Athena is a Greek Goddess. Her Roman name is Minerva. She is known as the goddess of wisdom and war. She is the daughter of Metis, who was one of the titans and the first wife of Zeus. When Metis was Pregnant, Zeus was afraid the baby was a son and would overthrow him. One day Zeus had a bad headache, to get rid of the headache, he had Hephaestus strike him with an ax. When Hephaestus struck him, Athena came out full-grown and dressed in golden battle armor. She was wearing a helmet and carried armor
great hero and is son of the chief god ZEUS and his mom was the mortal Alcmene. and i think he is one of the greatest mythological heroes, he has unbelievable superhuman strength and can throw boulders like pebbles move mountains that got in his way. Like his strength Hercules bravery showed tremendously in times of need. Hercules was sentenced to do many labors and accomplished the almost impossible tasks. He is one of the bravest heroes, and was born because ZEUS had an affair with another woman known
Prologue North African Island Group, Realm of Hades, 1545 BC In the caves of a North African island far beyond the Greek empire in ancient days, there existed three horrible monsters whose gaze brought a swift and painful death to any who trespassed on their island. These monsters were known in both history and mythology as the Gorgons: three sisters of horrid power that brought hundreds of men to their deaths! However, on this day, death was brought to the one known as Medusa, beheaded by Perseus
water to prolong his life. Being the strongest mortal man, he was able to best any opponent in feats of strength and combat. Many of the gods, including Zeus himself, watched these events with pride, or passive curiosity. As he continued to show his prowess in event after event, with gold being practically thrown at him for his accomplishments, many of the gods became worried that victory may eventually sully the heart of this proud hero. Among the concerned gods stood Athena. She maintained
distinctive than similar, To start off, the plot had been tweaked considerably in the Disney movie, In the original, Hercules was the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and Hera despised him because of this. Therefore, she set out to murder him by giving him the Twelve Labors, but he prevailed. While as, in the Disney movie, Hercules is the son of Zeus and Hera, making him a god. Hades detested Hercules because he would be the one to foil his evil scheme. Therefore, he tried to kill him, but failed
Zeus was the king and most powerful of all the Greek gods who lived on Mount Olympus. He was the god of the sky, rain, law, order, and fate. The protector of the weak; punisher of the evil; and most importantly, the ruler of the Olympic Gods. According to Homer, Zeus was considered the father of gods and of mortals. He didn’t create them but he was responsible of being the guardian and ruler of the human race of all Olympian families. Like Captain America and his strength, throwing lighting bolts
Goddesses played an important role in everyday Greek life. People worshiped, sacrificed, and fought to please the Gods. In turn, the Gods help and hurt the people who worshiped them using their immortal powers. Each God has a trait most commonly worshiped- Zeus and lightning, Poseidon and the ocean, Aphrodite and beauty, and many more. In his book, The Odyssey, Homer highlights the relationship between Athena, a goddess, and Odysseus, a king, through their traits, Athena’s concern for Odysseus, and *** Athena
Heroes As Hercules stood in the damp dark cave he began to ponder weather or not he would defeat the monstrosity called the Hydra, for every time he would decapitate one of the heads, two more will grow in it’s place. Hercules almost succumbed to defeat the giant, when he called out to his nephew, Iolaus, who came to his aid with the fire of his torch. The two defeated the Hydra that day. A century later Perseus, Athena, and Hermes entered The Island of the Terrible Sisters to slay the gorgon known
temples, festivals, and sporting and artistic competition events. In their polytheistic religion, each god represents an abstract idea or a facet of the human condition. The most important and known ones were the Olympian gods. There are 12 main gods; Zeus, Poseidon, hades, Hera, Apollo, Artemis. Demeter, Athena, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Dionysus. The gods were the main characters in Greek mythology. These myths were first told and pass down orally then later, it was put in writings notably, some
by her father in a tower to ensure she would never have the child. This did not keep Zeus from coming in the window in a shower of gold light and wooing Danae. Her father eventually found her with baby in hand and was unwilling to listen to her implausible story(Ancient History Encyclopedia). Acrisius, wary of the what the oracle had said, sent the mother and child off in a wooden chest into the sea. Even so, Zeus and Poseidon helped them arrive safely on the shores of the Aegean island of Seriphos