Hestia

over heaven and earth. Often referred to as the “queen of heaven”. She had power over the skies and could give the people clear skies or give them storms. She was born from the titans Kronos and Rhea. Her siblings include Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Zeus. When she was born Kronos swallowed her, afraid he would be dethroned. Zeus saved her. Later on Hera and Zeus with help from their other brothers and sisters dethroned Kronos.…

Hera is the queen of the ancient Greek gods, and is the goddess of marriage and family. She descended from her father Cronus and mother Rhea. Cronus swallowed her at birth along with her sisters, Demeter and Hestia, and her brothers, Poseidon and Hades; however her youngest brother, Zeus, was hidden from this fate and he later helped rescue his siblings. Because of Hera’s natural physical beauty she was forced to marry her brother, Zeus, when he fell in love with her. Many people deemed…

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…

Cronus wanted to be the god of all gods so bad that he killed his own father for the position. Cronus also ate all of his children as soon as they were born. He ate Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Hera, Cronus wife, secretly had a son named Zeus who grew older to overthrow his father from the throne. The leader of the Titans Cronus, put forth his team the Titans for battle . Cronus abused his power…

Kronos was a man of wealth, pride and power. He owned hundreds of firms and industries in the 20th century and was respected by his peers and many people around the world. His family? They were a dignified, wealthy and noble family. They were known to be the most influential family around and have been the most influential for thousands of years. Kronos of course, was expected to be nothing less than the person he is now. Kronos knew this, very well in fact. However, he was never quite pleased…

He is a child of Cronus and Rhea. His siblings are Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, and Chiron. His children are Macaria, Melinoe, and Zagreus. Hades wife is Persephone. Symbols that represent him is Cerberus, a scepter, Narcissus, and Cypress. A well-known myth concerning the god is about when the Titans were defeated…

Thunder, lighting it’s all because of me, I am Zeus. I am possibly the most well known god of all time, I had to fight to become the ruler of all gods and king of mount olympus, it was not easy for me to come to power. My brothers Hades, Poseidon and I were engaged in a long war with 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…

Ancient Greece is one of the most fascinating time eras. It left behind concepts to build the foundation of what we call “western civilization.” Smart Greeks were very loyal to their gods and goddesses since they were believed to control the sun, the moon, and the workings of nature. In the following paragraphs I will be writing about the Trojan War, Mount Olympus, the ancient Olympics, the Greek goddess Nemesis, and the Greek god Hades. All of these things are the things that will be…

The final bell goes off ending the learning and begins the strenuous practice. I enter the locker room ready to war. I put on my armor that consists of padded pants, cleats, should pads and finally my battle scarred helmet ready for a few more. I march out the the field with only my job in mind. As I step on the field I am all seriousness as the battle begins. 'Who wants to play center?' I stand up and confess that I will do it. We line up against other warriors. DOWN, SET, HUT. My story…

Greek Mythology revolves around the gods, goddesses and the heroes of the time period. When in need or just for extra luck people would pray to the different gods. Whether it was the mothers or wives praying to Hestia, the Virgin Goddess or Hearth and Home, or the hunters praying to Athena, the Goddess of the Hunt, the Gods of Mythology were heavily worshipped. There are many different versions of the Greek Mythology stories, the most accurate would be from the writers of the time period when…