Using Grammatical Signals Suitable to Patterns of Idea Development
Gods and goddesses
1. Ancient Greek God
and Goddesses.
{ Here you will know about all the main gods and
goddesses in Acient Greek.
2. Zeus- The king
Zeus was the king of all the gods. A picture of Zeus.
He could also control the weather
in the Ancient times of Greece.
People believed in the those that
when lightening had struck it
had meant that Zeus was present.
Even though he was a king- he
still cared about hospitality
which meant that be kind to
everyone. However if you treat a
guest badly, you would outrage
Zeus.
3. Hera- The queen
Hera was the wife of Zeus which meant
that she was the queen of all gods and
goddesses. She was a goddess of
weddings and marriage. She was also
extremely jealous about how many
affairs Zeus has had. She took horrible
revenge on the girlfriends and the
illegitimate children of her husband.
4. Athena
Athena is the goddess of war and
cunning wisdom. She is also the
goddess of pot-making and wool-
working. She is associated with the
city, and almost every town in
Greece had a sanctuary dedicated to
Athena. She invented the chariot,
the bridle and built the first ship.
The olive tree is sacred to her.
5. Apollo
Apollo was the god of the sun, truth, music,
poetry, dance and healing. Poets and bards put
themselves under his protection. Delos was the
birthplace of Apollo and his sister Artemis. The
island remained sacred to Apollo.
6. Demeter
Demeter was the goddess of
fertility and agriculture.
She was an important goddess
for farmers and women.
Demeter was also associated
with the underworld. Most of
her objects that she holds show
that she is a mature women or
sheaves of grain.
7. Hermes
Hermes was the god of travel,
business, weights and measures and
sports. He was the messenger of the
gods and guided the souls of the
dead to the underworld. He was also
the patron of herdsmen, thieves,
graves and messengers. His staff
caused men to fall asleep instantly.
8. Ares
Ares was the god of war. However, unlike
Athena, he was not very cunning in battle.
He was not a popular god. In The Iliad Zeus
complained that Ares was the most hated of
all his children that he has ever had. This is
because Ares only cause trouble in his life
even during war times. Anything that goes
wrong most people all blame it to Ares as he
is only the most silliest person to do that.
The strange thing is that his symbols show
war and shields but he never did any good