Hercules Hercules was born at about the year 1350 B.C. He was the original Son of God (http://www.christslove.com/Hercules/Hercules.ht- m). Hercules was the strongest man who ever lived on earth (D' Aulaire 132). Hercules was born to Zeus and Alcmene. One of Zeus's other wives, Hera, ...

The Greeks believed that the earth was formed before any of the gods appeared. The gods, as the Greeks knew them, all originated with Father Heaven, and Mother Earth. Father Heaven was known as Uranus, and Mother Earth, as Gaea. Uranus and Gaea raised many children. Amoung them were the Cyc...

After Diomedes wounds Ares, Ares immediately flies to mount Olympus to complain to Zeus. Zeus' original reaction (5.1027-1030) is to compare Ares to his mother Hera. Zeus shows his anger towards Ares vividly and also lends to his compassion as his father. Zeus is torn here; we can see his em...

Poseidon I just finished reading about the god Poseidon. I am going to tell you a little about him. Some of the things that I am going to tell you about, are some of his relatives, his symbol, his power, a few interesting facts, and a brief summary of one of the many stories that he is mentio...

Zeus Zeus was the god of the sky and his weapon was the thunderbolt. His sisters where Hera, Demeter, and Hestia his brothers where Hades, and Poseidon. His symbols are the eagle and the oak tree. He married Hera but had many affairs. Hera Hera was goddess of gods. She rebelled against Zeu...

Greek Gods What we know today of the Greek gods today come from stories and myths. The Oldest of these that we know of are the Iliad and the Odyssey that come from Homer. Other poets we know of are: Virgil, Ovid, Hesiod, Aeshylus, Apuleius, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Theocritus. These...

Athena, the goddess of wisdom and military victory, and also the patron of the city of Athens, was Hercules' half-sister. Athena is also the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. Her parents were Zeus and Metis, a nymph. Zeus heard a prophecy that the child Me...