List of the Olmypian Gods

Zeus- King of the Gods, Lord of the Sky
god of: sky and lightning
symbol: lightning bolt
sacred plant: Oak tree
sacred animal: Eagle
Greek name: Ζευς


Hera- Queen of the Gods, Queen of Heaven
goddess of: marriage
symbol: no symbol of power
sacred plant:  no sacred plant
sacred animal: Peacock and cow
Greek name: Ἡρη


Athena-
goddess of: wisdom, handicraft and battle stratgies
symbol: Aegis
sacred plant: Olive tree
sacred animal: Owl
Greek name: Αθηνη

Apollon-
god of: sun, music, poetry and healing
symbol: lyre
sacred plant: Laurel tree
sacred animal: Python
Greek name: Απολλων

Artemis-
goddess of: moon, the hunt, protector of young maidens, and childbirth
symbol:bow and arrow
sacred plant: Cypress
sacred animal: Stag
Greek name: Αρτεμις

Hermes- Messanger of the Gods
god of: travelers, thieves and messangers, herders
symbol: Caduceus, winged sandals and cap
sacred plant: Strawberry tree
sacred animal: Hare
Greek name: Ἑρμης

Aphrodite-
goddess of: love, beauty and fertilty
symbol: Seashell
sacred plant: Rose
sacred animal: Dove
Greek name: Αφροδιτη

Dionysus-
god of: wine and celebration
symbol:Thyrsus
sacred plant: Grapevines
sacred animal:  Leopard
Greek name: Διονυσος

Poseidon-Lord of the Seas
god of: seas
symbol: Trident
sacred plant: no sacred plant
sacred animal: Horse
Greek name: Ποσειδων

 Hades- King of the Underworld
god of: the dead and the Underworld
symbol: Helm of Darkness
sacred plant: White Poplar tree
sacred animal: Screech
Greek name: Ἁδης

Demeter-
goddess of: agriculture
symbol: Cornucopia
sacred plant: wheat
sacred animal: Lion
Greek name: Δημητηρ

Ares-
god of: war
symbol: bloody spear
sacred plant: no sacred plant
sacred animal: wild boar
Greek name: Αρης

Hephaestus-
god of: fire and metalwork
symbol: anvil and hammer
sacred plant: no sacred plant
sacred animal: Quail
Greek name:Ἡφαιστος

Hestia-
goddess of: fire and hearth
symbol: fire and hearth
sacred plant: no sacred plant
sacred animal: Donkey
Greek name:Ἑστια

Artemis

Artemis or Αρτεμις in Greek, is the goddess of the moon, and the hunt, protector young girls upon the age of marriage or loss of maidenhood, and childbirth. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her twin brother is Apollo or Ἀπόλλων. Her symbol of power is a golden bow and arrow. Her sacred animal is a deer. Her sacred plant is the Amaranth flower. She also had the uncanny ability to resist the company of men. She could tame wild animals and talk to wolves. During a hunt Artemis would be accompanied  by young mortal maidens, Nymphs of all kinds, Naiads and Okeanides.

Once while she and her Nymphs were bathing in a secluded pool of water in a grove of Cypress. Actaeon, a young prince was wandering through the woods and came upon the Goddess while she was bathing. He hid behind some bushes and watched her. But the Goddess caught sight of the Prince spying on her. She sprang from the pool of water and grabbed for her bow but she had left it on the bank on the other side. She stormed up to him and yelled at him. She scoop up a handful of water and tossed it at him. The droplets of water were cursed and when it hit him it turned him into a deer.

He ran away frightened. He found his way back to his hunting party. But they did not recognize him and set his dogs upon him. They tore him to pieces with their teeth. They laughed and said how much Actaeon would have liked to see this prized animal wrestle with his dogs unknowing that they were watch their friend die before their eyes.

Eight Post: How to Slay Medusa

The best way to kill Medusa is by following these few steps. Medusa is very dangerous  because  her gaze will turn you to stone. To achieve this task you will need the following equipment: a reflective shield , winged sandals, a sickle, Cap of Darkness , a magic wallet, eye from the Graeae.

1. First, get a reflective shield from Athena & winged sandals and sickle from Hermes.






2. Next, find the Nymphs of the North and get the Cap of Darkness and magic wallet from them.

3. Third, put the cap of Darkness on so you are invisible and sneak into the Graeae's lair and steal their eye and make them tell you were to find Medusa. Give it back and thank them for their service.

4. Then, find Medusa and her sisters' lair and use the shield's reflective part to find were Medusa and her sisters' are sleeping.

5. Fifth, use your sickle and cut off Medusa's head.

6. Sixth, use the winged sandals to fly away from her angry sisters.

8. Finally, put Medusa's head into a bag.








Never look into Medusa's eyes you will instantly turn to stone. Use your reflective shield. Put Medusa's head into a bag because it can still turn people to stone. It is the best way to do it because you can't kill Medusa unless you do all of this.

