Gods and Goddesses of Olympus..

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Eh anyone who knows the mythology about Zeus and the rest of the Gods and Goddess of Greece ah? i mean really study it.

i dunno wat's wrong with me but i've recently been really addicted to the myth of greece....man so interesting plus with the history of trojan wars...wanna share share a bit??

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Achilles was best known as the central figure in Homer's Illiad. Some say that without the help of Achilles, the Greeks would have never defeated the Trojans. Achilles was a great war hero that was sometimes known for his fits of rage and revenge. It seems as though his anger was as greatly known as his fits of prowess.

Birth: It was told that the son of Thetis would be greater than his father. Many wanted to have a son by Thetis, but did not want to take the chance of the prophecy coming true. Thetis was then quickly mated with a mortal man. Thetis was an intelligent sea-nymph who knew that her son was destined to be a hero that would die in battle. In order to make him invulnerable she bathed him in the river Styx. However, the place where she held the child (his heel) was not able to be bathed in the river. It was this spot that brought the injury that caused him his life. He was a mighty warrior at Troy, but was killed in battle when the young man Paris shot a poisoned arrow into his heel.

Disguise: When Achilles was growing up with the centaur Chiron, an oracle foretold that he would die a young man at Troy. His mother once again worried, and so dressed him up as a young woman and hid him in the court of King Lycomedes at Scyros. Other warriors knew from an oracle that Troy would not be captured without his help, and sought to show his true identity at court. This was done by Odysseus presenting gifts to all of the "maidens." All of the other women selected feminine gifts, while Achilles selected weapons (some say it was a reaction to a horn blown by Odysseus)...thus revealing his true identity.

Pronunciation: a-KILL-eez

Other Names: Pelides, Aeacides

Father: Peleus

Mother: Thetis

Wife: Deidamia

Lovers: Penthesilea, Patroclus, Deidamia, Briseis, Diomede, Iphigenia, Medea, Helen

Children: Neoptolemus

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Hercules was considered one of the greatest heroes of mythology. He was known as a demi-god and personified great strength and courage. Hercule's performed great tasks from the moment of birth when he strangled two snakes that Hera sent to his bed to kill him. Hercule's was not always the great hero and was sometimes known for fits of madness. One day in a fit of madness he even killed his own children and his first wife Megara. In order to attone for this deed, Hercule's was to perform 12 labors for his cousin King Eurystheus.

Pronunciation: HE rah kleez

12 Labors: 1-The Nemian Lion-Hercule's trapped the lion in its own cave and strangled it with his own hands.
2-The Hydra of Lernea-The hydra was able to generate a new head each time one was cut off. With the help of Iolaus, Hercule's defeated the hydra by having the stumps burned each time they were cut off. He then dipped his arrows in the deadly blood and shot the Hydra.
3-The Wild Boar of Erymanthus-This was a beast that he had hunted through the snow. After defeating him, Hercule's returned the dead beast to the king who cowered in fright.
4-The Hind of Ceryneia-This was a special deer that had feet of bronze and antlers of gold. It took Hercule's 1 year to accomplish this task.
5-The Stymphalian Birds-These birds had wings, beaks, and claws of bronze. Hercule's scattered them by shaking a bronze rattle that Athena helped him to make.
6-The Augean Stables-These were the gross stables of King Elis of Augeus. Hercule's cleaned them by diverting the two nearby rivers and flooding the stables.
7-The Cretan Bull-This is a bull Hercule's captured that had been plaguing the island of Crete.
8-The Horses of Diomedes-These were wild beasts that Hercule's captured. It was said that they ate human flesh and that Hercule's fed them their master.
9-The Girdle of the Amazon-This was the girdle of Queen Hippoloyta of the amazons. Hercule's wooed her and took the girdle.
10-The Cattle of Geryon-This was a three-headed monster who had great cattle.
11-The Stealing of Cerberus-He was the three-headed dog of Hades. With the help of Hermes and Athena he was able to bring the dog to the land of the living.
12-The Apples of the Hesperides-These were golden apples that belonged to Hera. He was able to do this by tricking the god Atlas to perform the task and then resume his punishment of holding the Earth.

Father: Zeus

Mother: Alcmene

Silbings: Iphicles

Lovers: Deinira, Megara

Other Names: Herakles

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Odysseus was a very popular hero in Greek and Roman mythology. He was perhaps best known as the hero in the Trojan war. The stories of the Illiad and the Odyssey depict both his fighting and part in the war as well as his incredible voyage home. Odysseus's part in the Trojan was huge and was evident in the great stock that Agamemnon put into his cunning. It is important to note that although he was an accomplished fighter, his leadership and planning skills were of the greatest importance during the 10-year war. It was Odysseus who came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse and the hiding of the troops inside it. Even though Troy fell in the end, the gods were incredibly upset by the slaughter and placed some blame on Odysseus; they made sure that he was the last warrior to return home. This strage voyage is documented in the Odyssey and has him known under his Roman name of Ulysses. Finally after a 10-year war and a 10-year voyage home, the hero finally made it home to find his home overcome by suitors trying to take his wife. With the help of some trusted servants and his son Telemachus he was able to retrieve his wife and his home.

Pronunciation: oh DIHS uhs

Other Names: Ulysses

Kingdom: Ithaca

Father: Laertes or Sisyphius

Mother: Anticlea

Wife: Penelope

Children: Telemachus

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Aphrodite was known as the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. She represented the values of sacred love and marriage as well as female sensuality and desire.

Pronunciation: a-fro-DYE-tee

Story of Birth: She is sometimes called "Foam Born." This is because some want to associate her as a child of Gaea and Uranus. She was supposed to have emerged from the sea foam of the castrated Uranus. She was not thought to be the daughter of Zeus and Dione until she was migrated into the Greek religion. They then placed her with the other olympians.

Depicted: She is sometimes depicted riding a shell in many different pieces of art. One of the famous paintings is that of the Birth of Venus. She was also often depicted with the god Eros as an infant. The most famous statue of her was by the Greek Praxiteles and the Venus de Milo. There is also the painting by Botticelli called The Brith of Venus that is known around the world.

Origin: Possibly West Asia

Father: Zeus or Uranus

Mother: Dione or no woman

Husband: Hephaestus

Lovers: Ares, Poseidon, Hermes, Dionysus, Anchises, Adonis, Pygmalion, Nerites, Phaeton

Children: Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Eros, Rhodus, Herophilus, Eryx, Hermaphroditus, Priapus, Aeneas, Golgos, and Beroe

Other Names: Venus, Cyprian, Paphian, Anadyomene, Peligia, Dione, Pandemes, Ouranos, Androphones, Melainia, Epitymbridia, Kallipygos, Hera, Enoplios, Morphos, Ambologeia, Genetyllis

Special Objects: Magic Girdle

Plants: Myrtle Tree, Rose

Birds: Swan and Sparrow

Cult Center: Cytheia, Phoenicia

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Apollo was known as the god of poetry, music, archery, prophecy, justice, law, order and the art of healing. He also happened to be associated with the care of different herds and crops. Ironically his main function is known as that of a sun-god.

Pronunciation: uh-POL-oh

Birth: Apollo and his twin sister Artemis were the result of another case of infidelity on the part of Zeus. His wife Hera was so enraged that she would not allow their mother Leto give birth anywhere. Leto eventually found sanctuary on the floating islands of Ortygia and Delos. Both children grew to adulthood within minutes of being birthed.

Depicted: He has been depicted many different ways and in many different paintings. One of the most famous is that of Apollo Belvedere, an ancient statue that resides in Rome.

Origin: Possibly non-European

Father: Zeus

Mother: Leto

Siblings: Artemis and Hermes

Lovers: Daphne, Coronis, Cassandra, Cyrene, Hyancinthus, Kyparissos, Dryope

Children: Aristaeus, Asclepius

Other Names: Kith Arodes

Special Objects: Bow and Arrows, Lyre

Plants: Laurel Tree

Animals: Crow, Dolphin

Cult Center: Delphi, Troezen

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Ares was known as the unpopular god of war. For the Greek Ares war needed no reason at all. He was the happiest when surrounded by battle and violence. This love of violence was so bad that his own father declared his hatred of him. It is important to note, that the Greek Ares and Roman Mars have little resemblence to one another. Mars was well liked and sometimes associated with fertility and vegetation.

Pronunciation: AIR-eez

Origins: Thrace, Scythia

Depicted: He was often depicted wearing a golden helmet and riding a type of speeding chariot.

Father: Zeus

Mother: Hera

Siblings: Eris, Hephaestus

Children: Phobos, Deimos, Alcippe, Diomedes, Cyncus, Oenomaus, Remus, Romulus, Harmonia, Ixion

Lovers: Pelopia, Pyrene, Aphrodite, Rhea Silvia

Roman Name: Mars


Special Objects: Ancile, a sacred shield; a Spear; a Burning Torch

Animals: Vulture, Dog

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Artemis was the virginal goddess of hunting, childbirth, chastity, and even sudden death. She is also associated with the moon on some occasions. Artemis always carried a special bow and arrow set that was created by the god Hephaestus. She was a very two-sided deity...on one hand she could be very kind and aid women in childbirth, and on the other hand she could be cruel and benevolent.

Pronunciation: AR-ti-mis

Birth: Artemis and her twin brother Apollo were the result of another case of infidelity on the part of Zeus. His wife Hera was so enraged that she would not allow their mother Leto give birth anywhere. Leto eventually found sanctuary on the floating islands of Ortygia and Delos. Both children grew to adulthood within minutes of being birthed.

Depicted: The Greeks depicted Artemis as very tall, slim, and athleticly beautiful. She was frequently pictured wearing a short tunic and carrying her trademark bow and arrows.

Father: Zeus

Mother: Leto

Siblings: Apollo

Other Names: Diana, Artemis of Ephesus

Special Objects: Bow and Silver Arrows, Fawn

Tree: Cyprus Tree

Animals: All, Especially the Deer and Bear

Other Names: Dea Anna

Cult Center: Arcadia, Crete, Asia Minor, Magna Grecia, Ephesus, Brauron, Attica

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Athena was a very important Olympian. She was associated with many things; among them as the goddess of war, peace, compassion, architects, sculptors, horses, oxen, olives, prudence, and wise counsel. She was also the patron of the arts, crafts, spinning, weaving, and Athens.

Pronunciation: a-THEE-nuh

Birth: The popular story of her birth is that of springing fully armed from the head of her father Zeus. Zeus had previously swallowed her mother Metis, fearing that her child would one day rule the world. Another story tells of her birth involving a cloud. Zeus struck it with his head and caused Athena's birth. Yet another tale tells of her birth near the lake of Triton, and raised by three nymphs.

Father: Zeus

Mother: No mother, born of Zeus' forehead; indirectly Metis

Other Name: Minerva, Hephaistia

Special Objects: Aegis (a shield), Spear, and Helmet

Plants: Olive Tree

Animals: Wise Owl, sometimes the Snake

Cult Center: Crete, Mycenae, Athens, Rome

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Hades was the Greek god of the underworld and also wealth. After his brother Zeus defeated his father Cronus, the three brothers drew lots to see who would rule what parts of the universe. Poseidon was assigned as the ruler of all watery domains, Hades received all of the underworld, and Zeus received all of the heavens. A very popular story of Hades involves his love of the goddess Persephone. He popped out of the earth in his chariot and carried her off down into the underworld

Pronunciation: HAY deez

Father: Cronus

Mother: Rhea

Siblings: Poseidon, Zeus

Loves: Persephone, Minthe

Other Names: Pluto, Dis, Orcus, Polydegmon, Plouton, Aidoneus

Trees: Cypress, Narcissus

Animals: Black Sheep

Symbols: Helmet, Sceptre, Cornucopia

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Hephaestus was known as the god of craftsmen, smiths, and fire. Even though he was lame, Hephaestus was excellent at what he did and was also known as the patron of smiths. His smoky, flaming workshop was located under Mount Etna.

Pronunciation: he-FEE-stus

Depicted: Hephaestus has been lame since birth and was known as one of the less attractive gods of Olympus. He was usually depicted as an intense man wearing a workman's cap in front of a smithy.

Lame: Hephaesus was lame as the result of a quarrel between his parents. Zeus was so angry that he threw him down to the island of Lemnos.

