Twelve Olympians

powers. He could move huge lands and calm the seas. He had a part in the Olympian Gods fight with the Giants, and he helped drive the Giants away. Like Proteus and Nereus, he had the gift of prophecy. He would seldom use his powers.…

The film Hercules (Clements 1997) is loosely based on Greek Mythology and focuses on Hercules, who is the son of the Greek god Zeus. While Hercules is a baby, the god of the Underworld, Hades, who is also Zeus’s brother, develops a plan to take over Olympus, which is the home of the gods. Hades hears that if Hercules were to fight against his plan, it will fail, and therefore he makes Hercules mortal. Hercules is put on Earth after becoming mortal and raised as normal even though he still has…

Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is a freestanding marble sculpture depicting a nude male god and is currently on display at the Ackland Art Museum. An unidentified artist sculpted the work during the Roman Imperial period in the 2nd century CE, evoking a 4th century BCE Greek style. True to its name, Torso of Dionysos or Apollo is only a fragment of the original sculpture that depicted either Dionysos or Apollo. However, the work lacks enough distinguishing characteristics to accurately determine…

In The Odyssey one god states, “The slow catch the swift, as Hephaestus here, slow as he is, has netted Ares the swiftest of all the Olympian gods. He has trapped him by cunning, though lame” (Kline). This myth showcases how a cripple can beat the strongest god. The storyline is very unique for a Greek myth because normally the strong and beautiful succeed, while the weak and homely struggle…

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 Ares (D’Aulaire) . His wife was…

Loc Van Art History I Breta Petraccia Water jar (shoulder hydria) with Athena, Herakles, Apollo, and Hermes Water jar (shoulder hydria) with Athena, Herakles, Apollo, and Hermes is an Ceramic Ancient Greek vase that was placed at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. The vase was colored with black slip at the negative space (back ground). The positive space where the design was divided into 3 main parts on the vase was colored with red pigment. Only one half of the vase (one side) comes with the…

The Goddess Morrigan is a Celtic War Goddess. Archaeological evidence of her being worshipped dates back beyond the Copper age, and she was the dominant Goddess of Europe called the Great Goddess. Morrigan is not just a war Goddess, she is also a Goddess of death, life, ruler over rivers and lakes. She is the queen of phantoms, demons, shape shifters and witches. She is also one of the Celtic Goddesses of fate. She is one of a trio of War Goddesses called the Morrigan, along with Badb, Macha…

You might know Hercules from the Disney movie, but you might not know that he is an epic hero because he didn’t just save his town from an cyclopes. He saved the gods and the entire world from the worst creature ever. That creature was Hades, the god of the underworld. Hercules is one of the best-known heroes in Greek and Roman mythology. His life growing up was not easy. He endured many trials and completed many daunting tasks, but the reward for his suffering was a promise that he would live…

The second goddess I’ll be talking about is Aphrodite , she is the goddess of love and beauty , she is older than other olympians , she was born of the sea foam , she is the wife of Hephaestus , it was a myth that she was cheating on him. The third goddess I’ll be talking about she is the Goddess of the hunt , moon , virginity , archery , childbirth and all animals , she is…

Long ago, when the world was filled with magic and faeries and mythical creatures, the Gods overlooked the world from atop their giant mountain. The mountaintop was called The Summer Land, because even though the peak was covered in snow and ice, the sun always shone on their heavenly palace. The king of all the Gods, Dunir, was a powerful and handsome man, and when he occasionally went to walk in the middle world, all the women fell at his feet! King Dunir was indeed lonely up in The Summer…