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GOD AND GODESSES OF GREECE
Submitted by: Reymond D.S. Cuizon
IV-SHAKESPEAR
ZEUS
Zeus-is the "Father of Gods and men", according
to Hesiod'sWho ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family;
He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology.
Poseidon
Poseidon-was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of
earthquakes in Greek mythology.*The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was
adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology.
Athena
Athena: is the goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts,
justice and skill in Greek mythology.*Athena's Roman
incarnation, embodies similar attributes.
Hades
Hades: refers both to the ancient Greek underworld*The abode of Hades, and to
the god of the underworld
Hera
Hera:was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the
Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology.
*Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage
Aphrodite
Aphrodite:is the Greek goddess of love,
beauty, and sexuality*Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus.
Apollo
Apollo:is one of the most important and diverse of the
Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology.
*Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and
the sun
Ares
Ares : is the Greek god of war. "Ares is apparently
an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle,
war.*He is one of the
Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera
.