Greek Gods and Goddesses
The ancient Greeks believed in different Gods and Goddesses and they described them the immortals, how ever many of them were believed to have feelings and emotions, such as love and hate. With these gods being concerned with aspects of life and death, there feelings and emotions are often shown to drive there judgment on many things.
below is a list of the most important or shall i say famous once :-
AEOLUS
the keeper of the winds. in most stories he is reported as helpful but some times he can’t keep the winds under control.
APHRODITE
daughter of Uranus and Hephaestos, goddess pf love and beauty. she was born in the sea and came to land in a shell ! naturally she was very charming but also vain, a combination that won her many admirers. she is also thought to have provoked the Trojan war by promising Helen to Paris , if he judged her to be the most butiful goddess. she was know by many symbols like : the rose, doves, sparrows, dolphins and the rams.
APOLLO
the god of the sun, light and truth (prophisy too), he controled the sun’s movement across the sky, he loved art and was a musician. The twin brothere of Artemis his sister, witch he was very protective of along with his mother, so much so that he killed the serpent Python at the shrine at Delphi, and made Delphi his oracle.
his symbol was a laurel tree.
ARES
the god of war ! , likes to pick fights and has a short fuse, he was everyt thing a greek woman wanted , young , strond , handsome an expret in weaponry and the tactics of war, but he was a jealous lover.
his symbolse are : flaming tourch, a spear, dogs and vultures.
ARTEMIS
naturally if Apolo is the sun god then , this makes her the moon goddess. she was also the huntress, merciless in her vengeance, so bad was it that here silver arows brought plague and death.
she was also the protector of young girls and pregnant women. and she hand healing poweres.
she is the mistress of wild animals and her symbols are the cypress trees, deers and dogs.
ASCLEPIUS
god of medicine, the sun of apolo and coronis. he was a mortal ! but a hell of a doctor, but he crossed the line by bringing the dead back to life. he was killed by Zeus , but then was revived to become a god.
To Be Con. …
