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Getting all Greeky

He was the god of the sky and the heavens and referred to as King of the gods and men

 The names of his parents were Cronus and Rhea He lived with 12 other gods on Mount Olympus Cronus, his father, believed that he would be

betrayed and replaced by his own children. So he kept eating his children. Rhea gave birth to Zeus and tricked her husband by changing the baby with a covered rock. Cronus ate the rock

Zeus fought his father and released his siblings, who were still living in the stomach of Cronus

His older brothers were Poseidon and Pluto. Poseidon ruled the sea and Pluto ruled the underworld

His wife’s name was Hera He had the power to transform his shape The dreadful power of Zeus is the thunderbolt

and no one could fight against it He had many children and all were gods of

different things

Athena was one of Zeus’ daughters  She is the goddess of wisdom The myth says that she was born as a lady

from Zeus’ brain and she was born wearing full armour

She was also the goddess of farmers, sailors and war

She chose to live in Athens and she was later given the city of Athens as an award for a competition

The competition was this: the King of Athens asked the gods to give a useful thing to humans. Poseidon (Zeus’ brother and Athena’s uncle) gave humans a sea water fountain. Athena gave humans the olive tree. The King chose Athena’s olive tree

She invented the plow, rake, chariot and the flute She was excellent at spinning and embroidery and she used to

teach the women of Athens how to spin and embroider like her Once, there was a woman named  Arachne who boasted that

her skills were better than those of the goddess. Athena got so angry that she turned Arachne into a spider. This is the myth of why the spider always weaves a web.

Athena loved animals and you can find a lot of pictures of Athena with an owl, her favourite animal.

In Athens, there is a big temple called the Parthenon built for Athena. In the past it had a huge statue of Athena in it but this was then destroyed. There is a replica of it in America 

He was the messenger of the gods and the god of merchants, travellers, and public speakers

The names of his parents were Maia and Zeus He lived on Mount Olympus with his father

Zeus His caduceus (a staff entwined by snakes)

helped Hermes charm the gods and gain access to all locations

Pictures of Hermes always show him ready for travelling with his hat called the petasus and his sandals, talaria. The hat and the sandals had wings

He was the god of athletes and they used to say that he invented boxing and racing

When people died, the Greeks thought that it was Hermes who guided their souls to the Underworld.

He was chosen as messenger of the gods not only for his speed but also because of his ability as a good talker, and so would be able to deliver messages well.