Greek gods are known all over the world, from childhood we learned about them from different fairy tales and films.Many of them represent different aspects of life are symbols of art, love, trade, productivity and war.
now been counted more than 50 ancient Greek gods, but not all of them went down in history as the great Zeus, Aphrodite, Hades, and other divine inhabitants of Mount Olympus.Each god, according to myths and legends, protect the earth from various disasters and monsters.
main Greek gods:
Zeus - the most powerful and the great Greek god, the son of Cronus and Rhea.Kronos, according to legend, did not abandon their children to live, fearing that they will start a war against him, and devoured them, but the mother of Zeus, Rhea managed to save Zeus and hid it.When Zeus grew up, he found the strength and rebelled against Kronos, forcing him to return to his brothers.Together they entered the fight with Kronos and the Titans for domination over the world.After Kronos was overthrown, the brothers shared the possession thus left himself Zeus the sky, Poseidon - the sea, and Hades became the ruler of the underworld.
Poseidon - the brother of the great Zeus, it is as powerful, though, and is subordinate to his brother.Its symbol is the famous trident.Poseidon - the lord of the seas, but at the same time it is often attributed to the cult of the bull or the horse, as it is believed that he is the patron of fishing.
Gera - it is also the sister and wife of Zeus.All the gods honored Hera, despite her jealousy, according to mythology, Zeus was very loving, so Hera pursued her rivals and brutally punished.She is considered the goddess of women and the goddess of the clear blue sky overhead.The most famous of her children - Hephaestus and Ares.
Artemis - goddess of the hunt.Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and the goddess Leto.It is considered the patron of livestock and wild animals.Yet it is called the goddess of fertility.According to legend it was believed that she blesses the wedding, the birth of children and marriage.
Aphrodite - the goddess of love and beauty.It was created from the foam of the waves.And according to the narratives "Illady", she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione.Aphrodite's Child were Harmony and Eros.
Apollo - god of the sun in Greece.He was the son of Zeus and Leto.He was considered the god of harmony, art, spiritual activities, music and singing.It is often depicted as Apollo with a lyre in his hands, which he received from Hermes.
Ares - the Greek god of war.He is considered one of the most important Olympian gods.Son of Zeus and Hera.Usually he is depicted with a spear in his hand.Ares was the god of beautiful and courageous, but at the same time very mean-spirited and cruel.
Hermes - was the patron saint of travelers and the messenger of the gods.He was the son of Zeus and the mountain nymph - Maya.Hermes from an early age differed extraordinary cunning and agility, and some even considered him the patron saint of trickery.
Dionysus - a god of vegetation and winemaking.He was the son of the famous daughter of Zeus and Semele the Theban king.Dionis always brought people joy and strength.He traveled to different countries and cities, and it is always accompanied by a crowd of singing and dancing satyrs and maenads.
Prometheus - was the nephew and son of Zeus titanium Iapetus.He is considered the patron saint of fire, crafts.He taught people to cook, to make fire.After that, people were no longer a herd, they lived in houses, engaged in trade.Many Greek gods came from this furious once they realized who it did find Kronides ordered Prometheus and chained him to a high mountain Ararat, where according to legend, the thief sent every day liver pecked great god.
It's not all Greek gods, but the brightest of them, whose memory is still alive in our days.In addition, the ancient Greek mythology is reflected in many Hollywood films that shake its beautiful special effects and reliability of what is happening.
