Greek Mythology Notes

Twelve Main Gods and very short summary of each
Zeus: God of the sky and the ruler of Olympus Brother of Poseidon and Hades
Poseidon: God of the sea sometimes called the “Earth-Shaker” Brother of Zeus and Hades
Hades: God of the underworld. Was tricked by Zeus and Poseidon, they tricked him into ruling the underworld. Brother of Zeus and Poseidon
Hestia: Sister of Zeus, and goddess of the Hearth, She is one of the virgin goddesses.
Hera: Sister and wife of Zeus, was raised by the Titans and is the Goddess of marriage and Childbirth.
Ares: Son of Zeus and Hera, is the God of war.
Athena: Goddess of reason and intelligence, she was born of the head of Zeus, and is one of the virgin goddess.
Apollo: The God of prophecies, light, truth, and the bow and arrow. His twin sister is Artemis
Aphrodite: Goddess of love, was born when Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus, Cronus threw the severed genitals into the ocean and she was born.
Hermes: Is the son of Zeus and Maia and is the god of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology
Artemis: One of the three Virgin goddesses and twin sister of Apollo, she is the goddess of the Hunt, and the Moon.
Hephaestus: Son of Zeus and Hera was flung off Mt. Olympus because he was ugly, and is god of fire and the forge.

Demi-Gods:

Demi-Gods are half god half human they are born from having a Human parent which Normally takes care of them, some Demi-Gods became really famous in Greek mythology like Hercules, or Perseus. They have god-like powers which resemble the powers of their God Parents. Even though Demi-gods are half god they are still affected by Human weapons and can fight gods and normal people. In Greek Mythology a Immortal could not fight a mortal unless the mortal attacked first, this is why Demi-gods could fight gods.

Titans:The Titans are the fathers of the gods and some other characters in Greek Mythology. The Titans were like gods, they ruled the world before the gods did. Cronus (The Titan Lord) was the Titan of time, he and Rhea gave birth to 6 gods which are Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter and Hera, and Hestia. When Cornus learned that he was going to be overthrown by his kids he ate them, Rhea got angry and when the sixth child, Zeus was born rhea gave Cronus a rock instead of Zeus. Zeus was then raised by wood nymphs and when he grew up he gave his father a poison that made him throw up, thus the other gods were free and they helped chop up cronus and later cast all the Titans away into Tartarus (prison in the underworld.) 

Monster

All the monsters are sons of Typhon. Typhon is the son of Cronus, and is extremely powerful. He almost defeated all the Main Gods once. The Gods were ale to defeat Typhon and Typhon joined his father in Tartarus. The monsters in Greek Mythology are mostly combinations of humans and animals like a centaur is half horse half human. They also had some monsters that could regenerate like the Hydra.

 

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