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Ancient GreeceThe Gods and Goddesses

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The Gods and Goddesses

The people of Ancient Greece believed in many

powerful Gods. The most powerful of these were

thought to live high up on Mount Olympus. This was

ruled by Zeus, the King of Gods, and was the placewhere arguments were resolved and meetings held.

There were some Gods who, though powerful, did not

live on Olympus. ades, brother of Zeus and !ord of

the "nderworld, is the best e#ample.

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The Gods and Goddesses

!et$s ta%e a loo% at some of the Gods and Goddesses

of Ancient Greece, learns something about them and

hear some of the stories that were told about them at

the time.

Zeus

ades

Athena

Apollo

&oseidon

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Zeus

Zeus was the god of the s%y and ruled the gods of

Mount Olympus. As King of the Gods, he was the one

who made and enforced their laws. e was famous for

punishing the wic%ed and protecting the wea%. Zeushad more power than any other God ' he is well

%nown for his ability to con(ure up thunderbolts.

Zeus had hundreds of children, some of the most

famous being Apollo, ermes and eracles. e also

has two important symbols ) the eagle and the oa%

tree.

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ades

ades was the God of the "nderworld, where he ruled

the dead. ades was a very important god, even

though he didn*t actually live on Mount Olympus withthose who were as powerful as him. Although ades

was grim and pitiless, he was not an evil god+ he

would always (udge the dead fairly as they entered

the "nderworld.

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Athena

Athena was the Goddesses of war and wisdom and was

the favourite daughter of Zeus. Zeus was proud of his

daughter, who turned out to be a great warrior.

Originally Athena was the goddess of Gree% cities,

industry and arts. he was a patron of agriculture and

crafts, including weaving and spinning. he gave many

gifts to men including the inventions of the plough,

the flute and the art of taming animals, building ships

and ma%ing shoes. he was associated very often with

birds in particular, the owl.

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Apollo

Apollo was another of Zeus$ children and he was theGod of the sun, healing and music. Apollo was

considered to be the most arrogant God of all, feared

by even those he favoured. e is famous for his love

of music, and his favourite instrument was the lyre,

given to him by the god ermes.

Apollo was a powerful god from a very young age '

 (ust after his birth he %illed his mother*s enemy,

&ython, a serpent God. e was also famous for being

the first winner of the Olympic games.

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&oseidon

&oseidon was the brother of Zeus, and God of the eas

and Oceans. e was %nown to be a surly God, holdinggrudges and tormenting mortals. e also had disputes

with many of the other Gods, mainly over land. At

various times he tried to challenge Zeus, Athena and

Apollo for their land ) and he lost out every time.

&oseidon and the Gorgon Medusa were the mother

and father of &egasus, the famous winged horse from

Ancient Gree% mythology.

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