Twelve Olympians

In Greek mythology, the gods were categorized by primordial gods, titans, and giants. Roman gods were categorized by triads, the twelve, and Sabine gods. Greek mythology was founded 700 years before the Romans. The origins of mythology are unknown. Gods and goddesses were named after human traits and the Greeks only believed in the underworld. Gods and goddesses were not viewed as all good or all bad in the Greek mythology. Many of the major gods and goddesses were viewed as married couples because of the interactions that were told of in the stories. In Greek mythology, they also acted like humans, and would interact with and even have children with them. Roman mythology was founded 1000 years after the Greeks. The Romans borrowed from Greek mythology. Gods and goddesses were named after objects rather than traits. Romans believed if they did good things in this life they would be rewarded in the afterlife. They buried their dead with money because they believed that if they were rewarded in the afterlife, they would have to pay to cross a lake to get to Paradise. There were seventy-four Greek gods and goddesses, and there were over one hundred and fifty Roman gods and goddesses, yet there were twelve main gods in the Pantheon. Greek mythology lasted until the early 9th century but Roman mythology lasted until the 5th century when Constantine established Christianity as the main religion. There are some…

Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo. Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Dionysus are the Twelve Olympians. They're the main Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology. The ancient Greeks fancied the Twelve Olympians. There are hundreds of gods, some are minor, and some are major. The Olympians are the major gods; they get the most praise and recognition from mortals. The minor gods are powerful but not as strong as the Olympians. Zeus was the youngest son of Kronos and Rhea,…

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, Dionysus, Apollo, Artemis and Hephaestus. Aphrodite is generally considered in the Titian…

The consisting twelve Greek Olympian gods, each possessing their own distinctive power and dominance, influence the generation of Greeks as one whole. Each of the gods epithets described in the Homeric Hymns shows how they are portrayed, their significance on humanity, and how it has come to be and the impact on their generation. Zeus, being one of the most powerful Olympian gods, has a vast leadership on humankind alone. Known as “the best and greatest of the gods,” given in the Homeric Hymns…

Originally, Greek Mythology was a part of the Ancient Greece religion, a set of stories about the gods, goddesses, heroes and rituals. Greek Mythology consists of the twelve Olympians who were the major deities comprising of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes and either Hestia or Dionysus (Greekmythologytoday.com, 2017). They came into power by dethroning the Titans who were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). During the era…

were to try and threaten her purity; she made sure they met a violent end. Hermes is the second youngest Olympian god and the the messenger of the gods. Hermes was also the god of trade, sports, athletes, thieves, travelers, border crossings, and guide to the Underworld. Zeus had gifted his dear son with lightness and the ability to fly by placing wings on his feet and helmet. With his many duties and abilities, he was placed in quite a few stories. The first was when he was born; he had…

created the three Furies (the three goddesses of revenge), and his flesh fell into the sea and created a foam, therefore Venus was born. Neptune is the Roman god of the sea, water, earthquakes and horses. He was from a line of sea gods and his parents were Saturnus and Ops, who were born from the titans. He was one of the twelve olympian gods. Neptune is often shown with long black hair, wearing sea green clothes sitting in a shell chariot pulled by whales, horses, or sea horses. He is always…

There are many different Greek Goddesses. The original six names are Hera, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Hestia, and Demeter. Some of the non original are Dione, Eris, Gaia, and Hebe. The muses names were Clio, Urania, Melpomene, Thalia, Terpsichore, Calliope, Erato, Polyhymnia, and Euterpe. The muses had all different jobs. Can’t forget about Nyx. Nyx was the greek goddess of the night. There was also a greek goddess and/or Queen of the underworld Persephone. She ruled the underworld with her…

In John 10:24-30 Jesus says “The father and I are one.” Jesus means here that he is the Son of God sent down to Earth Both Dionysus and Jesus have people who do not believe in their divinity however, they both also have followers who vehemently believe. Dionysus has his followers of Bacchae women and Jesus has his twelve apostles as well as the numerous others who believe. In the 7th Homeric Hymn a group of Tyrsenian pirates notice Dionysus and kidnap him for the reason that he has the…

Did you know there are only twelve major Greek gods? All of the gods were made into a story by Homer. Scholars believe that myths were spread by the Mycenaean people. Greek mythology can be traced back to Mesopotamian times. In fact, the five most popular gods are Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Athena, and Aphrodite. Ares had a big family, many war stories, a fierce appearance, and many celebrations in his honor. Ares was a beloved god by many as well as his family. Ares was the son of…