THE GREEK OLYMPIANS
ZEUS- The king of all gods as well as the god of thunder and lightning
HERA- The goddess of money and childbirth as well as the wife of ZEUS, which makes her the queen of all gods
POSEIDON- The brother of Zeus as well as the god of seas
APOLLO- The god of prophecy, music, poetry, archery and the Sun
ARTEMIS- The goddess of archery, childbirth, the Moon and the Hunt
ATHENA- The goddess of wisdom and war
HERMES- The god of messengers, travelers, roadways and thieves
DIONYSUS- The god of wine
HEPHAESTUS- The god of fire and blacksmiths
ARES- The god of war
APHRODITE- The goddess of love and beauty
DEMETER- The goddess of agriculture and crops
So friends, with Lady Demeter, I end my lengthy list of Greek Olympians. Now perhaps you would like to know certain interesting facts:
1. Lord Zeus and Lord Poseidon had another brother, namely Lord Hades. But Lords Zeus and Poseidon performed a little trick on Lord Hades. They made him, by some way or the other, the Lord of the Underworld: THE DEAD. That is the only reason, Lord Hades had a grudge against his brothers and silently cursed them and resolved to take revenge.
2. Lord Hades has a wife known as Lady Persephone. She was the goddess of flowers and the daughter of Lady Demeter. One fine day, when Lady Persephone was collecting the sweetest smelling flowers from her garden, Lord Hades caught a glimpse of her beautiful face and resolved to have her as his wife. So he stealthily entered her garden and dragged her back to his kingdom: The Creepy Underworld. Now Lady Persephone begged and begged to Lord Hades to return her to her mother but he flatly refused. But Lady Persephone was determined to have things done her way, so she stopped eating and drinking until Lord Hades gave way. He agreed to return her to her mother, but only with one condition: she had to marry him and stay with him for six months and stay with her mother the remaining six months. She agreed. So from that year onward, Lady Persephone became the queen of the Underworld and stayed with Hades for the last six months of the year, and with her mother for the first six months of the year.
ZEUS- The king of all gods as well as the god of thunder and lightning
HERA- The goddess of money and childbirth as well as the wife of ZEUS, which makes her the queen of all gods
POSEIDON- The brother of Zeus as well as the god of seas
APOLLO- The god of prophecy, music, poetry, archery and the Sun
ARTEMIS- The goddess of archery, childbirth, the Moon and the Hunt
ATHENA- The goddess of wisdom and war
HERMES- The god of messengers, travelers, roadways and thieves
DIONYSUS- The god of wine
HEPHAESTUS- The god of fire and blacksmiths
ARES- The god of war
APHRODITE- The goddess of love and beauty
DEMETER- The goddess of agriculture and crops
So friends, with Lady Demeter, I end my lengthy list of Greek Olympians. Now perhaps you would like to know certain interesting facts:
1. Lord Zeus and Lord Poseidon had another brother, namely Lord Hades. But Lords Zeus and Poseidon performed a little trick on Lord Hades. They made him, by some way or the other, the Lord of the Underworld: THE DEAD. That is the only reason, Lord Hades had a grudge against his brothers and silently cursed them and resolved to take revenge.
2. Lord Hades has a wife known as Lady Persephone. She was the goddess of flowers and the daughter of Lady Demeter. One fine day, when Lady Persephone was collecting the sweetest smelling flowers from her garden, Lord Hades caught a glimpse of her beautiful face and resolved to have her as his wife. So he stealthily entered her garden and dragged her back to his kingdom: The Creepy Underworld. Now Lady Persephone begged and begged to Lord Hades to return her to her mother but he flatly refused. But Lady Persephone was determined to have things done her way, so she stopped eating and drinking until Lord Hades gave way. He agreed to return her to her mother, but only with one condition: she had to marry him and stay with him for six months and stay with her mother the remaining six months. She agreed. So from that year onward, Lady Persephone became the queen of the Underworld and stayed with Hades for the last six months of the year, and with her mother for the first six months of the year.
