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Zeus
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Father of all Greek Gods.
Born on Crete, Zeus is also the God of the Heavens and therefore responsible for the weather.Mostly recognized for bad weather, his weapon being a Thunderbolt, he is also responsible for good weather!
Zeus & his two brothers, Poseidon & Hades split up the Heavens & the Earth between the three of them. Zeus being the Ultimate God.
This after Zeus & his brothers wrangled control from their father Cronus, in The Battle of The Titans.
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| Poseidon |
Older brother of Zeus – Brother of Hades, Half-brother of Demeter.
Poseidon is also known under the name Neptune and is the God of the Seas.
He is responsible for `Earthly´ weather like storms, earthquakes,Volcanoes etc. Also for more clement weather.
It is said Poseidon changed a woman he impregnated, into a man so she could not bear his child!
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| Hades |
Hades is the ruler of the Greek Underworld.Which is also known as Hades.
The Christians `Hell´, is reportedly derived from the same.
Hades rules the realm of The Shadows & The Dead,as this was all that was left him after Zeus & Poseidon had taken the Heavens & the Earth.
Hades wife Persephone, became The Queen Of The Underworld.
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| Hera |
Wife of Zeus, who’s name is the (Greek) female version of `Hero´.
Hera was a jealous wife, but supported Zeus enormously in all his endeavors, but she also practiced vengeful revenge on her husbands lovers!
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| Aphrodite |
The Goddess of Love.
By far the most beautiful & enchanting of all the Gods.(And after Zeus, probably the best Known of the Gods).
According that is, to `later legend´…in the earlier legends Aphrodite was considered a `Nasty piece of work´!!!
And was thus portrayed, as hideous in both looks and demeanor.
The daughter of Zeus and (it is widely believed), Dionne.
Aphrodite had two extra-marital children with her lover, Ares.
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| Ares |
Ares, the Greek God of War, was the `Born in Wedlock-Son´, of Zeus and Hera.
It is also believed that he was born without `Human Intervention´ (As was later Jesus of Nazareth, born to Mary).
A zealous warrior, who loved the battle. Ares never married, but had many affairs.
Ares had an affair with Aphrodite. When the Sun-God Helios, informed Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s husband, of the affair, Hephaestus cast the pair in invisible chains, .. they were the laughing stock of the rest of the Gods.
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| Demeter |
The Goddess of Agriculture & Fertility.
Demeter is a very important Goddess of the time. Much celebrated in Fertility-Festivals, such as the `Thesmophoria´.
The `Homeric Hymn´ to Demeter, describes the poignant story of her life and the abduction of her daughter Persephone. It also refers to the The `Eleusinian Mysteries´. A cult which every five years, conducted `Initiations´, which rites, cultic worships, and beliefs were kept secret. The initiation rites apparently united the worshipper with god.
Demeter´s liaison with mortal, Iasion. Produced a son named Plutus.
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