Seventh post: Interview an Expert

I am interviewing Richard Martin a Greek Mythology expert at Stanford University. What made you want to be an expert in Greek Mythology?  I was always interested at 10,11,12 years old before you even and read books about in and learn somethings about Greek and Latin and found it to be more fun. What is your most favorite myth? Uhhm I have many favorites but my favorites would have to be when Ulysses coming home after the Trojan War and Hermes being related to him and Athena's.  Are there still people that believe in Greek mythology? Actually there are not just in Greece but other places in the world.There are groups called neo-pagens and they meet up talk about and worship the gods, and make sacrifices. Which god do you think had the most influence in Greek Mythology, and Why?  Zeus because he is the king of the gods because of thunder and lightning and threatening to turn them into something. Hades maybe because he can threaten stuff too. Do you think there are some gods or beasts that has been taken from another religion or myths in Greek Mythology? Which? Yeah, well not particular gods but the story pattern. The beginning of the world the earth and sky, Kronos and Rhea and Zeus and his family. Scholars have found in the middle eastern countries but the names have changed other than that no. It is hard to say that the Greeks had borrowed from others.                                                                       He is right about that he was interested in Greek Mythology before I started liking it. I just started liking it this year. I found it interesting that Ulysses is related to Hermes (the god of messengers, thieves, travelers, and merchants). I was happy there was someone else who likes the myth of Athena. I did not know for sure that there were people who still believed in all of this. I sort of thought there were people who believed all of this stuff exsisted and still continues to exsiste. I also did not know people still made sacrifices to or worshiped the gods. I sort of thought that Zeus would have the most influence on Greek Mythology because he is the king of the gods. But I really did not expect he would say Hades may influence Greek Mythology. I did not really know that the story pattern is what was copied in the myths. I think that he is a very intellegent person who knows a multitude of thing about Greek Mythology.

Sixth Post:Poseidon and Zeus

http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/19vettorettij/2013/02/24/poseidon-and-ares/  Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea.  His mother and father are the titans Kronos and Rhea. His brothers and sisters are Zeus, God of the sky and thunder, Hera, Goddess of women and marriage, Demeter, Goddess of agriculture, Hades, God of the dead and the Underworld, and Hestia, Goddess of the hearth. Poseidon and all of his brothers and sister except Zeus were swallowed by their father because he was afraid of the prophecy that told him one of his son would kill him as he kill his father. Rhea gave Kronos a rock to eat instead of Zeus. When Zeus was all grown up he feed his father a mixture of mustard and wine that made him vomit. Kronos vomited Poseidon and all of his brothers and sisters up. Then Zeus destroyed Kronos with his own scythe and threw him into the depths of Tartarus.  Poseidon's wife is Amphitrite. His children are all cyclops Theseus, Triton, Polyphemus, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, and Atlas. The Cyclops made him his trident. Poseidon had a competition with Athena over the city Athens. Athena created an olive tree; Poseidon produced a saltwater spring. The people of Athens thought Athena's gift was better. You can kind of see why the people Athens thought Athena's gift was better.Poseidon got angry anyway and flooded the place. Once Poseidon even tried to seduce the beautiful sea nymph Scylla, his wife, Amphitrite, became jealous and transformed her into a horrible sea monster with six dogs' heads. Scylla terrorized sailors, and she devoured several of Odysseus's companions. Poseidon symbols are a trident, Dolphin, Horse. He created the horse. The island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.  Poseidon has been call Earth-Shaker and Father of horses. He can make earthquakes. He is one of the most known god in Greek mythology. His lives on Mount Olympus with the rest of the Olympian gods and goddesses.

Fifth Post: Athena

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I would recommend this blog for information about the Greek Goddesses. There is some of the fact missing from here but it explains the basics pretty well. Athena is the Greek Goddess of wisdom and war. She is the patron Goddess of the city of Athens. Her sacred animal is an owl.  She is a master weaver and created the most beautiful tapistries. She developed many inventions to make life easier for the humans, including the bridle, chariot, and plow. Her warrior She is the daughter of Zeus and Metis. Zeus found out that Metis was pregnant, Zeus, fearing that she would bear a son who would be mightier than him, eat her. Since Gods and Goddesses can't die they both lived inside Zeus undigested. Metis fashioned a robe and helmet for the daughter. As she shaped the metal into the helmet she caused Zeus to have horrible headaches. To relieve his father’s pain, Hephaestus split his skull open with his mighty ax, and Athena emerged, fully grown and wearing the robe and helmet her mother had made. Zeus was astonished by his beautiful daughter and she became his favorite. She is the one who turned Medusa in a ugly women would could turn a person stone stone with one look into her eyes. She also turned Arachne in to a spider for thinking she was a better weaver that Athena. She has a slit tendecy to turn people into ugly and scary creatures if the offend her. 

Fourth Post: Medusa

This blog will be about Medusa. Medusa was born with two sisters, Sthenno and Euryale to the Sea Titans Poreys and Ceto.  Medusa the most famous of the three Gorgons. Her sisters were immortal but Medusa was not. So therefore she could be killed. She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena by having sex with Poseidon in her pure temple. Athena turned her hair into snakes and made her face so hideous that all who looked at her were turned to stone. Medusa was with child by Poseidon when Perseus killed her. He accomplished this with the help of the gods who equipped him with a reflective shield, sickle, winged boots and helm of invisibility. Khrysaor and Pegasus sprang from Medusa's blood when she died. Medusa's head retained its petrifying power even after her death this is why they put her image on Greek armor. Most people dislike Medusa because she is ugly and will turn you to stone but I find I don’t dislike her for that but for what she did in Athena’s temple. People just don’t know the back story.