Greek Gods and Goddesses Taylor Kiel Zeus is

Greek Gods and Goddesses Taylor Kiel

Zeus is known as the god of the sky. He originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. Zeus is armed with lightning bolts. Zeus is also known as the god of all gods. He has symbols including, the lightning bolt, the eagle, the bull, and the oak tree. A interesting fact about Zeus are, he drew with his brothers who would get his father’s land. Zeus won and became god of all gods as well as being god of the sky. Zeus has also swallowed his former wife, Metis, when she was said to have a child more powerful than Zeus himself. To avoid these consequences he tricked her into turning herself in to a fly and swallowed her.

Hera is known as the goddess of war. She originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. Hera armed with her own cleverness. Hera is also known as the wife of Zeus. She has symbols like, the cuckoo, the pomegranate, the peacock, and the scepter. Some interesting facts about Hera is she is apparently the god of childbirth. Also, Zeus had Hercules, the most popular one of Zeus’s children, with her. She is also known as the protector of women and punisher of offending men because she was known as a jealous wife and quarreled with Zeus occasionally.

Poseidon is known as the god of the sea. He originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. He is armed with a trident. Poseidon is also known as the god of earthquakes and horses. He has symbols like the dolphin, the fish, the bull, and the horse. A interesting fact about Poseidon are he was swallowed like all his brothers and sisters, except for Zeus freed them and later Poseidon became god of the sea.

Hades is known as the god of the underground. He originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. Hades is armed with a helmet that makes him invisible. He has symbols like the cerberus, the drinking horn, the scepter, the Cypress, the Narcissus, and the key. An interesting fact about him is that he started out being known as the god of the underworld, but later became known as god of the dead.

Aphrodite is known as the goddess love and beauty. She originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. She is armed with arrows that make people love each other at first sight. She has symbols like the seashell, the mirror, the golden apple, the planet Venus, the number five, the ocean, the triangle, the swan, the dove, the goat, and the bee. An interesting fact about her is that she was born from the foam in the waters of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. She apparently arose from the foam when Titan Cronus killed his father Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea.

Athena is known as the goddess of wisdom and war. She originated in ancient Greece, in about 800 B. C. She is armed with two swords. She has symbols like the owl, the olive tree, the snake, the armor and weapons, the aegis, and the chariot. A interesting fact about her is she was the daughter of Zeus; she had no mother. She simply sprang from Zeus’s head, full grown and clothed in armor when Hephaistos opened Zeus’s head with an axe.