names of ancient Greek goddesses known, perhaps, to everyone.To know them, not necessarily read the myths.They are already at the hearing.But who are the ancient Greek goddess?What power they were given, and that gave people?
Gera
This goddess is considered the wife and sister of the chief god Zeus.She is known as the patroness of marriage and symbolizes fidelity.The ancient Greek goddess differently described in the myths.Hera is portrayed as a keeper of morality.She punishes her violators.Particularly strong gets its rival, and even their children.In ancient Greece, Hera ascribed traits such as ambition and lust for power.They forced her to brutally crack down on women who put their own and other people's beauty, even above her own.
Demeter
Like other ancient Greek goddess, Demeter was responsible for the particular industry.Greeks greatly revered her as she sends down a good harvest.Demeter was considered the goddess of fertility.As a rule, it portrayed in a wreath of poppies and ears and a long dress.Another option are the ears or head poppy in one hand and a torch or sickle - another.Demeter's face was sad.This is due to its periodic parting with her daughter Persephone, who was forced to descend to the underworld for her husband.
Aphrodite
Even if the ancient Greek goddess of any person a little about what they say about Aphrodite at least vaguely heard of, probably all.According to the myth, she was the daughter of Uranus and was born in the sea foam near Cyprus, because of what it called Kipridy.Aphrodite was the god of the productive forces of nature.However, in more recent times it was considered a daughter of Dione and Zeus and the goddess of beauty, the personification of earthly love.However, in ancient Greece, the difference between these deities did.The myths of Aphrodite called and daughter of Zeus and penorozhdёnnoy.Since she was the goddess of beauty and love, it depicted a slightly veiled or completely nude.His unique attributes had all goddess of ancient Greece.Pictures from them can be seen in this publication.The main attribute of the image of Aphrodite nakedness.
Pallas Athena
This goddess was the favorite daughter of Zeus.Athena - the ancient Mycenaean deity.She was born from the head of the chief god of Olympus.According to mythology, the goddess of reason Metis was pregnant with Zeus.According to predictions, the child had the power to beat soy father.
Zeus did well to Metis decreased in size, and swallowed it.However, the fetus died, and continued its development in the mind of the chief god of Olympus.Prometheus (Hephaestus, according to other sources) at the request of Zeus slashed his head from which Athena emerged in full military gear.It controls many aspects of life and natural phenomena.Athena commanded celestial elements, was a healer, god of fertility.According to legend, it was she who taught men to tame horses and build houses.
Artemis
This goddess is the sister of Apollo.She is patron of forests and their inhabitants, sources, wet meadows, assisted childbirth, when the baby out with the night into day.Artemis was considered the giver of dew, the patroness of hunters and the personification of the moon, displacing more ancient goddess of the moon - Selena.As the god of the hunt, she is portrayed with a deer's feet, and in a short dress.Like the moon goddess Artemis was on a long dress and a torch in his hand.
