Leaving aside that the name of this goddess sounds more like the Dutch word for a metric unit, Demeter was known as the goddess of agriculture – she protected plants and grains that gave the Greeks life through food. He is one of Zeus’ favorite bastard sons.The power of wine washes people’s worries away and they thank Dionysus for it.But as we all know drunk people fight less (hah) and so the image of this god also promotes civilization, law and peace. Nothing better than wine to remind you to celebrate being alive, right? Dionysus is, therefore, giving joy and making sorrow vanish.
Dionysus is the true natural power of nature, which wakes people from their day-to-day living and makes them live in the moment. He has an effeminate way about him and is sometimes called Bacchus even by Greeks. While his father was Zeus, his mother was the mortal woman Semele. Here I’ll help you with an overview of the most important and powerful Greek gods, so you can impress your friends & family the next time the topic comes up!Ĭommonly known as the (demi-)god of wine, vegetation and ecstasy – that's religious ecstasy we’re talking about here – my, what were YOU thinking again? In pictures he is often shown lying on a daybed, eating grapes or drinking a glass of wine. She was Zeus' favorite child.Greek mythology is all the hype lately, but it’s really hard to keep track of all the gods with all those myths and famous stories around them, isn’t it? Hephaestus knew what was happening and cut the gods head open with an axe.
He thought that his head was going to explode from the pressure. Later that day Zeus began to have a terrible headache. When Metis became pregnant he swallowed her whole. Legend fortold that if Metis bore him a son that the sone would overtake his father and be the new ruler of the gods. The first woman that Zeus was married to was named Metis which means wisdom. This is one of the reasons he was so important to his people. Good weather was needed for the people to eat. Since he was able to control the weather he was also able to control the fertility of the soil for the people to grow their food in. He was able to send lighting bolts down from Mount Olympus to strike the ground of the earth. He is the master of the sky and the celestial fire. Zeus is known has the father of man and the ruler of the gods. One of the most known demi-gods is Hercules. Zeus had a lot of affairs with goddesses and mortal woman. Semele provided him with a son named Dionysus. Leto gave birth to the twins Appolo and Artemis. Titaness had nine children who are the Muses. Themis bore Dike, Eirene, Eunomia, Horae, and Fates. Metos (wisdom)- was Zeus' first wife that bore Athena. Temples To Visit: Dodona in northwestern Greece and the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens can be visited by tourists.īirthplace: The great god was born in a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete.Ĭhildren: He had several wives that bore him children. Weaknessess: Woman and sometimes is moody. Strengths: Very powerful and strong, persuasive, and charming. Titles: Lord Of The Sky, The Cloud Gatherer, Rain God, and Zeus The Thunderer Appearance: He is usually portrayed has an older man that is in top form and has a beard.
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