Origin: Asia Minor

Father: Zeus

Mother: Hera

Wife: Aphrodite

Children: Erichthonius, Pandora, Cabiri

Roman Name: Vulcan

Myths: The Odyssey, The Illiad

Cult Center: Athens, Caria, Lycia

Festival: Vulcanalia

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Hera was considered the queen of Olympus. She was also considered the patroness of marriage. It is important to note that Hera was an ancient goddess, the existed many years before the time of the Olympian gods. Her cult was so strong that those from the north made Hera the consort of Zeus and integrated her into their pantheon. Although married to Zeus, their marriage was an all but faithful and happy one. Their relationship was full of many quarrels and infidelities on the part of Zeus. This often turned Hera into a vengeful woman, that was out to get revenge on anyone available.

Pronunciation: HEE-ruh

Depicted: Hera was usually depicted as a young woman that was of a sort of regal beauty. She was frequently pictured wearing a high cylindrical crown. Other depictions have her fully armed and wearing a shin cloak.

Origin: Pre-Hellenic and was goddess of the sky

Father: Cronus

Mother: Rhea

Husband: Zeus

Children: Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, Eileithya

Roman Name: Juno

Animals: Cow, Peacock, Cuckoo

Fruits: Apple, Pomegranate

Symbols: Sceptre, Diadem

Festival: Matronalia

Cult Center: Argos, Samos

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Aiyo, i tot Hercules was the horniest Demigod in Greek? No ah?

Oki, how bout Apollo? The god of sun?

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Greek and Roman God Comparisons

Greek God - Roman God

Aphrodite - Venus
Apollo - Apollo
Ares - Mars
Artemis - Diana
Athena - Minerva
Cronus - Saturn
Demeter - Ceres
Dionysus - Bacchus
Eros - Cupid
Hades - Pluto
Hephaestus - Vulcan
Hera - Juno
Heracles - Hercules
Hermes - Mercury
Hestia - Vesta
Leto - Latona
Odysseus - Ulysses
Persephone - Proserpina
Poseidon - Neptune
Rhea - Cybele
Uranus - Coelus
Zeus - Jupiter

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Hermes was the winged messenger of the gods. He was the god of flocks, road, eloquence, trading, thieves, commerce, and was also associated with fertility. Trade and travel were closely related so he became a god of mercantiles, gambling, profit, hazard, and gaming. He was also the god of athletes and is given credit for inventing boxing and racing. He was also the inventor of the lyre, and was the bringer of good fortune, god of shepards, boundaries, and the guardian of graves. It was his job to lead the souls as he was the only one who could find his way back.

Pronunciation: HUR-meez

Depicted: He was depicted as a young bearded man wearing a wide brimmed hat, sandals, and carrying his staff with two snakes around it.

Other Names: Mercury

Father: Zeus

Mother: Maia (Mountain Nymph)

Children: Autolycus, Daphnis, Hermaphroditus, Myrtelius, Priapus, Silenus

Other Names: Mercury, Psychopompos, Logios, Diactoros, Agonios

Symbols: Caduceus (staff), Helmet, Winged Boots


Cult Center: Arcadia

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Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and fire. She was an extremely pure and peace-loving goddess that kept free from all disputes and delicate situations. Hestia was considered to represent personal security and happiness.

Other Names: Vesta

Father: Cronus

Mother: Rhea

Siblings: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera

Roman Name: Vesta

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Poseidon was the god of the sea and of earthquakes. However, it is sometimes noted that he was a god of fertility and herdsmen in ancient times. During his reign he lived with is wife and children in an underwater cave in Eubol.

Pronunciation: poh-SYE-dun

Depicted: Poseidon was often depicted riding in a chariot pulled by golden seahorses, and carrying his trident.

Father: Cronus

Mother: Rhea

Siblings: Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia

Wife: Amphitrite

Lovers: Medusa

Children: Triton, Rhode, Benthescyme

Other Names: Neptune, Genethlios

Special Objects: Three-Pronged Spear

Animals: Horse, Bull

Cult Center: Cape Sinium

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Zeus was the chief god of mythology and was perhaps best known as a sky god. He controlled the sky, winds, clouds, rain, thunder, and lightning. Being that Zeus was chief god, he presided over many other aspects than the sky. He was also known as a god of battle, games, agriculture, and the state.

Pronunciation: zoose

Birth: Cronus was so worried about being dethroned that he swallowed each of his children immediately after they were born. Rhea was able to trick him with his son Zeus. Instead of offering Cronus his son to devour, she instead wrapped a stone in a blanket and hid the real child away. There are varied tales of his upbringing, however, it is definitely known that he later returned to have his revenge.

Depicted: Zeus was often depicted as a powerful, strong, and regal man with a beard. He was often shown wearing a crown of oak leaves, bearing a scepter, thunderbolt and an Aegis, and having an eagle at his feet.

Origin: Etruscan Kings

Father: Cronus

Mother: Rhea

Siblings: Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera

Wife: Hera

Lovers: Hera, Leda, Leto, Maria, Electra, Taygete, Niobe, Io, Danae, Semele, Europa, Themis, Mnemosyne, Demeter, Alcmene, Antiope, Callisto

Children: Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Arcas, Amphion, Zethus, Britomartis, Polydeuces, Minos, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Helen, Eileithyia, Hebe, Hephaestus

Other Names: Jupiter, Jove

Special Objects: Thunderbolt, Aegis

Bird: Eagle

Tree: Oak

Cult Center: Dedona, Eperius

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Cronus was known as the ruler of the Titans. It is ironic to note that what he happened to do to his own father, was returned on him two-fold. Cronus was the one who overthrew his own father Uranus. Cronus was later himself dethroned by his own son Zeus. Cronus was so worried about being dethroned that he swallowed each of his children immediately after they were born. Rhea was able to trick him with his son Zeus. Instead of offering Cronus his son to devour, she instead wrapped a stone in a blanket and hid the real child away. There are varied tales of his upbringing, however, it is definitely known that he later returned to have his revenge. On a side note, is it also sometimes considered that Cronus may have been a corn-god in very ancient times. This is why he is often depicted holding the sickle, and why this was the weapon he chose to defeat his own father with.

Pronunciation: CROH nuhs

Other Names: Kronos

Father: Uranus

Mother: Gaea

Siblings: Rhea

Wife: Rhea

Children: Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus

Roman Name: Saturnus or Saturn

Special Object: Sickle

Festival: Saturnalia

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He was the personification of heaven and the sky. When Uranus was born with his other siblings, he decided to banish the Cyclopes and the Hecatoncheiris into the depths of Tartarus. Gaea was extremely upset by when he did and had their son Cronus stand up to him. Using a sickle, he mutilated Uranus, creating the Furies, Giants, and Aphrodite.

Father: No father

Mother: Gaea

Other Names: Ouranos, Coelus

Children: Titans, Cyclopes, Hecatoncheiris

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should i post the olympian creatures as well?
i think i should hehe :amused:

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Centaurs were the half-man and half-horse creatures of mythology. Aside from the popular centaurs of myth (Chiron) they are best known for the famous battle. The centaurs were pushed from their home of Thessly and went to Mount Pindus.

Birth: Ixion was in love with Hera, which in turn made Zeus jealous. Being that both Zeus and Hera were jealous gods, they each sought to thwart the other in love attempts. Zeus made a likeness of Hera out of a cloud and called her Nephele. Ixion thought the creature was Hera and in turn made love to her. This produced a son named Centaurus. Centaurus then mated with the mares of Thessaly and produced the centaurs in turn.

Depicted: The Centaurs were usually depicted as the drunken followers of Dionysus, except for the famous tutor Chiron.

Father: Centaurus

Famous Centaurs: Chiron

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Cerberus was the three-headed (sometimes 50) dog of Hades and guardian of the underworld. He was the protector of the underworld perse and could be very violent to those who tried to enter or exit without authority. However, it has been noted that he could be lulled by different forms of music.

Cerberus was also one of the 12 labors of Hercules. Hades allowed Hercule's to do this task as long as he was unarmed.

Father: Typhon

Mother: Echidna

Possile Siblings: Hydra, Chimaera, Orthrus, Sphinx

Myths: Hercule's 12 Labors, Orpheus and Eurydice, the Aeneid

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Anybody got info about Athena?

Monsters kah? Cyclops? Hydra? Big foot? Yeti? Orang Utan?

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The chimaera was a fire breathing creature that had the parts of a lion (foreparts), goat (back) and serpent (tail). This creature devasted many lands (particularily Lycia) and was not conquered until the hero Pegasus, and shot arrows with lumps of lead into it.

Father: Tyhon

Mother: Echidna

Other Names: Chimera, Khimaira

Possible Children: Sphinx, Nemeian Lion

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The Cyclopes were huge beings that had one single eye in the middle of their forehead. There were two sets of Cyclopes and thus have two different origins. The first set consisted of three brothers, Brontes (thunderer), Steropes (flasher), and Arges “brightener). The second set consisted of many but the most famous was Polyphemus whom you might recognize from the Odyssey. The Cyclopes were best known for their metal work, and together the first three fashioned the thunder bolts of Zeus and other symbols of the gods.

Father: Uranus (First) and Poseidon (second)

Mother: Gaea (First)

Other Names: Wheel-Eyed

Myths: The Odyssey

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Echidna is perhaps best known as being the mother of many monsters, particularily with her union with Typhon. Her name means she-viper. Echidna was killed in her sleep by the hundred-eyed creature Argus.

Depicted:She was depicted as having the head of a beautiful nymph, but the body of a serpent. The lives of her and her children were only spared so that they could be sport for future heroes.

Father: Phorcys or Tartarus

Mother: Ceto or Gaea

Consort: Typhon

Children: Ladon, Hydra, Chimaera , Orthus, Cerberus, Sphinx, Nemean Lion

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The Giants were huge, violent creatures with long hair and beards. There were 24 of them birthed to Gaea on Thracian Phlegra. The Giants later attacked the Olympian gods after Gaea was upset at the punishment to the Titans. The Giants were defeated and also imprisoned under the earth. It is said that wherever a volcanoe errupts is where a giant is hidden.

Depicted: The Giants were human shape except for snake like tails attached to their legs.

Father: Uranus

Mother: Gaea

Other Names: Gegeneis, Gigantes

Notable Giants: Otus, Ephialtes, Talos, Geryon, Orion

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These were three female mosters that went by the names of Euryale, Stheno, and Medusa. The first two sisters were immortal but Medusa was the only one that was not. Medusa was killed when the hero Perseus came and chopped off her head.

Depicted: The Gorgons were depicted as having female bodies, claws in the place of hands, and snakes in place of hair.

Father: Phorcys

Mother: Ceto

Siblings: Graea

Other Names: Grim Ones, the Euryae

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The Griffn is a mythical creature similar to a bird in that it flies and builds a nest, however, it lies an agate instead of an egg. These creatures were very well known for finding gold and buried treasures and were always a frequent bounty for hunters and theifs.

Depicted: The Griffin has the face, beak, tallons and wings of an Eagle, as well as the body of a lion. It is said that in some cases it has the tail of a snake.

Other Names: Gryphon, Griffon

Origins: India

Myths: Paradise Lost

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The Hydra was a many headed water serpent. Whenever one head was chopped off another one grew back in its place. The Hydra is perhaps best known as being the creature in the second labor of Hercules. Herucle's had to kill the creature, but was not able to without help. Whenever Hercule's chopped a head off the top of the husk had to be sealed with fire so that another could not grow back.

Father: Typhon

Mother: Echidna

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The Titans and The Olympian Gods Family Tree

Titans were gods before the ruling of Zeus(which means Zeus daddy age)

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Uranus = Zeus datuk.

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The Minotaur was another creature that was half-man. Unlike the Centaur's the Minotaur was also half-bull. The mother Pasiphae, was the wife of King Minos. As a punishment to Minos for not sacrificing the bull to Poseidon, his wife Pasiphae was overcome with a strong sexual desire for the bull. A fake bull was made up for her to enter into so that she would be able to mate with the bull. Minos wanted to keep the Minotaur hidden from all eyes. Minos contracted an inventor to make a labyrinth, and here placed the Minotaur; allowing him to survive off of the flesh of those given to him in sacrifice. The Minotaur survived in this place until the hero Theseus found his way in and killed it.

