Twelve Olympians

Over the summer I read Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan. The book was written from the perspective of a teenage boy, but still accurately tells the stories of the Greek gods. The particular story that interested me was “The Olympians Bash Some Heads”. This story told how the Greek gods became supreme over the Titans. Riordan used the Greek myths as a guideline for the story. In his work, he resolved many difficulties, including: freeing the gods, fulfilling the prophecy of Ouranos,…

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…

being born the most beautiful person on the planet. Her relationship with the gods and goddess aren’t really anything, but just for knowing each other. Aphrodite’s was the first god to be born. She was born from sea foam and she is older than other olympians. Next is Apollo. Apollo is the god of knowledge, light, prophecy, the arts, poetry, the sun, and manly beauty. One of his powers is that he can make anyone the smartest person on the planet with just the snap of his fingers. His symbols are…

Imagine being a young boy and girl who have been homeless their entire lives. Now imagine one day, a person who you thought to be your teacher, turns into a flesh-eating monster trying to kidnap and bring you somewhere unknown. This is how the novel The Titan’s Curse opens up. Luckily for these two young children, named Bianca and Nico, the half bloods and an immortal ladies group known as the Hunters came just in time to save their lives. After a long battle and the disappearance of Percy’s…

God of the Sky and Ruler of the Olympian Gods; Zeus Zeus wasn't all just lightning bolts and thunder, he was the deity of the universe, the most powerful God, and the ruler of the Olympians. He punished those who displeased him mostly oathbreaker and liars (Richardson, 3). Being the father of men, he watched over his people rewarding charity, fairness, and truth, while punishing lying and wickedness. Zeus had his flaws as a husband and father, did what his ancestors did before him, but was a…

The Goddess Demeter Winter,Summer,Spring,Fall it all happens because of me. I am Demeter, but some call me Mother Nature. I am the Goddess of agriculture. I have six siblings, Hestia,Hera, Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, and Chiron. I am the reason that the crops grow,I am in authority over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death . There are festivals held in my name, a main one is called Thesmophoria. There are many names that I am called by, Demeter, Sito,…

Zeus was king of all gods and goddesses . The symbol that zeus had was the lighting bolt. Zeus was described as a very strong looking man and like other gods he wore the white sheet. Zeus was god of sky and thunder . Zeus was married to Athena goddess of wisdom Poseidon god of the sea , his symbol was the triton , with the trident he could control earthquakes . Poseidon is the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon married aphrodite and one of the grand children of the titan oceanus. Hades…

Zeus, or Jupiter, is the supreme ruler of the gods of Mount Olympus. He overthrew his father, the titan Kronos, and divided the universe into three parts with his brothers Poseidon and Hades, with Zeus receiving the sky as his domain. Zeus also had many liaisons with many women both mortal and immortal, resulting in godly offspring and demigod heroes. Zeus is also responsible for upholding laws and justice, and for making sure mortal rulers are just. His symbols include lightning and eagles.…

Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera and the god of war and military. He is usually depicted as being violent and aggressive in times of distress and war. On the Roman side, Mars was symbolized as a more calm and understanding person and was said to be the father of the Romans. His bird is the vulture, which represent both sides of him- aggressive when hungry and calm when fulfilled. When Ares is alluded to in a text, the character is can usually be categorized as being aggressive, violent, and…

Directed by Chris Columbus, brings back that faith of Greek gods and gives people a new insight on it. The Character vs. Character conflict in the story is that Zeus and the other olympian gods think that Percy stole his almighty weapon the Lightning Bolt and Percy needs to return it in time to stop a feud between the olympians. “The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel", written by Rick Riordan…