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20 set 2023 · Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with law and order, the city, and the household. The numerous other gods of the Greek pantheon were all subordinate to Zeus, and ...
11 apr 2023 · Apollo was the son of Zeus, the supreme god of the Greek pantheon, and Leto, a descendant of the Titans. In myth, he and his twin sister Artemis were born on the island of Delos, the only place on earth that would give Leto shelter when Hera, Zeus’ jealous wife, sought to prevent her from giving birth.
9 mar 2023 · Persephone, often known simply as Kore (“Maiden”), was a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her mythology tells of how she was abducted by her uncle Hades one day while picking flowers. Demeter, distraught, wandered the entire world in search of her daughter. When Demeter at last located Persephone in the Underworld, she demanded that her ...
31 ago 2023 · Jupiter was the supreme god of the Romans and Latins, familiar in at least some form to all Italic peoples. As the god of the sky, Jupiter commanded lightning, thunder, storms, and the weather at large. Like Zeus, his Greek counterpart, Jupiter wielded thunderbolts as weapons. [1] He was also a god of rain and was thus worshipped in connection ...
9 mar 2023 · Rhea, the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, was a Greek Titan and the mother of the Olympians. Along with the other Titans, Rhea was imprisoned in Tartarus by her tyrannical father; she was eventually liberated by her brother Cronus, whom she married. Rhea gave birth to the Olympian deities and, through her cunning, helped them overthrow Cronus and ...
3 lug 2023 · Perseus, son of Zeus and the Argive princess Danae, was a Greek hero and king connected with the Argolid. Perseus’ numerous exploits included beheading Medusa, saving the princess Andromeda, and founding the city of Mycenae and the Perseid dynasty. Banished from Argos before he was born (due to an ominous prophecy), Perseus grew up on a ...
12 set 2023 · Dione was a mysterious goddess of the Greek pantheon. Though she only plays a minor role in surviving sources on Greek mytholog y, there is evidence that she was originally far more important. She may have even been the first wife and queen of Zeus, the king of the gods. Dione herself was either a Titan —a daughter of Uranus (“Sky”) and ...
14 lug 2023 · Heracles, the son of Zeus and Alcmene (a mortal woman), was a Greek hero and demigod. Because he was the product of one of Zeus’ many affairs, Heracles was hated and hounded by Zeus’ jealous wife Hera. Hera ensured that Heracles’ life was filled with hardship and tragedy. Of all Heracles’ heroic deeds, the most important were the Twelve ...
8 mar 2023 · Cronus, the second ruler of the Greek cosmos, was a Titan known primarily for his cruelty and for usurping his father Uranus. He fathered the first of the Olympian deities, including Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. Insatiably cruel and hungry for power, Cronus was ultimately deposed by his son Zeus, who ushered in the era of ...
24 ago 2023 · Amalthea was the nurse and foster mother of Zeus, though ancient sources disagreed on whether she was a nymph or a goat. In either case, she nursed the god Zeus when he was a baby being hidden away from his father Cronus. According to some sources, her main attribute was the original cornucopia, or “horn of plenty.”.