Father: White Bull

Mother: Pasiphae

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Pegasus was the winged horse of Bellerophon and Perseus. After the horse helped Bellerophon defeat the Chimaera, he then tried to ride the horse up into the tops of Mount Olympus. Zeus did not agree to this and sent a thunderbolt down to stun the horse into throwing the hero off. Pegasus was allowed to fly the rest of the way to the top of Mount Olympus.

Birth: Pegasus was born when the hero Perseus chopped of Medusa's head. The horse was born from the blood the dripped out of the severed head.

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Athens is the capital of modern Greece, and has been so since it was named after the goddess Athena. Long since B.C. 2000+ it has been the cultural center of Greece. It houses the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and Mt. Lycabettus (Athena was said to have dropped this from the sky to help defend the city). The entrance to the Acropolis is the Propylea, which extends 150 feet adjoining the temple of Nike. The Parthenon is on the highest part of the Acropolis and was built between 447 and 437 BC.

Athens was once ruled by Aegeus and his son Theseus. After the death of his father Aegeus, Theseus went to Athens to claim the kingdom as his birthright. He remained king until he later retired to an island and was killed by Lycomedes. To see more information about Theseus please visit his page in the heroes section.

Naming of Athens: During the rule of Cecrops it was thought that Athens was the crown jewel of all cities. The gods Athena and Poseidon decided that they wanted the wonderful city as their own. The two gods weren't opposed to fighting for the city. Instead of fighting, Athena came up with an idea about who could claim the city as theirs. It was decided that whomever gave the city the best gift would win; Cecrops would be the judge and his decision would be final. Poseidon was first and he lifted his trident and struck the earth with it. A beautiful spring shot forth, but unfortunately for Posiedon the spring was of salt-water. Athena knelt and buried an olive tree into the group. This gift gave the Athenians the olives, oil, and wood. Cecrops deemed Athena's the better gift. As the winner, Athena named the city after herself.

Original Founder and King: Cecrops-was half-man and half-snake

Current Population: Over 4 million people

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Atlantis is perhaps best known as the world's first intelligent civilization. Poseidon and his 10 sons (5 pairs of twins) turned Atlantis into a great civilization complete with the most modern of buildings and technologies. As the city progressed they later flourished as a major trading partner with the world. It is said that they taught the Greek and the Egyptians everything they know with regards to building and technology.

Original Ruler: Poseidon

Story of Origin: When the gods Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon divided the world between them, Poseidon was given the water and its domains as his own. This included a chain of three islands from Spain to Central America. The largest of these islands was by far the most beautiful island he had ever seen. All vegetation was fruitful and beautiful and the people of the island were attractive and intelligent. On this island he found a beatiful woman named Cleito and quickly took posession of her. She gave birth to 10 sons, the first of which was named Atlas. The island was named after him and surrounding ocean became known as the Atlantic.

Demise: Once Atlantis became a great city and spread its techonology worldwide it became greedy. The 10 kings (sons) were not content sharing with the world, they believed that everyone should now bow to them in tribute and thanks. The people of Atlantis sent out to conquer the world. Upon conquering other civilizations they became so bold as to try to conquer Greece. The Athenians fought hard but were thought to be defeated. Those from Atlantis set sail for home and saw the sky turn blood red. The entire world was upset with storms, quakes, floods, etc. Several days later the skies and waters calmed and Atlantis was completely destroyed.

Myths: Plato

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Delphi is perhaps one of the oldest and best known shrines in Greece. It is located on the slopes of Mount Pounassus. Apollo was the presiding god of the shrine and it is said that you may be able to still see the ruins of his temple. It is said that no important political decisions were made without first consulting the oracle. It helped to influence the entire history of the Greeks.

Creation: It is said that Delphi was created at the center of the Earth by two eagles sent by Zeus. Another tale mentions the site being popular as far back as the time of Gaea. This shrine was guarded by a python that was later killed by Apollo. This python was able to give answers to the priestess Pythia through a break in the rock that it layed under. He then commanded her spirit to become his oracle, and help him fortel futures and requests; of course still working through the priestess Pythia. This was not something that Apollo went unpunished for, but he felt that the gain was well worth the punishment Zeus could give.

Death: It was later fully ended in A.D. 385 by the Emperor Theodisius in the name of Christianity.

First Settlement: 1400 B.C.

Festival: Pythian Games

Other Names: Python

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Olympus is a mountain range in northern Greece. The highest peak is called Mount Olympus and raises around 9,600 feet high. The whole range stretches between Thessaly and Macedonia. In mythology it is best known as the home of the gods, and the overall center of the earth. The 12 Olympian Gods are the best known inhabitants of this mountain peak. It was said that no elements disturbed them above, and that all of the gods were to meet there when called upon by Zeus.

Olympus was protected by a special layer of clouds that the Seasons had control over. It was very common for the gods to meet in the hall and feast on ambrosia and nectar served by the goddess Hebe. They would then rejoice by the music of Apollo and the nine muses.

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Location: Vesuvius, Italy

Origins: Etruscans, 8th Century BC

Roman Control: 200 BC

It all started on August 23, 79 AD. In a matter of three days, a city went from your typical bustling metropolis...to ash. The cause for this grave of ashes was a composite volcano named Vesuvius. Your typical composite volcano normally has two types of erruptions: one kind produces mostly ash and ciders and the other produces lava. In Vesuvius these two types have not been seen to happen together.

The end of Pompeii was not to see these two eruptions together either. During the plinian stage of the erruption, dush, ashes, cinders, and rocks blew high into the air. Within the first eight hours of the euruption, nearly 8-10 feet of this debris fell onto Pompeii. It is estimated that at times this column of ash was 20 miles tall, and by the time the volcano was done, 1 cubic mile of ash had dropped in about 19 hours. The next stage of the eruption produced an extremely hot cloud of steam and mud that flowed down the side of the volcano; covering the town of Herculaneum. It took this mud only four minutes to flow a distance of 4 miles and cover the city. About 20,000+ people died in the 79 A.D. eruption from ash flows and falls.

The city was abandoned and its location forgotten. However, in 1595, excavations discovered artifacts at Pompeii... centuries of rooting and pillaging soon followed. True archeological excavacations began in the mid-nineteeth centry and much of Pompeii has been excavated. Because of this, much has been revealed about how people lived and died during that time.

This eruption was the very first in history to ever be described in detail. From 18 miles west of the volcano, a boy named Phiny Younger (plinian) witnessed the erruption and recorded his sights in two letters. These two letters are published and can be read here.

Although Pompeii was a very tragic event, it has come through with a very silver lining. When the ash and mud went to cover the entire city, it produced a mummification process of sorts and captured the moment in time. Under this ash everything remained as it was at the time of the eruption...people, places, possessions, and even pets. When these ruins were truly rediscovered and given the time and effort they deserved, archaeologists found many fossils and imprintations of the people that lived and died there. Aside from this, artwork, buildings, and more were preserved. These clues are able to give us a little glipse into the past of this great city.

Because of this tragedy we are able to understand both how the privileged rich man and the ordinary slave lived from day to day in the Roman Empire. I highly recommend everyone to visit the web sites below to truly see into this wonderful city, and learn more than this brief history that I have written here.

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Rhodes is the easternmost island of the Aegean, and is sometimes considered the island of roses. It houses one of the greatest climates of all of Europe. In myth, the people of Rhodes took part by sending nine ships led by Tlepolemus to the Trojan War.

First Inhabitants: Children of Helius and Rhodos

People: Minoans, Achaeans, Dorians

Other Names: Rhodos, Rodos, Island of the Sun

Important Cities: Lindos, Ialysos, Kamiros, Kos, Cnidus, Halicarnassus

Myths: The Illiad

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Troy is perhaps best known for it's part in the war. It was prompted by a young woman named Helen. It was said that Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world. Because of this she had many men asking to be her suitor. Helen later married a man named Menelaus who happened to be the brother of her sister's husband Agamemnon. A young Trojan prince named Paris had been promised the hand of Helen from Aphrodite. Aphrodite agreed to grant him that wish becuase he had chosen her as the most beautiful goddess. Paris then went and kidnapped the woman Helen and took her off to Troy. Paris refused to return Helen, and as a result Menelaus and his men marched on to Troy and war.

This war lasted 10 years and in that time the young prince Paris was killed by the archer Philoctetes. Helen was now forced to marry his brother Deiphobus. It is important to note that Helen was very happy with Menelaus and never wanted to be taken to Troy at all. Throughout this time it was thought by Menelaus that Helen was a traitor. Nearing the end of the 10 years he was searching the castle in order to find and kill her. Upon finding her, he sees her stab her "husband," and realizes that she had no plan in this (it was because of the spell of Aphrodite).

Menelaus rescued his wife and took her home. With the aid of Zeus and Apollo she was kept safe and returned to her family.

Location: Northwestern Asia Minor in the region called the Troad; off the coast of what is now Turkey.

Citizens: Trojans

Royalty: King Priam, Queen Hecuba, Prince Paris

Allies: Ascanians, Amazons, Lycians, Eastern Ethiopians

Other Names: Illium, Ilion, Ilios

Time: About 3200 years ago

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The underworld is best known as being the kingdom of the dead and new souls. The entrance was located at Avernus, a crater near Cumae. Once these new souls came through the entrance they were to wait and be judged by the three judges (Rhadamanthus, Minos I, and Aeacus). They were judged on all of their past life experiences. Some were put to suffer in the lower parts, and heroes and those of good deeds where allowed to enter the elysian fields.

Ruler: Hades

Rivers: The Acheron "river of woe", The Cocytus "river of lamentation", The Phlegethon "river of fire", The Styx "river of unbreakable oath by which the gods swear", The Lethe "river of forgetfulness"

Guardians/Servants: Cerberus "guardian of the underworld", Charon "ferryman to those who wish to enter", Hermes "guide to the dead"

Elysian Fields: This place was the final resting spot for those of virtue. It is also sometimes known as Elysion, and was described by Virgil.

Tartarus: This was known as the "hell" of the underworld. This was the lowest part of the underworld and housed prisons and the locations of those banished from the earth.

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this is so much i would know about the greek and roman's mythology

[Chris C]

Thanks for sharing Cal.....interesting....:)

[Hades]

Thanks for sharing Cal.....interesting....:)

u're welcome ;)
no doubts these stories are interesting...though it's a myth, but could there be any chance it was real during those times?

[ben]

umm.. i'm not sure why u had to post all that when a link like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology) would suffice

[Chris C]

u're welcome ;)
no doubts these stories are interesting...though it's a myth, but could there be any chance it was real during those times?
...well like they've put it, it's a myth....to add some 'colour' in our imaginations...but I've always enjoyed stories and movies about them...:)

[Chris C]

umm.. i'm not sure why u had to post all that when a link like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology) would suffice
Ben ah.....not everyone so free to look for it mah.......:D

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umm.. i'm not sure why u had to post all that when a link like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology) would suffice

it's nicer to post in here rather than sending a link, we'll make this site more for fun n learning rather than a link to go here or there

[SS2006]

Eh anyone who knows the mythology about Zeus and the rest of the Gods and Goddess of Greece ah? i mean really study it.

i dunno wat's wrong with me but i've recently been really addicted to the myth of greece....man so interesting plus with the history of trojan wars...wanna share share a bit??
Thanks Calvin...my son would love this thread. He's also addicted to myth of greece after playing the Mythology (can't remember the exact title) computer game.

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...well like they've put it, it's a myth....to add some 'colour' in our imaginations...but I've always enjoyed stories and movies about them...:)


ya woh...i juz bought the movie troy last night and a very old movie called the spartan
havent watch yet though but should be interesting

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Thanks Calvin...my son would love this thread. He's also addicted to myth of greece after playing the Mythology (can't remember the exact title) computer game.

Age of Mythology / Rome: total War...

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thjere's another 1:

Zeus: master of Olympus
i have the game but too bad it only runs on windows 2000 or windows 98 sigh
it's like a game of sims but u can build temples to please the God u worship then the God will walk around ur city hehehe

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Age of Mythology / Rome: total War...
Bingo...Age of Mythology...my son so dem good, even my BIL had to learn from him.

