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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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