Zeus

Based on polytheistic religion, the ancient greeks believed in 13 gods. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Dionysus, Ares, Athena, Hermes, and Hephaestus. I’m going to describe the gods/goddesses, their powers, symbols, one myth about them, and their relationship with other greek gods/goddesses. Let’s hop into it. First and foremost, i’m going to talk about Zeus. Zeus is the king of the gods or ruler of mount olympus and the most powerful of the gods. His power is…

After Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to man, Zeus wanted to punish man by offering him something that looked irresistible yet was full of deception inside, just as Prometheus offered the gods bones covered in fat. To do this, Zeus brought together the gods to make the first woman who was named Pandora, or "all-gifts" because she would receive a different gift from each god. First, Zeus ordered Hephaestus to shape the form of a goddess out of clay, "to add human speech...and the…

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 against him when he found out he had been stealing fire for other men and was not giving the gods their fair share of animal sacrifices. In order to get revenge on Prometheus, Zeus created what he thought was a “great evil for men”; he…

which either help them become the god/goddess they were, or it allowed them to help others. The first clear example of this was Zeus. The whole problem started because Zeus wanted to overthrow his father and save his brother and sisters from the inside of his father Cronus, where they were capture. So both of them went to war against each other, and they both had allies. Zeus allies were all his sisters and brothers, Hecatonchires, Prometheus, Themis, and the Cyclopes. Cronus allies were the…

Helen, the wife of Zeus. As I stated in the begging, Athena wanted help from Zeus for Achilles and he refused. We encounter how Zeus didn’t help the Trojans at first because of the opinion of his wife who is Hera. She favored the Greeks so she didn’t want Zeus to get involved. We see how Zeus who is the king of gods, helps out the Trojans and that’s when the power of Hera slightly decreases due to the fact that he did completely different from what she asked him. At one part, Zeus got really…

because he assumed that Zeus would take care of it. Since Persephone is the goddess of harvest, in her absence they would be on a crop drought. Also considering, no one thought that she would be gone for long.…

also the son of Zeus and Hera, after he was born Hera his mother threw him out of Olympus because he was born crippled. He then fell into the ocean and was raised by Thetis and Eurynome. Athena was the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity arts and, literature. Athena was the daughter of Zeus as well, but she did not have a birth mother. She was bounded full grown and dressed in armour from Zeus’ forehead.…

the Sea. He had two brothers. Zeus and Hades who he divided powers of the world with. Poseidon’s parents were Cronus and Rhea. Cronus was a Titan god. He was also the god of time & ages. Rhea was the god of generation. One day, Cronus voraciously devoured Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Hestia.Rhea took Zeus(as a baby) to a safe place to stay away from his cruel father. Later,Zeus then tricked his father Cronus to drink something that would make him vomit Zeus’ 5 siblings. Cronus then…

Title: Perseus Quest Theme: perseverance Concept: will be based on a myth, Perseus and Medusa. It would be a game that relies on moral choices to progress through the story. The main character will be Perseus, and to reach certain areas, vanquish enemies, or progress, you must rely on choices that will become available once you reach a certain point/marker. It would make for a compelling game since you will be the one to influence Perseus to make moral decisions within the game. The game will…

incest and betrayal. This myth has also impacted the way seasons change, how worshiping Demeter came to be. Demeter is the mother of Persephone and sister of Zeus and Hades. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter and Zeus and niece to Hades. Zeus is the husband and brother to Demeter, father to Persephone and brother to Hades. Hades, brother to Zeus and Demeter and uncle to Persephone. Demeter is the Greek Goddess of grain and agriculture. She is worshipped with her daughter, Persephone who…