Twelve Olympians

Hellenism is a traditional ancient greek polytheistic religion. Those who believe in Hellenism believe in the twelve Olympian gods; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Athena, Apollo, Artemis,Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, and Hermes (although there is speculation if other gods are more important than these). They typically believe these gods lived on Mount Olympus, a mountain in Greece, that at the time, was too high for anyone to visit. Their beliefs are similar to the Romans. The Roman…

Poseidon and his two brothers are known as the major gods in Greek mythology. Before Poseidon was one of those major gods, there was only one god, Kronos. Kronos was known as the Creator and Destroyer. As time passed on, Rhea, Kronos's wife had three sons: Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades. Kronos didn't like them, and as a result, he ate them. Other legends say that Poseidon was the only son eaten, but not all his brothers and sisters shared the same fate. Rhea had tricked Kronos to eat a bird. While…

Rhea in Greek mythology was the mother of all the gods. 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…

legendary founder. As Zeus occupies a dominant position in the great frieze of the exterior room, Telephos are the central figure of the corresponding, smaller frieze, since he is believed to be the son of Heracles (Scholl 44). To some extent, the Olympian gods are the ancestors, who have blood relations with them. Their ancestors are responsible for the cosmic orders. The Pergamenes, thus, have to establish their own orders and values in the new territory as the new Athens. The Telephos frieze…

After the previous success of our interview with Persephone, we were requested to interview Poseidon. We sent our reporter in to get the scoop. I was by the Jersey Shore carefully following directions to where Poseidon was to meet me. He said that it was a “sacred sacrificial ground for prisoners of war.” It seemed to be a normal section of restaurants by the shore but I had hope. When I finally made my last turn and I saw the sacred ground. A fish stick stand. On the bench by the fish stich…

I chose to write about Greek Gods and Goddess. There are plants, constellations and some months that are named after the Gods. Most Greeks lived their lives to please the Gods. They believed the weather and even good or bad things happened because of the Gods. They believed the Gods came down from Mt. Olympus to help the good and to punished the bad. Zeus is the King of Mt. Olympus. He is the God of Justice. He is the God that made thunder and throws lightning bolts. Zeus had many children and…

The Flood of Gilgamesh was composed before 2000 B.C, while the Genesis story was composed in 400 BC, which was much later then the Gilgamesh surge. Scriptural authors presumably knew of the much more established surge yet amended it so it fit with their own history and perspective. They in all probability expected the first story with their own mythology. In spite of the numerous similitudes between the two stories, the distinctions are uncovered in various diverse subjects that recognize the…

I attended the play “Three gods walk into a bar” at the Crowder College Theatre on Thursday, October 20th, 2016. I have not watched a play for at least 4 years and have to say it was one of the best plays I have ever been to in my life! The play has a great atmosphere where the emotion is constantly changing from comedy, to sadness, anger, anticipation, and then ending with acceptance for how things are and that you cannot necessarily change things. The humor was quite enjoyable in the play. I…

The Mortal God A god turned mortal, a young outcast with godlike strength journeys into the world to become a god once more. As young Hercules travels outside his village, he trains to be a hero, faces enemies and pretty damsel named Megara that will change his life. Only then, when he is seen a true hero, he will be satisfied. In Hercules, this Disney movie is based off Greek mythlogy. The outcast Hercules searches to be a true hero, ultimately he will conquer every obstacle that will lead…

Rebellion, injustice, curiosity and revenge are all characteristics of Edith Hamilton’s interpretation of Prometheus and Pandora’s box. The readers are first introduced to Prometheus when Hamilton addresses he was in Zeus’s army fighting against the Titans even though Prometheus was a Titan himself. After Zeus and his army won the battle against the powerful Titans, him and others conquered the earth and soon jumped into the era of the golden age. Zeus eventually notices Prometheus was rebelling…