THE GREEK GODS

1. THE GREEK GODS By Kevondrea McKinney Mr. Strand 7 period

2. Z E U S ZEUS IS THE GOD OF ALL GODS. HE’S THE GOD OF THE SKY AND THUNDER.HE’S THE HUSBAND OF HERA AND SON OF CRONOS AND RHEA.HIS SYMBOLS ARE THE THUNDERBOLT,EAGLE,BULL,AND THE OAK.

3. POSEIDON HE IS THE GOD OF THE SEA AND EARTHQUAKES.THE BROTHER OF ZEUS AND HADES.THE MAJOR GOD IN CITIES OF ATHENS (THE CITY OF ATHENA).HIS SYMBOL IS AN AQUAMARINE TRIDENT.

4. HERA HERA’S THE GODESS OF MARRIAGE,MOTHERS,AND FAMILIES.SHE WEARS CLASSIC DRESSES AND WEARS A SILVER CROWN.SHE TURNS IN TO BIRDS WHEN SHE NEEDS TO HIDE.SHE’S THE WIFE OF ZEUS.

5. DEMETER THE GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE.SHE GOES TO OLYMPUS IN THE SUMMER SOLSTICE WHERE SHE OVERSEES THE GROWING SEASON AND PRODUCES COMMERCIALS TO ENCOURAGE EATING CEREAL PRODUCTS.IN THE WINTER SOLSTICE SHE GOES TO THE UNDERWORLD TO SEE HER DAUGHTER PERSEPHONE WHO HADES KIDNAPPED.

6. ARES ARES IS THE GOD OF WAR.THE SON OF ZEUS AND HERA.HE FOUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE TROJANS DURING THE TROY WAR.HIS SYMBOLS ARE A BLOODY SPEAR AND A WILD BOAR.

7. APOLLO THE GOD OF ARCHEREY,MUSIC POETRY,PROPHECY,MEDICINE,AND LATER THE GOD OF THE SUN.HE WAS A VERY COCKY GOD.HIS SYMBOL IS THE LAUREL WREATH.

8. ARTEMIS THE GODDESS OF THE MOON,THE HUNT,AND YOUNG MAIDENS.SHE APPEARS AS A 12 OR 13 YEAR OLD MORTAL.SHE HAS TREMENDOUS BOW AND ARROW SKILLS.HER SYMBOLS ARE THE MOON AND DEER.

9. HEPHAESTUS THE GOD OF FIRE AND BLACK SMITH.HE’S VERY UGLY BUT IS MIGHTY STRONG.HIS PARENT CHUNKED HIM OFF OF OLYMPUS WICH MADE HIM CRIPPLE FOREVER.HE MARRIED APHRODITE, BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS HAVING AFFIRS.THIS MADE HAPHESTUS A JELOUS HUSBAND.SMBOLS ARE A HAMMER AND AN ANVIL.

10. ATHENA THE GODDESS OF WISDOM,WAR,AND USEFUL ARTS.SHE’S ONE OF THE MOST INTERACTIVE GODDESS IN HUMAN AFFAIRS.ATHENA’S SYMBOL IS AN OWL.

11. APHRODITE THE GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY.SHE USES HER LOOKS TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS.HER SYMBOL IS THE DOVE.

12. HERMES GOD OF MERCHANTS,ROADWAYS,TRAVILERS,AND THEIVES.HE WAS A TROUBLE MAKER WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.AT A DAY OLD HE SNUK OUT AND STOLE CATTLE FOR APOLLO.HIS SYMBOL IS A CADUCES

13. DIONYSUS THE GOD OF WINE.HE ONCE TURNED A CREW OF PEOPLE WHO TRIED TO KILL HIM INTO DOLPHINS.HIS SYBOLS IS A LEOPARD AND A GRAPEVINE.

14. HYPNOS THE GOD OF SLEEP.HE LIVES IN THE UNDERWORLD.HE WOULD SNEAK UP ON PEOPLE WHILE THEIR SLEEPING.

15. NIKE THE GODDESS OF VICTORY.OTHER GODS WOULD MAKE SACRIFICES TO HER FOR HER SECRETS ON VICTORY.

16. JANUS THE GOD OF BEGININGS AND DOORWAYS AND CHOICES.JANUS HAS TWO HEADS. JANUARY WAS NAMED AFTER JANUS. JANUS CAN SEE THE FUTURE ON ONE FACE AND THE PAST ON ONE FACE. THAT’S CLEAN !!!!!!

17. NEMESIS THE GODDESS OF REVENGE.SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST FEARED GODS.THE GODS DIDN’T REALLY LIKE HER BECAUSE THEY DIN’T BELIEVE IN KARMA, BUT SHE DID.

18. IRIS THE GOD OF RAINBOWS AND MESSENGER OF THE GODS.SHE WORKED MAINLY FOR HERA.PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE HER.

19. HECTATE GODDESS OF MAGIC,CROSSROADS,AND GHOST.SHE WAS FEARED AS A GOD.SHE WAS A GOD UF UNKNOWN SPIRITS.

20. TYCHE THE GODDESS OF GOODLUCK AND FORTUNE.SHE IS THE HARDEST GODDESS TO FIND.SHE WAS A GOOD GAMBLER.SHE WAS ALWAYS GOOD AT COMPETITIONS.

21. HADES THE GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD.HE’S THE OLDEST MALE CHILD OF CRONOS AND RHEA.HIS SYMBOLS ARE THE HELM OF DARKNESS AND THE THREE HEADED DOG.