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Bingo...Age of Mythology...my son so dem good, even my BIL had to learn from him.

apa tu?? hahaha

anywayz, i've not played that game yet...i love to read more than playing games...i used to do a whole file of scrapbooks of interesting topics i've picked up....like last time, i did a whole ring file full of information about the natural hazzards of the world...but i ehpasized more on tsunami as i thought that time it was one of the coolest hazzards ever...if memory serves me correctly, i was only 15 that time...hehe

then i did another scrapbook about ghosts...every information about them....hahah

now is the greek mythology...

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apa tu?? hahaha

anywayz, i've not played that game yet...i love to read more than playing games...i used to do a whole file of scrapbooks of interesting topics i've picked up....like last time, i did a whole ring file full of information about the natural hazzards of the world...but i ehpasized more on tsunami as i thought that time it was one of the coolest hazzards ever...if memory serves me correctly, i was only 15 that time...hehe

then i did another scrapbook about ghosts...every information about them....hahah

now is the greek mythology...
Where did you get all that? I should get for my son too...now i just buy or borrow books from the library. Got any website regarding this? Can forward to me? Thanks.

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Aphrodite's Magic Girdle:
This girdle was popular for its ability to arouse desire and create a great hunger for love. This girdle was so "potent" that whomever she desired would fall in love with her. It is even sometimes said that Hera once wore the girdle to win back Zeus's affection.

Apollo's Lyre:
Apollo was often depicted carrying a lyre, the Greek musical instrument with seven strings. Hermes, who invented this musical instrument, gave the lyre to Apollo. Apollo became a master in playing the lyre and he also taught mortals how to play it.

Ares' Ancile:
The Ancile was a large Bronze Age "figure 8" shield. On the shield was a special form of the sign for Mars, an apple surmounted by a spread-winged Victory. It was said to have fallen from heaven and was seen as a symbol of great reverence and luck.

Asclepius' Caduceus:
The caduceus of Asclepius with the coiled serpent is the traditional symbol of medicine. Today the caduceus (twin snakes around a staff with two wings at the top) has also been used to represent overall medicine.

Athena's Aegis:
The Aegis was a snake-fringed shield/armor that had the head of a gorgon (Medusa) in the center. It was said that the wearer of this Aegis would be invincible.

Hade's Helmet:
Hades helmet was a magical one given to him by the cyclopes, that would make the wearer invisible. This helmet was lent to many gods and men, but perhaps the most famous feat was the slaying of the gorgon Medusa by Perseus.

Zeus' Thunderbolts:
The Thunderbolt was the mighty power Zeus weilded from Mount Olympus. Only Zeus was able to possess these and those who sought to steal them suffered terrible fates. The bolts were created for him by the mighty cyclopes as a gift for setting them free.

[song cm]

umm.. i'm not sure why u had to post all that when a link like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology) would suffice

it's nicer to post in here rather than sending a link, we'll make this site more for fun n learning rather than a link to go here or there

well, Ben is right to the certain extend.....providing a link would be more appropriate.....what could have been done is provide the link and summarise them or provide those interesting facts and not the whole lock, stack and barrel....

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Where did you get all that? I should get for my son too...now i just buy or borrow books from the library. Got any website regarding this? Can forward to me? Thanks.

u mean about greek mythology??

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/grmain.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology

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well, Ben is right to the certain extend.....providing a link would be more appropriate.....what could have been done is provide the link and summarise them or provide those interesting facts and not the whole lock, stack and barrel....

if i provide a link only, i might as well not need to start a new thread now do i? juz look for a thread and dump it in there??

but then dun forget, if i do that, ppl might think i'm hijacking their thread, then they gimme -ve repo, then i get pissed off again, then the whole circle goes over and over again...:cheesy:

[CaLz]

i was into greek gods back some time ago.

Calvin, try to play PS2 : God of War

[song cm]

if i provide a link only, i might as well not need to start a new thread now do i? juz look for a thread and dump it in there??

but then dun forget, if i do that, ppl might think i'm hijacking their thread, then they gimme -ve repo, then i get pissed off again, then the whole circle goes over and over again...:cheesy:

i guess it is not easy to please everyone.....

[Hades]

i was into greek gods back some time ago.

Calvin, try to play PS2 : God of War

yup i played that game, finish d some more hehehe
but the game has the Gods involved la, but the stories are not all true, so well, i guess it's better to find out the better way, nevertheless, internet has so unlimited source of information :amused:

[Hades]

i guess it is not easy to please everyone.....

i totally agree with u on dat bro....:laugh:

[song cm]

i totally agree with u on dat bro....:laugh:

well...dats the fact of life.....the point is don't take it too personally...(oops, i hijack the thread liao.....:worried: )

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Is it simply a temple? How could it take its place among other unique structures such as the Pyramid, the Hanging Gardens, and the Colossus of Rhodes? For the people who actually visited it, the answer was simple. It was not just a temple... It was the most beautiful structure on earth... It was built in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting and wild nature. That was the Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus.

Location
The ancient city of Ephesus near the modern town of Selcuk, about 50 km south of Izmir (Smyrna) in Turkey.

History
Although the foundation of the temple dates back to the seventh century BC, the structure that earned a spot in the list of Wonders was built around 550 BC. Referred to as the great marble temple, or temple D, it was sponsored by the Lydian king Croesus and was designed by the Greek architect Chersiphron. It was decorated with bronze statues sculpted by the most skilled artists of their time: Pheidias, Polycleitus, Kresilas, and Phradmon.

The temple served as both a marketplace and a religious institution. For years, the sanctuary was visited by merchants, tourists, artisans, and kings who paid homage to the goddess by sharing their profits with her. Recent archeological excavations at the site revealed gifts from pilgrims including statuettes of Artemis made of gold and ivory... earrings, bracelets, and necklaces... artifacts from as far as Persia and India.

On the night of 21 July 356 BC, a man named Herostratus burned the temple to ground in an attempt to immortalize his name. He did indeed. Strangely enough, Alexander the Great was born the same night. The Roman historian Plutarch later wrote that the goddess was "too busy taking care of the birth of Alexander to send help to her threatened temple". Over the next two decades, the temple was restored and is labeled "temple E" by archeologists. And when Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor, he helped rebuild the destroyed temple.

When St Paul visited Ephesus to preach Christianity in the first century AD, he was confronted by the Artemis' cult who had no plans to abandon their goddess. And when the temple was again destroyed by the Goths in AD 262, the Ephesians vowed to rebuild. By the fourth century AD, most Ephesians had converted to Christianity and the temple lost its religious glamor. The final chapter came when in AD 401 the Temple of Artemis was torn down by St John Chrysostom. Ephesus was later deserted, and only in the late nineteenth century has the site been excavated. The digging revealed the temple's foundation and the road to the now swampy site. Attempts were recently made to rebuilt the temple, but only a few columns have been re-erected.

Description
The foundation of the temple was rectangular in form, similar to most temples at the time. Unlike other sanctuaries, however, the building was made of marble, with a decorated façade overlooking a spacious courtyard. Marble steps surrounding the building platform led to the high terrace which was approximately 80 m (260 ft) by 130 m (430 ft) in plan. The columns were 20 m (60 ft) high with Ionic capitals and carved circular sides. There were 127 columns in total, aligned orthogonally over the whole platform area, except for the central cella or house of the goddess.

The temple housed many works of art, including four ancient bronze statues of Amazons sculpted by the finest artists at the time. When St Paul visited the city, the temple was adorned with golden pillars and silver statuettes, and was decorated with paintings. There is no evidence that a statue of the goddess herself was placed at the center of the sanctuary, but there is no reason not to believe so.

The early detailed descriptions of the temple helped archeologists reconstruct the building. Many reconstructions such as that by H.F. von Erlach depicted the façade with a four-column porch which never existed. More accurate reconstructions may give us an idea about the general layout of the temple. However, its true beauty lies in the architectural and artistic details which will forever remain unknown

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This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held. It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.

Location
At the ancient town of Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.

History
The ancient Greek calendar starts in 776 BC, for the Olympic games are believed to have started that year. The magnificent temple of Zeus was designed by the architect Libon and was built around 450 BC. Under the growing power of ancient Greece, the simple Doric-style temple seemed too mundane, and modifications were needed. The solution: A majestic statue. The Athenian sculptor Pheidias was assigned for the "sacred" task, reminiscent of Michelangelo's paintings at the Sistine Chapel.

For the years that followed, the temple attracted visitors and worshippers from all over the world. In the second century BC repairs were skillfully made to the aging statue. In the first century AD, the Roman emperor Caligula attempted to transport the statue to Rome. However, his attempt failed when the scaffolding built by Caligula's workmen collapsed. After the Olympic games were banned in AD 391 by the emperor Theodosius I as Pagan practices, the temple of Zeus was ordered closed.

Olympia was further struck by earthquakes, landslides and floods, and the temple was damaged by fire in the fifth century AD. Earlier, the statue had been transported by wealthy Greeks to a palace in Constantinople. There, it survived until it was destroyed by a severe fire in AD 462. Today nothing remains at the site of the old temple except rocks and debris, the foundation of the buildings, and fallen columns.

Description
Pheidias began working on the statue around 440 BC. Years earlier, he had developed a technique to build enormous gold and ivory statues. This was done by erecting a wooden frame on which sheets of metal and ivory were placed to provide the outer covering. Pheidias' workshop in Olympia still exists, and is coincidentally -- or may be not -- identical in size and orientation to the temple of Zeus. There, he sculpted and carved the different pieces of the statue before they were assembled in the temple.

When the statue was completed, it barely fitted in the temple. Strabo wrote:

".. although the temple itself is very large, the sculptor is criticized for not having appreciated the correct proportions. He has shown Zeus seated, but with the head almost touching the ceiling, so that we have the impression that if Zeus moved to stand up he would unroof the temple."

Strabo was right, except that the sculptor is to be commended, not criticized. It is this size impression that made the statue so wonderful. It is the idea that the king of gods is capable of unroofing the temple if he stood up that fascinated poets and historians alike. The base of the statue was about 6.5 m (20 ft) wide and 1.0 meter (3 ft) high. The height of the statue itself was 13 m (40 ft), equivalent to a modern 4-story building.

The statue was so high that visitors described the throne more than Zeus body and features. The legs of the throne were decorated with sphinxes and winged figures of Victory. Greek gods and mythical figures also adorned the scene: Apollo, Artemis, and Niobe's children. The Greek Pausanias wrote:

On his head is a sculpted wreath of olive sprays. In his right hand he holds a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold... In his left hand, he holds a sceptre inlaid with every kind of metal, with an eagle perched on the sceptre. His sandals are made of gold, as is his robe. His garments are carved with animals and with lilies. The throne is decorated with gold, precious stones, ebony, and ivory.

The statue was occasionally decorated with gifts from kings and rulers. the most notable of these gifts was a woollen curtain "adorned with Assyrian woven patterns and Pheonician dye" which was dedicated by the Syrian king Antiochus IV.

Copies of the statue were made, including a large prototype at Cyrene (Libya). None of them, however, survived to the present day. Early reconstructions such as the one by von Erlach are now believed to be rather inaccurate. For us, we can only wonder about the true appearance of the statue -- the greatest work in Greek sculpture.

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Similar to the Great Pyramid, we are now visiting the burial place of an ancient king. Yet the Mausoleum is different - so different from the Pyramid that it earned its reputation - and a spot within the list - for other reasons. Geographically, it is closer to the Temple of Artemis... And it was the beauty of the tomb rather than its size that fascinated its visitors for years.

Location
In the city of Bodrum (f.k.a. Halicarnassus) on the Aegean Sea, in south-west Turkey.

History
When the Persians expanded their ancient kingdom to include Mesopotamia, Northern India, Syria, Egypt, and Asia Minor, the king could not control his vast empire without the help of local governors or rulers -- the Satraps. Like many other provinces, the kingdom of Caria in the western part of Asia Minor (Turkey) was so far from the Persian capital that it was practically autonomous. From 377 to 353 BC, king Mausollos of Caria reigned and moved his capital to Halicarnassus. Nothing is exciting about Maussollos life except the construction of his tomb. The project was conceived by his wife and sister Artemisia, and the construction might have started during the king's lifetime. The Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC, three years after Maussollos death, and one year after Artemisia's.

