How Did Greece Start?• Greece started when a bird laid an egg. From the
egg came Eros, god of love. The top egg flew up and became Uranus, god of the sky. The bottom egg fell down and became Gaea, goddess, of the
earth. Uranus and Gaea had many children. These were called Titans. The chief Titan was
Cronus, his wife was Rhea. Cronus was hateful. He didn’t want any of his children to replace him
as chief, so every time his wife gave birth, he swallowed the baby. But when Zeus was born, Rhea hid him from Cronus. When Zeus grew up and challenged his father, Cronus threw up all his children that he swallowed. They were all
adults. They were all gods. They ruled the universe. The greeks believed that these gods
lived on top of Mt.Olympus, and they even believed that the most important gods were
Olympians, there were 12, they are…………………
Zeus Zeus was the king of all
gods. He ruled the sky and the earth after his parents. His symbols
were the eagle, bull and the oak tree. His weapon was his
thunderbolt. He was called the father of gods and men. Zeus
was the child of Cronus and Rhea. His brothers
are Poseidon and Hades.
Poseidon Poseidon was the god
of the sea and earthquakes. A horse and bull represents him, and he uses his trident as his weapon
(not the gum), his trident is so strong that it can shake the earth.
And he was even worshiped by seamen
alot so the sea was smooth and safe for them to travel on.
Hades Hades is the god of the
underworld. He even has a pet, [Cerberus] the
three headed dog that guards the underworld.
He stole Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. Hades doesn't have
a throne on Olympus, Persephone and him both sit at the fire like Hestia.
He controls the three Fates. He guards the
entrance to Tartarus. He is the brother of Hera, Zeus, and Poseidon.
Ares Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He
was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. His symbol is the dog and vulture.
Although there are two gods of war,
Athena is strategic war and Ares is bloodshed war.
Ares’s eyes go on fire when he gets mad and he can declare war on
anything.
Apollo Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. His
twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of
music, the sun, light, healing, and truth. He
shoots with a silver bow. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his
chariot with four horses an drive the sun across the sky.
His tree was the laurel, the crow his bird, the dolphin his
animal.
Hermes Hermes was the son of
Zeus. His wand, winged sandals and his winged helmet are his symbols. Hermes uses his wand [Caduceus] to defend himself, it can control
human, transform objects into gold and it can
channel magical energies. Hermes was
also Zeus’s secret agent, he was also the fastest
god. He was god of trade, thievery, language, education, home,
athletics, travel and luck.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus was Zeus’s son and was
throne off of Mt.Olympus because Zeus thought he was so ugly, some of his sisters helped him
back on Mt.Olympus by teaching him to be a blacksmith. When he grew up, he was
the god of technology and fire. His symbols
were fire and a blacksmith’s hammer. He made many great weapons and armor
for the gods that some of them use it
as there symbol.
Hera Hera was the
queen of all goddesses. She was the goddess of marriage. Her symbols were the
peacock and a cow. She could
turn the meanest people, to the
sweetest. She was called the mother of goddesses and women. Hera was
the child of Cronus and Rhea.
Athena Athena was born in full greek
armor from the forehead of her father Zeus - according to one story, this is because he swallowed her mother, Metis, while she was pregnant with
AthenaAthena and her uncle, the sea god Poseidon, competed for the affections of the Greeks,
each providing one gift to the nation. Poseidon provided
salt-water spring rising from the slopes of the Acropolis,
but Athena provided the olive tree, giving shade, oil, and
olives. The Greeks preferred her gift more than Poseidon’s and named the city after her.
Artemis She was goddess of
the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Artemis is the
daughter of Zeus and Leto. She is the
lady of the wild things. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the
young. Like Apollo she hunts with
silver arrows. All wild animals are
scared to her, especially the deer.
AphroditeAphrodite is the goddess of love,
desire and beauty. There are two myths of her birth. The other
goes back to when Cronus had tossed Aphrodite into the sea. She then arose from
the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore
in Cyprus.
Hestia Hestia has no children,
unlike most greek gods. Fire is her symbol. She
was the goddess of home and hearth.
Hestia even does your duty, taking care of things. Even though
she is not in very many stories, she was actually a pretty
important goddess, who was worshipped at
home, as part of the ritual of lighting a fire or moving into a new
house, or getting married. And she’s so calm that she doesn't
have a weapon.
Fun Facts• Hestia was one of the first Olympians because her parents
were Titans, and she was the oldest child.• Poseidon married a nymph. • Hades is uncle of more than half the Gods. • Hephaestus cut open Zeus's head with an axe inside of his
head was a baby goddess. • Ares' was sometimes helped in war by Aphrodite. • Once Apollo entered a music contest, and one of the
contestants played so badly that he grew donkey ears. • Aphrodite’s love powers didn’t work on Hestia. • Athena invented the trumpet, flute, pot, rake, plow, yolk, ship
and the chariot!• Athena was Zeus’s favorite child, he loved her so much that
he let her use his thunderbolt!
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