titans and 12 great olympians
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The Titans and
The 12 Great Olympians
The Titans
Kronos Rhea
Hestia Hades Demeter Poseidon Hera Zeus
THE FATES• Clotho, the spinner,
who spins the thread of life.
• Lachesis, the measurer, who chooses someone’s lot in life, and measures off how long it will be.
• Atropos, the sniper, who cuts the thread of life.
Mt Olympus
Mount Olympus is an actual
mountain in Greece.
Mount Olympus is
also the mythical home of
the Greek gods.
The major gods and
goddesses, also known as
the twelve
Olympians, lived In
Zeus' palace on its peak.
ZeusAfter leading his brother and
sister gods in a revolt
against their parents, the
Titans, Zeus became the
unquestioned ruler of the
Heavens.
His feared weapon is the
Thunderbolt, and his
palace on Mount Olympus is
a place of peace, where all
gods are welcome.
Zeus' bird is the eagle.
PoseidonNext to his brother ZEUS,
Poseidon is the god the
Greeks most feared. As a
sea-faring people, they
knew the hazards of a
stormy sea.
The god was known for
his mood swings,
violent rage one minute,
calm the next--just like
the waters he controlled.
hadesHades is not a villain. He is
cold and calculating. He
keeps to himself, only
showing up in myth when he
is sought out. Hades is more
a recluse than anything
else.
After the gods defeated the
Titans, Hades was presented
with a helmet of
invisibility and given the
Underworld to rule.
AthenaAs the leader of the Virgin
Goddesses, those who will
never marry, Athena refuses to
let any man to be her master.
When a new city-state was
founded, there was a contest
between Athena and her uncle
POSEIDON over who should be
its patron god.
Since her gift was the wiser, the
city chose Athena as their
patron goddess. From this point
on the city-state was called
Athens.
dionysus
Dionysus was the only god to
have a mortal parent.
Dionysus was a two-sided
god. On one side, he is the
gentle planter of the vine. On
the other, he is a wild drinker,
inspiring his followers to
misbehave.
Satyrs, half-men half-goat
creatures, were said to be
friends of Dionysus.
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HermesHermes, the most
mischievous and clever of
the gods, also served a guide
of dead souls to the
Underworld.
Hermes was one of the
youngest gods and showed his
ability to cause both trouble
and delight at an early age.
His brother Apollo presented
Hermes with a magical sleep-
inducing staff called the
Caduceus.
aresAres is the cruelest
member of the
Olympians, hated by all
(even his mother, HERA).
This god is known for his
ruthlessness when he
has the upper-hand and
his cowardice when the
tides turn against him.
aphrodite
Aphrodite was so lovely that
the Greeks couldn't imagine
her being born in the usual
way. Instead she sprang
from the white beauty of
the sea foam.
In an odd arrangement, this
most beautiful goddess was
married to the only ugly
Olympian, HEPHAESTUS,
the deformed forge god.
apolloGreeks loved Apollo and
called him the "most Greek of
all the gods".
He, above all others,
represented the ideal man:
handsome, athletic,
intelligent, talented, and good
Apollo became the God of
the Sun and his twin sister,
ARTEMIS, is Goddess of the
Moon
artemisArtemis is often called upon by
maidens who want nothing to
do with men.
Artemis was also the twin
sister of APOLLO and revered
as the Goddess of the Moon.
At times her different duties
contradict one other. Even
though she is a hunter of
animals herself, she often
demands that mortals pay for
killing defenseless beasts.
demeterDemeter,was the Goddess
of Agriculture (or the
Harvest).
The Greeks felt a strong
connection to her because
she was responsible for
providing them with their
food and work in the fields.
Demeter was one of the few
gods who did not reside on
Olympus. She lived on
earth, where she could be
close to those who needed
her most.
persephone
Persephone was the
daughter of ZEUS and
his sister DEMETER, the
Goddess of the Harvest.
She is the Goddess of
the Springtime.
One day while Persephone
was gathering flowers,
HADES spied her in the
meadow.
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