For 16 centuries, the Mausoleum remained in good condition until an earthquake caused some damage to the roof and colonnade. In the early fifteenth century, the Knights of St John of Malta invaded the region and built a massive crusader castle. When they decided to fortify it in 1494, they used the stones of the Mausoleum. By 1522, almost every block of the Mausoleum had been disassembled and used for construction.

Today, the massive castle still stands in Bodrum, and the polished stone and marble blocks of the Mausoleum can be spotted within the walls of the structure. Some of the sculptures survived and are today on display at the British Museum in London. These include fragment of statues and many slabs of the frieze showing the battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. At the site of the Mausoleum itself, only the foundation remains of the once magnificent Wonder.

Description
The structure was rectangular in plan, with base dimensions of about 40 m (120 ft) by 30 m (100 ft). Overlying the foundation was a stepped podium which sides were decorated with statues. The burial chamber and the sarcophagus of white alabaster decorated with gold were located on the podium and surrounded by Ionic columns. The colonnade supported a pyramid roof which was in turn decorated with statues. A statue of a chariot pulled by four horses adorned the top of the tomb.

The total height of the Mausoleum was 45 m (140 ft). This is broken down into 20 m (60 ft) for the stepped podium, 12 m (38 ft) for the colonnade, 7 m (22 ft) for the pyramid, and 6 m (20 ft) for the chariot statue at the top.

The beauty of the Mausoleum is not only in the structure itself, but in the decorations and statues that adorned the outside at different levels on the podium and the roof. These were tens of life-size as well as under and over life-size free-standing statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals. The statues were carved by four Greek sculptors: Bryaxis, Leochares, Scopas, and Timotheus, each responsible for one side. Because the statues were of people and animals, the Mausoleum holds a special place in histroy as it was not dedicated to the gods of Ancient Greece.

Since the nineteenth century, archeological excavations have been undertaken at the Mausoleum site. These excavations together with detailed descriptions by ancient historians give us a fairly good idea about the shape and appearance of the Mausoleum. A modern reconstruction of the shorter side of the Mausoleum illustrates the lavish nature of the art and architecture of the building... a building for a King whose name is celebrated in all large tombs today -- mausoleums.

[Hades]

http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/images/Colossus.jpg

From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Mediterranean island -- Rhodes.

Location
At the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece.

History
Throughout most of its history, ancient Greece was comprised of city-states which had limited power beyond their boundary. On the small island of Rhodes were three of these: Ialysos, Kamiros, and Lindos. In 408 BC, the cities united to form one territory, with a unified capital, Rhodes. The city thrived commercially and had strong economic ties with their main ally, Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Macedonia who were also rivals of the Ptolemies, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to break the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance. They could never penetrate the city. When a peace agreement was reached in 304 BC, the Antagonids lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind. To celebrate their unity, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect an enormous statue of their sun god, Helios.

The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point -- the knee. The Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemy III Eurgetes of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the re-erection. Ptolemy's offer was declined.

For almost a millennium, the statue laid broken in ruins. In AD 654, the Arabs invaded Rhodes. They disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them to a Jew from Syria. It is said that the fragments had to be transported to Syria on the backs of 900 camels.

Description
Let us first clear a misconception about the appearance of the Colossus. It has long been believed that the Colossus stood in front of the Mandraki harbor, one of many in the city of Rhodes, straddling its entrance. Given the height of the statue and the width of the harbor mouth, this picture is rather impossible than improbable. Moreover, the fallen Colossus would have blocked the harbor entrance. Recent studies suggest that it was erected either on the eastern promontory of the Mandraki harbor, or even further inland. Anyway, it did never straddle the harbor entrance.

The project was commissioned by the Rhodian sculptor Chares of Lindos. To build the statue, his workers cast the outer bronze skin parts. The base was made of white marble, and the feet and ankle of the statue were first fixed. The structure was gradually erected as the bronze form was fortified with an iron and stone framework. To reach the higher parts, an earth ramp was built around the statue and was later removed. When the colossus was finished, it stood about 33 m (110 ft) high. And when it fell, "few people can make their arms meet round the thumb", wrote Pliny.

Although we do not know the true shape and appearance of the Colossus, modern reconstructions with the statue standing upright are more accurate than older drawings. Although it disappeared from existence, the ancient World Wonder inspired modern artists such as French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi best known by his famous work: The Statue of Liberty

[CaLz]

wah so long.... lazy to read liao...:laugh:

[Hades]

the other 3 wonders are

Pyramid Giza, Egypt
Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt
Hanging Garden of Babylon, Iraq

should i post these informations as well?

[Hades]

wah so long.... lazy to read liao...:laugh:

hahaha take ur time...but initially when u read all ah, u'll find it really interesting our human mind runs...

[SS2006]

wah so long.... lazy to read liao...:laugh:
I also haven't read...only glance thru the 1st page, KIV first...show my son tonite.

[Hades]

I also haven't read...only glance thru the 1st page, KIV first...show my son tonite.

hahaha ok ok do take ur time to read, no need to finish all at once wan, it took me almost a week reading up oso hehe

[LiLiaN]

wow, a very educational thread, and i like this...
i used to read a lot of greek/roman mythologies when i was a child...
the stuffs are just fascinating, and absolutely wonderful...
i even read the scandinavian mythology too and loved it!

[athena]

at first, i tot this thread was dedicated to me :crying:


but no prob....hha...

btw,


i like all myths and all folk tales

[shiruikage]

calvin teh, did u recently acquired a tasted of ancient mythologies? did u watch stargate as well? how interesting. :laugh:

[KoChun]

I only know 2 of them, Artemis and Athena. :cheesy:

[Alkapocino]

I only know 2 of them, Artemis and Athena. :cheesy:
Me too. :D

[WitchKing]

at first, i tot this thread was dedicated to me :crying:


but no prob....hha...

btw,


i like all myths and all folk tales

I reckon you'd love the 'manufactured' Middle Earth mythos......Eru/Illuvatar, Manwe and Melkor, Ulmo, Aule, Namo and Irmo, yadda yadda yadda, end of hijack.

[athena]

I reckon you'd love the 'manufactured' Middle Earth mythos......Eru/Illuvatar, Manwe and Melkor, Ulmo, Aule, Namo and Irmo, yadda yadda yadda, end of hijack.
i read ur encyclopedia....loved that too :)

[WitchKing]

i read ur encyclopedia....loved that too :)

yeah, aint that site just one of the coolest?!:smile-2:

[athena]

yeah, aint that site just one of the coolest?!:smile-2:
yea.....but because of that, my whole afternoon was wasted:laugh:

[WitchKing]

yea.....but because of that, my whole afternoon was wasted:laugh:

I know EXACTLY, what you mean. It is very engrossing to say the least. Anyway, this thread is for the Olympian deities showcase, I really should mosey on OUT of here with my Middle Earth biased ass...err,-ignment.

[athena]

I know EXACTLY, what you mean. It is very engrossing to say the least. Anyway, this thread is for the Olympian deities showcase, I really should mosey on OUT of here with my Middle Earth biased ass...err,-ignment.
http://community.the-underdogs.org/smiley/happy/yelrotflmao.gif

[andrewjpan]

WitchKing ... where to find your encyclopedia ah?

[Hades]

I know EXACTLY, what you mean. It is very engrossing to say the least. Anyway, this thread is for the Olympian deities showcase, I really should mosey on OUT of here with my Middle Earth biased ass...err,-ignment.

where's the ency?? gimme the site la....i wanna waste my day away oso. hehe

yea.....but because of that, my whole afternoon was wasted:laugh:

haha how cute, i oso wan!!

calvin teh, did u recently acquired a tasted of ancient mythologies? did u watch stargate as well? how interesting. :laugh:

stargate ah? no woh, nice ah?? but apart from greek myths, i'm oso reading babylonian, athurian, celtics and norse...

[Hades]

hey how come i get a -ve repo again?? that person some more didnt have the guts to put their name there. only saying "thanks for the Plagiarism!"

i did not say that these materials were written by me oso...obviously it was copied from somewhere so i could share with all of u only...basket...:crying:

[SS2006]

hey how come i get a -ve repo again?? that person some more didnt have the guts to put their name there. only saying "thanks for the Plagiarism!"

i did not say that these materials were written by me oso...obviously it was copied from somewhere so i could share with all of u only...basket...:crying:
Calvin...no need to even bother yourself with it.

[Hades]

Calvin...no need to even bother yourself with it.

oh well, guess it's a proof that u cant make everyone happy.:amused: juz that there's some ppl out there who has the lack of understanding statements...
wat a pity to that person with such lack of intelligence.

[Dino]

oh well, guess it's a proof that u cant make everyone happy.:amused: juz that there's some ppl out there who has the lack of understanding statements...
wat a pity to that person with such lack of intelligence.

My advice...take the repo and keep it quiet.....insult somemore, you only create more problems down the road. Sad truth....:(

[Hades]

noted:amused:

[WitchKing]

where's the ency?? gimme the site la....i wanna waste my day away oso. hehe



haha how cute, i oso wan!!



stargate ah? no woh, nice ah?? but apart from greek myths, i'm oso reading babylonian, athurian, celtics and norse...

Here it is : www.glyphweb.com/arda

Caveat Emptor: I will not be held responsible for any time wasted, fantasies arising and/or the sudden urge to put on your mattress comforter around your neck thinking you are Aragorn son of Arathorn going, 'Elendilllllll!!!!!' :p

[Hades]

gee thanks mate...

[CaLz]

poor calvin kena -ve

nice finding tho, i enjoyed it even it takes a long time to finish it

[Hades]

poor calvin kena -ve

nice finding tho, i enjoyed it even it takes a long time to finish it

thanks. glad to hear there's ppl who enjoyed it...so shirlene, how did ur son find it?

[SS2006]

thanks. glad to hear there's ppl who enjoyed it...so shirlene, how did ur son find it?
I saved it into the dics for him...cannot let him read straight from the forum, later he surf into other uncensored thread.:worried:
He just glance thru only last night , too late liao.

[song cm]

I saved it into the dics for him...cannot let him read straight from the forum, later he surf into other uncensored thread.:worried:
He just glance thru only last night , too late liao.

scared he finds out mum's true kalor isit?? :laugh:

[Hades]

I saved it into the dics for him...cannot let him read straight from the forum, later he surf into other uncensored thread.:worried:
He just glance thru only last night , too late liao.

ah ic...smart of u to save it in a disc...thoughtful i must say...hehehe

[SS2006]

scared he finds out mum's true kalor isit?? :laugh:
Dun tell me you let your kids read your forum?
ah ic...smart of u to save it in a disc...thoughtful i must say...hehehe
See...Calv agree.

[Hades]

well i do agree in a sense that this forum is more for self satisfaction of pleasure...involving family members could do some mis conception or misunderstanding between family members :cheesy:

[song cm]

Dun tell me you let your kids read your forum?

See...Calv agree.

matt does watch me while i forum...but i guess he is younger....

[SS2006]

well i do agree in a sense that this forum is more for self satisfaction of pleasure...involving family members could do some mis conception or misunderstanding between family members :cheesy:
Well said, Calvin. We all need personal space.
matt does watch me while i forum...but i guess he is younger....
Wait till he starts reading out loud.

[song cm]

well i do agree in a sense that this forum is more for self satisfaction of pleasure...involving family members could do some mis conception or misunderstanding between family members :cheesy:

ok wot...my wife aso read my post once in a while....hey, don forget, they can read this anytime...unless it is in Underground......:eek:

[SS2006]

ok wot...my wife aso read my post once in a while....hey, don forget, they can read this anytime...unless it is in Underground......:eek:
My hub also do read once in a while. He even teach me what to write sometimes.

[song cm]

well i do agree in a sense that this forum is more for self satisfaction of pleasure...involving family members could do some mis conception or misunderstanding between family members :cheesy:
calvin, u got gf? better not let her know u buaya in this forum....:p

[Hades]

calvin, u got gf? better not let her know u buaya in this forum....:p

hehe unfortunately i'm still single..had been dat way for the past 4 months...

