The Greek Gods and Goddesses all had a great influence and importance to Greek culture. ... One of Dionysus" sisters, Athena, or Minerva, was Zeus's favorite child. Before Athena was born, Zeus swallowed her mother. ... As the Chief Virgin Goddess, Athena was called the Maiden of Parthenos. ... The most Greek of all the gods was Apollo. ...
There are many gods, goddesses, heroes, and creatures in Greek mythology, but generally the attention is focused on a select few. ... Zeus, god of the sky and supreme ruler of the Olympian gods, is the chief god in Greek mythology. ... Hades, the god of the underworld, was essentially a god of terror and inexorable death, and had very few worshipers. ... Apollo is mentioned more often than any other Greek deity in ancient Greek art. ... Like Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Hestia, goddess of the hearth and fire, Artemis was a virgin goddess....
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is helpful while in battle. Athena has made it very clear that she dislikes the Trojans. ... Diomedes prays to Athena for revenge and in return she gives him strength. ... "(190) Aphrodite is also a kin to Athena and Hera. ... The Greeks win the war; they will in return total control to everything in Troy. ...
Earth- The first being in the universe. Gives birth to Heaven. Heaven- Made from and married to Earth. Creates the titans and other first creatures of the world. Titans- Children of Heaven and Earth. These were the first gods who gave birth to the olympians that overthrew them. Cronus- ...
Later, she married Ares, the God of War. ... The first child Eros or Cupid became the God of Love, and then Anteros became the God of Answering Love. ... Everyone wondered who deserved the apple, Hera, Athena or Aphrodite. ... Hera promised him power, Athena promised him war glory and wisdom, while Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful of all mortal women, Menelaus' wife Helen. ... The stories of Greek mythology wouldn't have been complete without Aphrodite. ...
Kumarbi, the son of the god Alahu in Hittite myth, avenged for his father who was overthrew by Anu the god of heaven. ... One of them was the storm god Tessup, who later on fought against Kumarbi and overthrew him. ... Her Greek counterparts were usually considered to be Aphrodite and Athena. Ishtar had many lovers, and her greatest lover was the farm god Tammuz. ... In Greek mythology, Tammuz's counterpart was Adonis, the god of vegetation. ...
Greek and Roman gods and goddesses were promiscuous. The goddess of love, Aphrodite, is the first god to come to mind when promiscuity is mentioned. ... As stated in Classical Greece by C.M. ... One god sticks out as the most promiscuous of them all. ... Athena sprung from his head later, and is thought to be her daughter (Untangle). ...
