Zeus

Titanomachy, a battle between the Titans and the Olympian Gods, Prometheus decided to side with Zeus instead of helping his people. Because of this he was not punished with the rest of the Titans and wasn't sent to the underworld like the rest of them. Prometheus was known to be the protector and benefactor of the mortal world. Prometheus tricked Zeus in an event called Trick at Mecone. He asked Zeus to choose between two offerings, one being beef inside of…

the least. Gaia warned Zeus that if Athena’s mother had a daughter, that child would overthrow Zeus. To prevent this, Zeus swallowed Metis while she was still pregnant with Athena. Around the time when Athena was to be born, Zeus was in great pain. He felt terrible pressure in his head. He ordered Hephaestus to use his axe to relieve the pressure. Hephaestus used his axe on Zeus’s head and out of the opening came a fully grown, armour wearing, Athena. Athena’s father was Zeus. She was not born…

Earth jointly. Since Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were the most powerful and the oldest, they had a draw to see who would gain power over the Earth. The draw was a battle between all of them. The draw lasted twelve days, and on the ninth day, Hades was losing and went to a storm spirit to knock his brothers off their tracks. On the eleventh day, Zeus found out that Hades cheated and both Zeus and Poseidon banished him to the underworld for eternity. On the twelfth day, Zeus slashes Poseidon…

For this activity, I selected two gods and a hero: Zeus, Hera, and Achilles. Zeus and Hera are principal actors in the Olympian thread of the plot, and inseparable in their entanglements, both with each other and with mortals. I felt that I would understand the Iliad itself better if I understood these supreme gods better. Achilles is, of course, the hero of the Iliad and is the axis of the entire storyline. I will present, in order, the biographies of these three characters. Then I will explain…

Dionysus was the god of fertility and wine. Wine has played a very important role in the ancient Greek times. He created wine and spread the art of viticulture. Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Semele, and he was the only god with a mortal parent. Dionysus and his followers could not be bound by fetters. Dionysus was a god known for his light heart and always offered his help to anyone in need. The symbols of Dionysus were the Thyrsos, the flute, and the wine barrels. He is a very important god…

make the earth shake causing earthquakes. Poseidon is a brother to Zeus and Hades. At birth Poseidon was swallowed whole by his father Cronus. After the overthrow of their father, Cronus these three gods divided up the universe. Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got control of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt. After this the olympians agreed that the earth itself would be ruled jointly, with Zeus as the leader. The god of the sea had a great amount of…

Do you ever wonder why the months of July and August bring so much rain and cause so many forest fires? Well, once upon a time, Zeus, the Greek God of thunder, lightning, and the heavens; became infatuated with the 12 Horea. Zeus found them so beautiful he made love with each of the 12 Horea and they each born him a son or daughter. This children became the Gods and Goddesses of the 12 Months. These Gods and Goddesses were so beloved, the humans created and named their months after each of the…

the god of wine, agriculture, and fertility of nature. Dionysus's mom was killed by Zeus' lightning bolts wile Dionysus was still in her womb. But Zeus cut Dionysus from his moms womb still killing her but saving Dionysus. Dionysus lived in mount Olympus with his father Zeus. But Dionysus wonder about his mother. So one day he asked his father where she is and Zeus told Dionysus she died giving birth to him. Zeus told Dionysus that his mom was in the underworld. So Dionysus went to the…

even directly rejects the order of Zeus. After what she heard from Helios, the only god who watches over both gods and mortals, she “avoided the assembly of gods and lofty Olympus” (Hymn to Demeter, 92). One might argue that she does more avoiding than defying the gods’ will. However, she puts up a tremendous fight with the gods in Olympus at the end of Hymn to Demeter. Towards the end of the poem, she causes a disaster among both human and gods. This forces Zeus send his messenger, Iris, to ask…

child of Zeus who Fell in love with Semele, Semele is Dionysus mother making Zeus his father. In some myths it is said that Semele got pregnant by Zeus's thunderbolt which is where the virgin thing came into play DIONYSOS is called twice born. Zeus wife Hera got jeloius when she found out that Semele was pregnant and tried to get rid of her so Hera gave doubt to Semele and this is what happend, she had Zeus show himself to her and when Zeus did fires comsummed Semele burning her to death but…