[SS2006]

It's the same thing as reading newspaper...dun you find it irritating if someone else try to read from the same newspaper you are holding.

[Hades]

It's the same thing as reading newspaper...dun you find it irritating if someone else try to read from the same newspaper you are holding.

well dat i dunno, i guess no one tried that on me before, but i do know i share my bible with others during services when the person next to me dun have a bible though ;)

[SS2006]

well dat i dunno, i guess no one tried that on me before, but i do know i share my bible with others during services when the person next to me dun have a bible though ;)
You let them share diff, if they peep peep without asking, dem irritating.

[Hades]

You let them share diff, if they peep peep without asking, dem irritating.

hahaha i had not had that experience, but i imagined it to be irritating like u said :amused:

[WitchKing]

hehe unfortunately i'm still single..had been dat way for the past 4 months...

UNfortunately?? You mean FOrtunately, right??

[Hades]

UNfortunately?? You mean FOrtunately, right??

well in a way, u're also correct WK, fortunate is coz i dun need to be troubled by girls and their problems and their emotions...

but unfortunate is most likely coz i'm lonely...after work, go gym then go home sleep, same routine for the rest of the days :crying:

[Voon Chan]

Nothing new my friend. Months ago, I posted a photo of a stone. Someone gave me -ve repo & commented that I am showing off. There is nothing we can do about ithey how come i get a -ve repo again?? that person some more didnt have the guts to put their name there. only saying "thanks for the Plagiarism!"

i did not say that these materials were written by me oso...obviously it was copied from somewhere so i could share with all of u only...basket...:crying:

[Hades]

Nothing new my friend. Months ago, I posted a photo of a stone. Someone gave me -ve repo & commented that I am showing off. There is nothing we can do about it

aiya forget about these ppl la, like i said, it's not their fault, it's merely juz lack of intelligence on some ppl only, anywayz, cheers to the sadness hehe

[athena]

well in a way, u're also correct WK, fortunate is coz i dun need to be troubled by girls and their problems and their emotions...

but unfortunate is most likely coz i'm lonely...after work, go gym then go home sleep, same routine for the rest of the days :crying:

everybody also got problems wan mah...we can't help it if our hormones are not very balanced all the time :crying:

[Voon Chan]

No longer care about it. I live my life

[Hades]

everybody also got problems wan mah...we can't help it if our hormones are not very balanced all the time :crying:

aiya ath, i'm not refering to u la, i mean if have gf, these would be the packages that comes along with it ma...hehehe

[SS2006]

No longer care about it. I live my life
Good for you. That's my motto too.

[athena]

aiya ath, i'm not refering to u la, i mean if have gf, these would be the packages that comes along with it ma...hehehe
i know you are not refering to me in particular...but the fact remains....i know girls are alittle bit more whiny than usual due to hormones....

[WitchKing]

well in a way, u're also correct WK, fortunate is coz i dun need to be troubled by girls and their problems and their emotions...

but unfortunate is most likely coz i'm lonely...after work, go gym then go home sleep, same routine for the rest of the days :crying:

It dun have to be that way all the time, I used to think I mite never get married, looking at where i used to work and the work I was doing (IT Services), but fate has a way of fixing us up, so doncha worry, and live life different from the norm (no, I DONT mean going gay)...coz when you Miss (almost) Right, thats a whole new world oledi........

[Dino]

Good for you. That's my motto too.

Yup....i think everyone gets it...just ignore it or learn from it.

[athena]

bek to Mt Olympus...which one is ur fav?

[WitchKing]

Hey, what about expanding this thread to include the Mythos on Norse Gods???? They dun happen to be loosely based on the Greeks too, could they?

[athena]

Hey, what about expanding this thread to include the Mythos on Norse Gods???? They dun happen to be loosely based on the Greeks too, could they?
yea........but the only character i know is the MIGHTY THOR!! :laugh: we hv one here dun we?

[WitchKing]

bek to Mt Olympus...which one is ur fav?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/nazlan/1345_a_normal.jpg

Andromeda...aka Judi Bowker ...Arroooooooobaaaa!!!

[athena]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/nazlan/1345_a_normal.jpg

Andromeda...aka Judi Bowker ...Arroooooooobaaaa!!!
from Jason and the Argonauts? haha...

[Voon Chan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/nazlan/1345_a_normal.jpg

Andromeda...aka Judi Bowker ...Arroooooooobaaaa!!!CLASH OF THE TITANS!

[WitchKing]

CLASOF THE TITANS!

Titans where got go to Clas, they CLASH got lah!! :laugh:

[athena]

CLASH OF THE TITANS!
haha...paiseh nia :o

[Voon Chan]

I was about 10-11 years old when this movie came to M'siahaha...paiseh nia :o

[WitchKing]

I was about 10-11 years old when this movie came to M'sia

and i think this was the very very first movie which made me appreciate the nude female form...........Judi Bowker was hot. And so was the special effects on the Pegasus, well for its time anyway.....

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/balder.jpg

Balder was considered the god of light, joy, spring, and peace. He was a very popular and well-liked god and warrior. He was extremely strong and gentle-hearted, but was sometimes considered a bit slow in the head. He was actually killed by his own blind brother when Loki tricked Hodur into throwing a dart of mistletoe at him. Mistletoe was the only thing of nature that was not asked by Frigga to not harm her son.

Tribe: Aesir

Ragnorak: Balder must remain in Hel until it is over and the Earth is reborn.

Depicted: Balder is usually represented as a very handsome god of fair hair and face.

Father: Odin

Mother: Frigga

Wife: Nanna

Siblings: Hodur, Hermond, Bragi, Tyr

Children: Forseti

Other Names: Baldur, Baldr

Myths: The Death of Balder, Voluska

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/freya.gif

Freya was the goddess of sex, fertility, love, prosperity, wealth, cats, seeresses and war. She was an extremely beautiful woman who was also called upon to be the patron goddess of births and the crops. Freya was the owner of the precious Brisings necklace. She had a special feather coat with which she could fly around the world, and was also known for having a chariot drawn by two huge male cats. Freya was a resident of Folkvang and divided all of the slain warriors with Odin.

Tribe: Vanir

Ragnarok: Frey will fight against the guardian of Muspell. He will fall victim to the giant Surt since he has given away his sword to his messanger Skirnir. Tyr, the god of war, will attack the hound of Hel, Garm while Loki and Heimdall engage in combat and die by each other's hand.

Other Names: Freyja, Freyia, Mardal, Moertholl, Syr

Father: Njord

Husband: Od

Children: Hnoss, Gersemi

Siblings: Frey

Holy Day: Friday

Sacred Animal: Cat, Swallow, Cuckoo, Lynx, Pig

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/loki.jpg

Loki was pretty much known as the god of mischief, deceit, and lies. He was also often associated with fire, and even sometimes evil in general. Loki's medling is what caused the god Hodur to kill his own brother. Being mean and playing tricks on the other gods and goddesses is what pleased him most. Loki often evaded capture by fleeing in the form of a salmon. He is represenetative of change and chaos.

Depicted: Loki is a shape-shifter and is known to take many forms. In some forms of art he is known as having bright red hair, eyes, and attire.

Ragnorak: Aids the giants. He will escape his bonds and sail northbound on a ship bearing the sons of Hel.

Father: Farbauti (frost giant)

Mother: Laufey (frost giantess)

Siblings: Odin (foster)

Wife: Angrboda, Sigyn

Children: Jormungand, Hel, Vali, Narvi, Fenrir

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/norns.jpg

The Norns were three sisters that lived by the well Urdarbrunnur at the base of the tree Yggdrasil. They kept the tree plentiful and living by watering it each day themselves with water from the Well of Fate. They were very similar to the Greek Fates in that they determine the length of all men's and god's lives. They were therefore known to the be goddesses of fate, time, and destiny. Their decision will not waiver and cannot be swayed. The names of the three are: Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.

Depicted: Urd is thought of as the old spinster, and is often depicted as old and withered. Verdandi is the most beautiful of the three and is always looking forward in life. Skuld is the most hidden of the three and is often pictured veiled or hidden.

Other Names: Dises, Idises, Hagedises, Disir

Father: Norvi

[WitchKing]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/loki.jpg

Loki was pretty much known as the god of mischief, deceit, and lies. He was also often associated with fire, and even sometimes evil in general. Loki's medling is what caused the god Hodur to kill his own brother. Being mean and playing tricks on the other gods and goddesses is what pleased him most. Loki often evaded capture by fleeing in the form of a salmon. He is represenetative of change and chaos.

Depicted: Loki is a shape-shifter and is known to take many forms. In some forms of art he is known as having bright red hair, eyes, and attire.

Ragnorak: Aids the giants. He will escape his bonds and sail northbound on a ship bearing the sons of Hel.

Father: Farbauti (frost giant)

Mother: Laufey (frost giantess)

Siblings: Odin (foster)

Wife: Angrboda, Sigyn

Children: Jormungand, Hel, Vali, Narvi, Fenrir

ok......I LIKE HIM.:squeeze:

[Voon Chan]

She at that time, I think she was hot.
Naz, do you have this VCD, I would like to watch it againand i think this was the very very first movie which made me appreciate the nude female form...........Judi Bowker was hot. And so was the special effects on the Pegasus, well for its time anyway.....

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/odin.jpg
http://www.jackingreen.com/images/odin.jpg

Odin was best known as holding a place similar to Zeus in the Greek pantheon; he was known as the leader of all the Norse gods and goddesses. He was also often considered the god of war, poetry, wisdom, magic, inspiration and death. It is important to note that he was not the god of the common man. Odin was the god of warrior's and kings. His throne was Hlidskialf in the land of Valaskjalf. However, he was also known to reside in Valhalla. This was where he collected his half of the slain soldiers from his sister. Odin was known for his spear named Grungir which never missed its mark, and a bow that released ten arrows every time. He was also the master of a magic ring called Draupnir which created nine of itself every night. Another one of Odin's magical possesions was his steed named Sleipnir which had eight legs.

Depicted: Odin is often depicted as an older, grey-haired man wearing an old cloak. In some stores Odin is known for having one eye, and frequently wears a wide brimmed hat to provide coverage. In his hand he carries the spear Gungnir, and on his finger he wears the ring Draupnir.

Tribe: Aesir

Ragnorak: He will ride away on his horse Sleipnir to consult the head of Mimir for advice. The warriors in Valhalla will be sent to the plane of Vigrid with Odin. It is here he will be killed by the wolf Fenrir.

Other Names: Allfather, Ygg, Bolverk, Grimnir, Othin, Woden, Wodan, Wotan

Wife: Frigga

Children: Balder, Hoder, Hermon, Bragi, Tyr

Siblings: Vili, Ve

Animals: Wolves (Geri and Freki), Ravens (Hugin and Munin)

[WitchKing]

She at that time, I think she was hot.
Naz, do you have this VCD, I would like to watch it again

SO WOULD I....lemme see if its on torrent. Will get back 2u.

[Voon Chan]

:laugh: , Great. SO WOULD I....lemme see if its on torrent. Will get back 2u.

[WitchKing]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/odin.jpg
http://www.jackingreen.com/images/odin.jpg




For a while there i thot I was looking at Gandalf....

[Hades]

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/L_P_swepston/thor.jpg

Thor was the mighty god of thunder, strength, agriculture, farmers, free men, rain, and fertility. He was known to crash giants and gods with his mighty hammer. Mjollnir (hammer) would return to his hand after being thrown, and was symbolic of lightning. In order to throw and weild this mighty hammer he needed the aid of this belt of strength and gloves made out of iron. He was best known as being an extremely powerful god, with an extremely violent temper.

Tribe: Aesir

Ragnarok: Thor will battle against the Midgard serpent and successfully slay it. He will take nine steps back and die from the poinsonous fumes the serpent spews.

Origin: Old sky god Donar.

Father: Odin

Mother: Jord (Fjorgyn)


Other Names: Thawr, Thunor, Donar, Thorr, Donner, Thunaer

Wife: Sif

Children: Magni, Modi, Thrud, Bragi

Day: Thursday

Symbol: Hammer-Mjoelner, Belt-Megingjord, Acorn

[Hades]

http://www.ydalar.se/images/ull.gif

Ull was the god of winter, death, skiing, the chase, overall combat, archery, hunting and trapping, and snowshoes (of all things). He represents the northern winter and spends them hunting with Skade, and the summers in Helheim with Hel. It is said that he must spend time with Hel so that Odin can run the weather while he is gone (summer). Ull's name actually means glorious and was used in the naming of many places. Becuase of this, it was thought that he may have been a major god in earlier times.

