephone, Apollo and Artemis, Dionysus, Hermes, Athena, Hephaestus, and…

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    Ancient Greek Mythology

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    The two Titians gave birth to six children. Three sons whom were Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus. In addition to, three daughters whom were Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. Hestia and Hades are both not considered as Olympian Gods, because they are only included at some point to their existence. However, the other four are always considered Olympians. The second generation Olympian Gods were Athena, Ares, Hermes,…

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    Essay On Zeus

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    Zeus was the youngest son of both his parents, Cronus and Rhea of all their six children. When Zeus was born, his dad Cronus had intentions to swallow his last son Zeus, like he did to the other five children as all five were born ;Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Hera. But Rhea saved Zeus by hiding him away in a cave on Mount Dicte in Crete. Later when Zeus had grown up, he caused Cronus, his father, to puke up his siblings. After saving all of them, his brothers and sisters…

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    Essay On Greek Pantheon

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    wife and sister, Hera, represents marriage, childbirth, and family while his brother, Poseidon, ruled the sea as well as storms and earthquakes. Other siblings of these deities include Hades, god of the underworld; Demeter, goddess of the harvest and Hestia, ruler of the hearth and family. Other major gods and goddesses including Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Persephone, Ares, and Hephaestus were all children of Zeus himself, while Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty and Dionysus, god of wine, were…

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    The Athenian Agora

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    The Athenian Agora The meeting place in Athens is a very open square, use is also diversified. According to the provisions of the day, the square will be used to hold different events. Such as for elections, theatrical performances, religious processions, markets or sports competitions. The Agora began its history as the heart of economic, cultural and political religion of Athens in the beginning of the 6th BCE, and the whole square is surrounded by public buildings needed for the government in…

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    Ugh! Mortals, don't they have anything better to do. Fine, if u want to hear about my so interesting life then listen. I am Hades, God of 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…

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    Who Is Hera Powerful?

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    extremely powerful figure. Her family, marriage, extensive wrath, and Roman counterpart all played an important role in her daily life. Hera was born to Cronus and Rhea, two of the Titans. In total she had five siblings: Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Zeus. Her father Cronus was nervous one of his children would overthrow him, so he swallowed them whole right after they were born. Cronus was not aware of Zeus’s birth so Zeus poisoned his food forcing him to throw up the rest of his…

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