Other Names: Ullr, Uller, Oller

Father: Thor or Aurvandil

Mother: Sif

Wife: Skadi

Weapon: Yew Bow

[Hades]

http://prices.blackborder.com/images/prods/Accessories-Deck-Boxes-Vidar-Rook-Art-Deck-Box.jpg

Vidar was the "silent" god of war.

Father: Odin

Mother: Grid

Siblings: Thor, Vali

Ragnorak: Avenges Odin's death and lives until the end of the world.

[Hades]

dats all i can find for now
there's a few more as i remembered
hehe

[athena]

dats all i can find for now
there's a few more as i remembered
hehe
essh...no ladies wan ah? all jantan gods only le...

[Hades]

essh...no ladies wan ah? all jantan gods only le...

freya is lady ma apa la lu

[Hades]

http://home.earthlink.net/~norsemyths/images/Frigga.jpg

Frigga was considered the goddess of love and fertility. It seems to me that she is very similar with the goddess Freya. She was also considered like the Fates in that she spun the thread of time. She carried all of the knowledge of eternity, but never revealed it to anyone. In order to protect her sons safety, she asked every living thing to spare his life. However, the only thing she forgot to ask was the mistletoe, and that flower killed him.

Tribe: Aesir

Other Names: Frigg, Friga

Father: Fjorgyn

Husband: Odin

Lovers: Ve, Villi

Children: Balder, Bragi, Hodur, Hermod, Thor, Tyr, Hodur

[athena]

freya is lady ma apa la lu
sorry...but freya's greek equivalent is aphrodite....where's athena?

[Hades]

http://www.viking-folklore.com/viking-stories-image/hel.gif

Hel was known as the queen goddess of the underworld. She was originally raised in Asgard with her father, but was later given the underworld of Nifelheim/Helheim as her domain. She presided over all of the dead but those who were killed in battle. Those who died heroically in battle ended up in Valhalla, the Hall of the Heroes. She was the sole goddess to decide the fate of those souls who entered her domain.

Depicted: Hel had quite a disturbing appearance; she was born with her bones exposed on the outside of her body. It is also sometimes said that she was both black and white. Her body was known as representing both sides of the spectrum.

Other Names: Halja, Hell, Hella

Father: Loki

Mother: Angurboda

Siblings: Fenrir, Jormungand

Tree: Elder

Plant: Holly

Sacred Objects: Wells

[athena]

http://www.viking-folklore.com/viking-stories-image/hel.gif

Hel was known as the queen goddess of the underworld. She was originally raised in Asgard with her father, but was later given the underworld of Nifelheim/Helheim as her domain. She presided over all of the dead but those who were killed in battle. Those who died heroically in battle ended up in Valhalla, the Hall of the Heroes. She was the sole goddess to decide the fate of those souls who entered her domain.

Depicted: Hel had quite a disturbing appearance; she was born with her bones exposed on the outside of her body. It is also sometimes said that she was both black and white. Her body was known as representing both sides of the spectrum.

Other Names: Halja, Hell, Hella

Father: Loki

Mother: Angurboda

Siblings: Fenrir, Jormungand

Tree: Elder

Plant: Holly

Sacred Objects: Wells
haha...this i like!!

[Hades]

sorry...but freya's greek equivalent is aphrodite....where's athena?

hang on, let me look some more

[Hades]

http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/mythology/myths/pix/aegir.jpg

Aegir was a god of the sea, seashore, and oceans. He was often considered the overall personification of the ocean, be it both good or bad. Aegir's residence was none other than the waters under the island of Hlesey. He was also associated with the brewing of ale and was often known to do so for Thor. Because of this he was also known as a hospitable god, and frequently had quests in his halls. These guests were always mystified by the magical cups he had in his halls; they always magically refilled themselves upon being empty.

Other Names: Hler, Gymir

Father: Mistarblindi

Siblings: Ran, Loki

Wife: Ran

Children: 9, they were known as the waves

Depicted: Aegir was usually depicted as a god with a crown made out of seaweed, and always had a throng of mermaids or nixies in his wake. He was one of the Vanir, and therefore a giant.

[Hades]

haha...this i like!!

u're so evil...this is a simlarity of hades...

[athena]

u're so evil...this is a simlarity of hades...
but being female and evill....dem potent!!!

[Hades]

but being female and evill....dem potent!!!
hahaha true true..
i cant find a female similar to athena la...wait search a while more

[athena]

hahaha true true..
i cant find a female similar to athena la...wait search a while more
haha...i guess the Norse ppl only interested in Love and not olives :(

[cucuan]

thanks. glad to hear there's ppl who enjoyed it...so shirlene, how did ur son find it?

thanks so much Calvin Teh for the effort and sharing with us these info. One thing I beh ta han, is that there are people who just do nothing but running down other people's effort. I think they should be booted out of this Forum. Our principle should be recognise and appreciate the effort and enjoy as much as possible all these work put in.

cucuan

[Hades]

haha...i guess the Norse ppl only interested in Love and not olives :(

haha norse didnt say anythign about olives, its true, but then there's a goddess of wisdom i guess hehe


Cucuan, i'm so touched :crying: hahaha thanks a lot for that support...but well i guess life is such la, so all we have to do is deal with it and showing that u're a far more better person than them

[WitchKing]

haha...this i like!!

<man, this woman is just as disturbed as i am>:worried:

[athena]

<man, this woman is just as disturbed as i am>:worried:
hehe...according to the fact sheet, you're the papa..

[Voon Chan]

are you really that bad?<man, this woman is just as disturbed as i am>:worried:

[Hades]

well, i like hades, the lord of the underworld, does that make me a disturbed person too?? :unsure:

[WitchKing]

well, i like hades, the lord of the underworld, does that make me a disturbed person too?? :unsure:

...join the club, we've got jackets.

[athena]

...join the club, we've got jackets.
party starts at 12MN at Valhalla...be there or be square! ;)

[Hades]

...join the club, we've got jackets.

haha gee thanks....
*wears the jacket*
damn i look fearsome...

[Hades]

party starts at 12MN at Valhalla...be there or be square! ;)

wah ath, u're really going full throttle ah hahaha

[athena]

come to think of it.....like dat...we still need Cerberus la....who le eh?

[Voon Chan]

what about the helmet?
...join the club, we've got jackets.

[WitchKing]

what about the helmet?

we check those in at the party door, by Cerberus..

[Hades]

http://www.magewarfare.com/downloads/wallpapers/Cerberus.jpg
http://www.actionfigurecollectors.com/images/news/diamond/Cerberus.jpg

who wanna be him?

[Voon Chan]

Is French designed helmet acceptable in Olympus?we check those in at the party door, by Cerberus..

[Hades]

Is French designed helmet acceptable in Olympus?

Cerberus will sniff out for drugs, if it's ok, he'll check ur helmet, but if he doesnt like it, he'll destroy it...muahahaha

[CaLz]

Hades ruled the Underworld and therefore most often associated with death and was feared by men, but he was not Death itself.
The actual embodiment of Death was Thanatos.

[athena]

not those three ladies who hv to share an eye? what are those called?

[WitchKing]

not those three ladies who hv to share an eye? what are those called?

The Fates, or THe Supremes, Three Degrees?,.....BananaRama???

[athena]

The Fates, or THe Supremes, Three Degrees?,.....BananaRama???
ok...those are totally gross...can u imagine....plucking out your eye and sharing...eeey :sick:

[WitchKing]

ok...those are totally gross...can u imagine....plucking out your eye and sharing...eeey :sick:

not too mention giving yourself a bad case of conjunctivitiss.

[Hades]

yup yup, hades, posiedon and zeus are 3 brothers, te rule the different level on the earth...dats all, death is totally different...hehe
underworld has good and bad places as well

[Hades]

wah i'm so touched that this thread is rated 5 star woo hoo!!

[Chris C]

Good job Cal.......;)

[WitchKing]

wah i'm so touched that this thread is rated 5 star woo hoo!!

'Setiap satu kejadian, ada hikmah nya...'-The Philosophical WitchK. :noworry:

[Hades]

hehe nice nice, i guess once everyone finished with the greek and norse myths, i'll move forward to celtics mythologies

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/greenman.jpg

Celtic Mythology is another general all-encompasing term that actually covers many different areas. Most of what we consider Celitc Mythology today, came after the Vikings left Ireland, but the origins of Celtic Mythology are far older than that. Many Celtic Myths of today are from the areas of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, and France. As you read through this area of the website and the other mythologies, you will notice that many gods and godddesses and their attributes overlap and contribute to one another. Celtic Mythology has its roots based in ancient religion and you will see that impact throughout this website.

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/aine.jpg

Goddess of love and fertility; also known as the Fairy Queen of Munster. She encouraged human love, but was of course opposed to rape and the forceful nature of love. Aine was also known as a goddess of fertility in that she had control and command over crops and animals. She was known to have made a magical vow to never sleep with a man of grey hair. She was able to hold this vow even after her sister strove to sabotoge her by way of her lover Fionnis.

Other Names: Aine Marina, Aine of Knockaine

Father: Eogalail

Husband: Gerald Earl of Desmond

Lover: King Aillel Olim, Fionnis

Children: Geroid Iarla

Siblings: Miluchrach

Festivals: Midsummer's Eve

Planets: Sun, Moon

Animals: Red Mare, Rabbit, Swan

Element: Air

Direction: Northwest

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/airmid.jpg

Airmid was a goddess of witchcraft and herbal lore. She learned this herb lore upon her brother's death. In return for her relentless grieving, all the herbs of the world rose from his grave and showed her their many uses. These organized herbs were later spread so that she and humans would never uncover immortality.

Other Names: Airmed

Tribe: Tuatha De Dannan

Father: Dian Cecht

Siblings: Miach

Element: Earth

[Hades]

hehe sorry ah, no picture, cant find

Anu was a Mother-Goddess associated with fertility and sometimes considered to be the ancestor of all the Gods (Tuatha de Danann). Anu was also the patroness of springs and fountains, accounting for the numerous St. Anne's Wells throughout Britain today. Some believe that Anu is another name for the goddess Danu, but there are others that present them as two different but similar women.

Other Names: Danu, Don, Llys Don, Dana, St. Anne (later religions), Annowre (not confirmed)

Husband: Belenos

Constellation: Casseopeia

Cult Center: Munster, Leicestershire (Dane Hills)

Memorial: Mountain in County Kerry called the Da Chich Anann ("Breast of Anu").

Colors: White and Black

[Hades]

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3789/caera2.gif

Aonghus was the love god of Irish mythology. He was a very handsome god that was surrounded by four birds that represented kisses.

Finding wife: Caer's father was reluctant about her marriage to Aonghus. It was then said that he could marry her if he could pick her out in disguise. During Samhain he picked her out while she was swimming with fifty swans.

Other Names: Angus Og, Aengus, Aenghus, Oenghus Of The Bruig

Father: Dagda

Mother: Boann

Wife: Caer

Children: Diarmuid Ua Diubhne

[Hades]

http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/gallery/balor.jpg

Balor was the one-eyed god of death. He was able to kill anyone that dared to look upon his eye. An oracle said that he would be killed by his grandson. In order to stop this he locked his daughter in a tower. He was later killed by Lugh (grandson) using a sling-shot. This happened during the second battle of Magh Tuireadh.

Tribe: Fomorii

Father: Buarainech

Wife: Cethlenn

Children: Ehlinn

[Hades]

http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/images/sale/boann.jpg

Boann was an Irish water and fertility goddess.

Special Birth: The birth of Aonghus was no normal child's birth. Boann had the child not by her husband but through her lover the Dagda. Neither wanted their secret tryst to be known, and used their powers to alter the babies womb time to 1 day instead of the traditional 9 months.

Husband: Nechtan or Elcmar

Lover: The Dagda

Children: Aonghus

River: River Boyne

Animal: White Cow

Symbols: Hazel Nuts, Blood

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/brighid.jpg

She was the main mother goddess of Ireland. Brighid is often considered the triple goddess. History tells that the Dagda and Boann had three daughters that were all named Brighid. This combination gives her the traits of wisdom, divination, fire, heath, poetry, prophecy, healing, smithing, and learning. She was mostly asociated with healing, fertility, and assiting women in labor. Once christianity took over the land, she become known at St. Brighid.

Worship: Her priesthood at Kildare was represented by 19 priestesses representing the 19-year cycle of the Celtic year. They each tended the fire through a 20 day rotation. On the 20th day this fire was tended by Brighid herself. This flame has continued to burn, although during it's lifetime it has been put out during political upheavals.

Father: Dagda or Bel

Mother: Boann or Danu

Sibling: Dagda

Consort: Dagda or Bres

Children: Ruadan and 2 other sons

Other Names: Bridget, Brigit, Brigid, Bride, Brighde, Brigantia, Brigandu, Brig, Brid

Cult Centers: Kildare, Yorkshire

Sacred Number: 19

Symbols: Moon, Ox, Boar, Ram

Festival: Imbolc, La Fheile Brid, Laa'l Breeshey

[Hades]

http://www.jpc-artworks.com/gallery/celtic/images/lugh.jpg

Lugh was an inventive and clever god known for his many skills. He was best known as the god of light, however, he had skills as a warrior, physician, druid, bard, smith, and brewer. He was also the patron of Lugodunum in Gaul.

Father: Cian Mac Diancecht

Mother: Ethnea Ni Bhaloir

Siblings: Ebliu, Muirne

Tribe: Tuatha De Danaan

Depicted: Usually youthful and handsome in appearance with fair hair and skin

Consort: Rosmerta, Dechtire

Symbols: Spear, Slingshot

Animals: Crow, Raven, Lynx

Other Names: Lug, Lugh Lamfadha, Llew Lla Gyffes, Lugos, Lugaid, Lugaidh, Lonnansclech

Children: Cu Chulainn

Festival: Lughnasadh

Sacred Month: August

Myths: Battle of Magh Tuiredh, Tain Bo Cuailnge

[Hades]

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14749/14749-h/images/il100_th.jpg

One of the many leaders/kings of the Tuatha De Dannan.

Tribe: Tuatha De Dannan

Father: Dagda

Wife: Etain, Faumnach

Children: Aoife, Doirenn, Aillbhe

[dragoncity99]

How come nobody talk about Egyptian Gods leh? CK, post some Egyption gods lah, Osiris or Ra, or anything :)

I love it.

[Hades]

How come nobody talk about Egyptian Gods leh? CK, post some Egyption gods lah, Osiris or Ra, or anything :)

I love it.

will do, cannot post so many la, later no one reads then sien liao hehe

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/anubis.jpg

He guided the souls of the dead from the world of the living to the world of the dead. Anubis ws also responsible for weighing the actions of the deceased in terms of good or evil. He is also considered the inventor of embalming and mummification, who had embalmed and mummified the dead god Osiris.

Other Names: Anepo, Anpu

Father: Osiris, Set, or Ra

Mother: Isis or Nephthys

Wife: Maat

Depicted: Anubis is usually depicted as having the head of a jackal

[Hades]

http://www.magia-rituale.com/images/dei/atum-ra.jpg

Atum was considered a very protective god. It was his role to raise the dead pharoahs into the stars.

Depicted: He was usually depicted as a snake.

Children: Shu, Tefnut

Cult Center: Heliopolis

Animals: Lion, Bull, Scarab

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/bastet.jpg

Goddess and protectress of cats and the people who cared for various cats.

Sacred Animal: Cat

Depicted: Bastet is usually depicted carrying a sistrum in her right hand, a breat plate in her left hand, and a small bag over her left arm. She is also sometimes represented as a woman with the head of a lion or a cat.

Cult Centers: Bubastis, Memphis, Rome, Ostia, Nemi, and Pompeii

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/bes.jpg

God of recreation, music, good food, relaxation, and dancing

Depicted: Bes is often depicted as a grotesque dward wearing a lions skin and crown of feathers.

[Hades]

http://www.fam-reim.de/images/Gott%20Geb.gif

Geb was better known as the Earth. All vegetation and life grew from his back. His laughter was known to bring earth-quakes.

Father: Shu

Mother: Tefnut

Wife: Nut

Silbings: Nut

Children: Isis, Osiris, Nephtheys, Set

Symbol: Goose

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/seti_hathor.jpg

Goddess of joy, love, dance, song, and alcohol. Hathor often looked after young ones and children in general. She was also known to carry the dead into the underworld. Hathor is one of the two gods associated with the "eye of ra." At one point Ra thought that his enemies were trying to plot against him, and in order to stop this he sent Hathor as the eye to stop them. This is the massive blood-bath that Hathor is often associated with.

Depicted: As a cow

Other Names: Athor, Hat-Her, Het-Heru, Het-Hert

Father: Osiris

Mother: Isis

Consort: Horus, Edfu

Sacred Symbol: The Star Sirsius

Cult Centers: Thebes, Dendera, Sinai, Keset, Byblos

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/horus.jpg

Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis after Osiris had begun his reign of the underworld. In order to keep her son safe, Isis took him to the island of Chemmis and raised him in secret. Horus eventually became the ruler after his father, but was not placed their until he avenged him by his Uncle Set.

Depicted: As a falcon with the sun and moon as his eyes.

Other Names: Harsiesis, Re-Harakhti, Haroeris, Harendotes, Khenti-irti, Khentekhtay, and Harmakhis

Father: Osiris

Mother: Isis

Consort: Hathor

Uncle: Set

Sacred Symbol: Antelope

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/isis.jpg

Goddess that taught the Egyptians marriage, household management, medicine, weaving, motherhood, and the working of magical spells and charms. She was perhaps best known as the goddess of fertility and life. She represented the great parts of women: love, loyalty, protection, motherhood, and sexuality.Upon hearing of Osiris's death, she instantly went into mourning and frantic searching to find him. She found and lost him again, but in the end was successful in restoring all of his body but one part.

Other Names: Aset, Auset

Father: Geb

Mother: Nut

Siblings: Nephthys, Osiris, Set

Consort: Osiris

Children: Horus, Hathor

Cult Centers: Philae, Abydos

Symbol: Cow

Depicted: She is usually depicted as a matriarchal figure with arms held wide open

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/maat_isis.jpg

Goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and world order. Maat was also a member of Osiris's ruling party of the dead. She was responsible for weighing the souls of the dead against her single ostrich feather. If there were too many deeds that weighed down the soul of the deceased, the monster Ammut would eat the dead person and their soul. If the soul was good and pure, they would be promoted to live with the gods for eternity. She was also responsible and was in charge of regulating the seasons and the movement of the stars.

Father: Ra

Other Names: Ma

Consort: Thoth

Depicted: Maat is usually depicted as a tall woman with an ostrich feather and an ankh

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/queens.jpg

This goddess did not have any specific attributes but was sometimes personified as a symbol of the desert edge, often barren but sometimes fruitful. An interesting thing to note is that Nephthys and Set never had any children of their own. However, Nephthys was able to con her brother into getting her with child after a drop of alcohol. When her husband attacked and killed Osiris, Nephthys went to the side of her sister Isis and helped her take care of her husband. Because of this, she is now associated with Osiris's council of the dead.

Other Names: Nebthet

Father: Geb

Mother: Nut

Consort: Set

Lover: Osiris

Siblings: Isis, Osiris, Set

Children: Anubis

[Hades]

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/nut_tree.jpg

Goddess of the skies. Even though the god Geb was her twin brother, Nut was still compelled to marry him. Ra was so upset by this that he comanded the god Shu to separate them. Nut was then made to form the sky and her husband/brother Geb was made to form the Earth.

Other Names: Nuit

Father: Shu

Mother: Tefnut

Consort: Ra

Siblings: Geb (Twin)

Lovers: Geb, Thoth

Children: Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys

Symbol: Cow

Depicted: Nut is usually depicted as a woman with blue skin covered in stars, standing on all fours. She is leaning over her husband representing the sky.

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/osiris.jpg

God of goodness and ruler of the underworld. In earlier times he was actually considered a god of vegetation and nature. However, after his brother Set killed him, he became the ruler of the dead and the underworld. This associated him with death, resurrection, and fertility.

Other Names: Ausar

Father: Geb

Mother: Nut

Consort: Isis

Lover: Nephthys

Siblings: Set, Isis

Children: Horus, Hathor, Anubis

Sacred Symbol: Antelope

Depicted: Osiris is usually depicted as a beared man wrapped in a type of mummy bandages. He is also sometimes holding a crook and flail symbolizing his ruling time.

Cult Centers: Abydos, Philae, Busiris, Alexandria

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/ptah.jpg

Ptah was the god of crafts, skills, and the guardian of all knowledge. He was also the patron god of the city of Memphis. Some priests also believe that he created the world, and yet others claim that he was a type of fertility god.

Father: Nun

Mother: Nanuet

Depicted: Ptah is often depicted as a bearded man wearing a skullcap. He is shrouded like a mummy, with his hands holding the Uas scepter, Ankh, and a Djed.

Cult Centers: Memphis

[Hades]

http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/graphics/ra.jpg

God of the sun and one of the most important members of the Egyptian pantheon. From the fifth Dynasty onwards he combined with the main god Amon to become Ra as you know him today. However, it is important to note taht later in the pantheon he became absorbed into the god Horus as Re-Harakhty.

Mother: Neith

Wife/Consort: Ament (Amen's consort), Hathor (Ra, although often left to debate)

Children: Shu, Tefnut, Hathor (Ra's tears or non-sexual manner)

Depicted: Ra is usually depicted as a human with a ram's or hawk's head, with a solar disk over it.

Animal: Phoenix

Cult Center: Heliopolis

Gods Absorbed to Become Ra: Amun/Amen/Amon, Atum, Khepri, Heryshaf

Other Names: Re, Was once Amon/Amen/Amun, Amen/Amon/Amun-Ra, Triad of Thebes, Re-Horakhty

Texts: Unas

[Hades]

http://www.sackville.ednet.ns.ca/art/gallery/exhibit/egypt_new/set-s.jpg

Set was the god of the desert, storms, chaos, and foreign lands. He was said to be associated with an animal that has no current zoological equivalent.

Other Names: Seth

Father: Geb

Mother: Nut

Wife: Nephthys

Siblings: Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys

[Hades]

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/shu6.jpg

Tefnut was the goddess of moisture, clouds, and was often associated with the moon.

Other Names: Tefenet

Father: Atum

Husband: Shu

Siblings: Shu

Children: Geb, Nut

Sacred Animal: Lion

Depicted: Tefnut was usually depicted as either a pair of spitting lips, or as a woman with the head of a lioness.

[Hades]

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tefnut2.jpg

Tefnut was the goddess of moisture, clouds, and was often associated with the moon.

Other Names: Tefenet

Father: Atum

Husband: Shu

Siblings: Shu

Children: Geb, Nut

Sacred Animal: Lion

Depicted: Tefnut was usually depicted as either a pair of spitting lips, or as a woman with the head of a lioness.

[Hades]

http://spiralcastle.net/egypt/thoth.jpg

Thoth was the god of wisdom, the moon, and sacred writings. Thoth played a very important role in aiding Isis to save Osiris and promote him the the leader of the dead. Thoth was later to claim the throne of Egypt after Osiris's son Horus.

Parents: Self Created, Ra, or possibly from Set

Lover: Nut

Sacred Animal: Baboon

Depicted: Thoth is usually depicted as a man with the head of an ibis bird. Another possibly depiction is that of his sacred animal the baboon.

Cult Center: Hermopolis

[dragoncity99]

Very nice CK :) Thank u very much. ;)

Great job.

[Hades]

Very nice CK :) Thank u very much. ;)

Great job.


ur welcome :amused:

[Chris C]

Ooooo.....i love stories about the ancient Egypt......love the documentaries in National Geographics and Discovery Channel.....:smile-2:

[Hades]

Ooooo.....i love stories about the ancient Egypt......love the documentaries in National Geographics and Discovery Channel.....:smile-2:
glad i could be of service :amused: