Or introduce the kids to stories ancient Greek deities: and Olympians, and small, and local gods. The presentation is illustrated and contains the necessary text material.
Gods of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is one of the ancient civilizations. Its culture is also syncretic, like the culture of all the Myths of Ancient Greece, which we now perceive as fairy tales, for ancient Greek were the basis of their worldview. Unlike the gods Ancient Egypt, most Greek gods are anthropomorphic. They are distinguished from an ordinary person only by immortality and magical power. Greek gods Quite human weaknesses are characteristic, such as, for example, envy, jealousy, voluptuousness. It is important, when reading “Myths of Ancient Greece” by Nikolai Kun, to understand that this book represents only a literary interpretation of mythological plots. In fact, we are not given the opportunity to fully understand what role their religious ideas played in the life of the ancient Greeks. The lectures of my beloved will partly fill this gap Arzamas website, dedicated religious ideas of the inhabitants of the ancient Oikumene.
Since the Enlightenment, ancient mythology has become a central theme visual arts, and architects design buildings using the Greek order. Pediments and friezes of classicist buildings are decorated with scenes from Greek myths. Painters dedicate ancient mythology your masterpieces. Theaters all over the world stage plays, film directors make films based on ancient Greek tragedies and comedies. Myths and legends of Ancient Greece are the ABC of understanding art.
As a kind of epigraph to the first lesson of world artistic culture, dedicated to the topic “Artistic Culture of Ancient Greece,” I offer a small slide show that I created in a simple and very useful program Studio
The Arzamas website posted a video that in 18 minutes will help you get an idea of the history and culture of Ancient Greece. Of course, this material does not pretend to become an encyclopedia ancient greek history, but its task, as I understand it, is to motivate a more in-depth study of the material. I highly recommend reading poems "Iliad and Odyssey" by Homer. This is a real encyclopedia in which the relationship of the ancient Greeks with their gods is described vividly and figuratively.
Happy immersion into the wonderful world of Greek art!
The presentation was prepared by: student of grade 6-A of State Budgetary Educational Institution Secondary School No. 733 Belov Mikhail Supervisor: Afinogenova O.N. GODS OF ANCIENT GREECE
OLYMPIAN GODS
OLYMPUS - SACRED MOUNTAIN, PLACE OF THE GODS OLYMPUS
SUPREME RULER OF THE GODS. THE GOD OF SKY, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, RUNNER OF THE WHOLE WORLD. THE CHIEF OF THE OLYMPIAN GODS. SON OF THE TITANS KRONOS AND RHEA. ZEUS
THE GOD OF THE SEA DIVED IN A LUXURIOUS PALACE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, RACED ACROSS THE SEA IN A CHARIOT HARNESSED BY LONG-MANED WHITE HORSES, WITH A TRIDENT, WHICH CAUSED STORMS, BREAKED ROCKS. CREATED THE LEGENDARY ATLANTIS. POSEIDON
LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD AND THE KINGDOM OF THE DEAD. RID A GOLDEN CHARIOT HARNESSED BY BLACK HORSES. HE WAS FANTASTICALLY RICH, BECAUSE HE OWNED ALL THE PRECIOUS STONES AND ORES IN THE BEST OF THE EARTH. HADES THE ENTRANCE TO THE KINGDOM OF THE DEAD WAS GUARDED BY THE THREE-HEADED DOG CERBERUS, WHO WAS NOT ALLOWING ANYONE TO RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE LIVING.
ONE OF THE MAIN GREEK GODS, SON OF ZEUS. GOD OF THE SUN, LIGHT, ENLIGHTENMENT, HEALER AND SOVIETUR. HE PATRONED THE ARTS AND WAS AN EXCELLENT MUSICIAN HIMSELF. APOLLO
FORMID GOD OF WAR AND MILITARY ART, ONE OF THE MAIN OLYMPIC GODS. WAS YOUNG, STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL. HE HAD A CRUEL AND INSPIRED CHARACTER. ARES
SON OF ZEUS. PATRON OF WINE MAKING, NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS, PERSONIFICATION OF DYING AND RESURRECTING NATURE. HE TAUGHT PEOPLE WINE MAKING, HE WAS ACCOMPANIED EVERYWHERE BY SATYRES. DIONYSUS
PATRON OF FIRE AND BLACKSMITH, KIND AND HARDWORKING. HEPHAESTUS HAS A LOT OF WORK AND THE FIRE IN HIS FORCE NEVER GOES OUT. HE FORGES WEAPONS AND ARMOR FOR GODS AND HEROES, JEWELRY AND DISHES. HEPHAESTUS
MESSENGER OF THE GODS, PATRONER OF TRAVELERS AND TRADERS, AS WELL AS DECEPTION, DEXTERITY AND CONTESTS. HERMES WEARED A STAFF TWISTED WITH TWO SNAKES AND WITH WINGS ON TOP. HERMES
GODDESSES OF OLYMPUS ARTEMIS – GODDESS OF THE MOON, HUNTING AND ALL LIVING APHRODITE – GODDESS OF BEAUTY AND LOVE DEMETER – GODDESS OF FERTILITY AND AGRICULTURE ATHENA – GODDESS OF MILITARY STRATEGY AND WISDOM HERA – SUPREME GODDESS, PATRONESS OF MARRIAGE. ZEUS' WIFE
1. “Deep in the depths of the sea stands the wonderful palace of the great earth shaker, brother of the thunderer Zeus. He rules over the seas, and the waves of the sea are obedient to the slightest movement of his hand, armed with a formidable trident....” (Poseidon) 2. “Deep underground is the inexorable, gloomy brother of Zeus. His kingdom is full of darkness and horrors. The joyful rays of the bright sun never penetrate. Bottomless abysses lead from the surface of the earth to his sad kingdom…….” (Hades) 3. “The great goddess, the wife of Zeus, patronizes marriage and protects the holiness and inviolability of marital unions. She sends numerous offspring to the spouses and blesses them during the birth of a child...” (Hera) GUESS THE ANCIENT GREEK GODS
4. “She gives life to everyone. She takes care of everything that lives on earth and grows in the forest and field. It causes the growth of herbs, flowers and trees. Eternally young, beautiful as a clear day, this goddess.” (Artemis) 5. “The furious god of war, the son of the thunderer Zeus and Hera. Zeus doesn't like him. He often tells his son that he is the most hated among the gods of Olympus. Zeus does not like his son for his bloodthirstiness. Only cruel battles please his heart...” (Ares) 6. “No one can escape her power, not even the gods. Tall, slender, with delicate features, with a soft wave of golden hair, like a crown lying on her beautiful head, she is the personification of divine beauty and unfading youth...” (Aphrodite)
Zeus reigns high on bright Olympus, surrounded by gods. High above Olympus the blue bottomless sky stretches, and golden light pours from it. There is no rain or snow in the kingdom of Zeus; There is always a bright, joyful summer there.
References World art culture. 6-7 grades: Textbook for general education institutions / T.I. Baklanova, N.M. Sokolnikova - M.: Interbook Publishing House, New Textbook Publishing House, 2001. - 271 p.: ill. World Art. From the origins to the 17th century / Chief editor. Danilova G.I. – 2nd ed., stereotype. – M.: Bustard, 2005. – 333 p. Illustrations from the site http://images.yandex.ru
Pupils of class 4A Gudkova Alya Selyakin Egor Gods of Ancient Greece
In Ancient Greece, there are two groups of gods: the Titans and the Olympians. The youngest of the Titans, Kronos, took his place supreme god titans. Fearing losing power, Kronos began to swallow his children. Kronos
Rhea hid the last child in a deep cave on the island of Crete, and gave Kronos a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes. Zeus was courted by the nymphs Adrastea and Idea. They fed him with the milk of the divine goat Amalthea. Whenever baby Zeus cried, the young Kuretes guarding the entrance to the cave struck their shields with swords so that Kronos would not hear his cry. Birth Zeus Zeus Zeus
One day Kronos was predicted that he was destined to be defeated by his own son. However, as far as he knew, he had swallowed everyone. Angry, he asked Metis to bring him wine. Metis brought the drink to the poisoned. With a fit of vomiting, Kronos's womb vomited out all the previously swallowed children. | Liberation of the Children of Kronos HADES Poseidon Demeter Hera
Goddess of fertility and agriculture, daughter of Kronos and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, from whom she gave birth to Persephone. Demeter Demeter
Son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus, Olympian god, ruler of the sea kingdom and all its inhabitants Poseidon
Hades - son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus, ruler kingdom of the dead. Deep underground, the inexorable gloomy brother of Zeus, Hades, reigns. The rays of the bright sun never penetrate there. His kingdom is world of the dead- also called Hades or Hades. The kingdom of Hades is full of horrors. The great goddess Hecate rules over all ghosts and monsters. The kingdom of Hades is terrible and people hate it. Hades Demeter
Zeus the Thunderer was the most important god among the Greeks. Together with the other gods - his wife and children, he lived on the high Mount Olympus. And below, at the very foot of this mountain, people built the city of Olympia, where they held sports competitions. Zeus on Mount Olympia
Nike is not only the goddess of victories in battles, but also in artistic and sports competitions. She helps both gods and people. Nike was depicted as a winged woman with a laurel wreath or palm branch, often on a chariot. Zeus and Nike Nike is the goddess of victory, daughter of the oceanids Styx and Pallanta. Nike took part in the struggle for the power of Zeus with her father Kronos. Zeus made her his inseparable companion
Hera is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, the sister and legal wife of Zeus, the patroness of marriages, conjugal love and childbirth. The pomegranate (symbol of marriage), cuckoo, peacock and raven are dedicated to Hera. Hera and Zeus
Daughter of the Argive king Inachus, beloved of Zeus. Fearing the wrath of the jealous Hera, Zeus turned Io into a snow-white heifer, but Hera demanded her as a gift and assigned her to the guard of Argos, who was killed by the will of Zeus by Hermes. After this, Io, tormented by a gadfly sent by Hera, wandered through Greece, Asia, and Egypt, where she took on her former appearance and gave birth to a son, Epaphus, from Zeus. AND ABOUT
Goddess of the hearth, eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea. She is the patroness of the unquenchable fire - the principle that unites the world of the gods, human society and every family. Hestia
Hestia Hestia was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the sister of Hera, Dimeter, Poseidon, Zeus and Pluto. Her brother Zeus freed her, and when all kinds of wars ended, he took her to Olympus and made her a goddess. Hestia was never married, but devoted her life to the homes of mortals, so in every house there was an altar with her name and an unquenchable fire burned in it - her love for everyone. Every evening after work, the whole family gathered around him, and discussed their problems, and talked with the goddess, who seemed to be next to them, warming the evening meal. Her appearance, since she was depicted in statues, had a special sweetness, and kindness flowed from her eyes. She was always considered the most modest goddess, they didn’t talk about her different stories Since her life was calm, without incident, she was loved like few goddesses on Olympus.
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Uranus and Gaia
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The very first deity of the ancient Greeks was the god Uranus - the boundless and huge sky. He married the goddess Gaia and they had many children: first the Titans - six huge giants, then the Cyclops (one-eyed monsters), and then three ugly monsters, each with a hundred arms and fifty heads - the Hecatoncheires.
Uranus greeted the birth of each of his descendants with ever-increasing horror. Looking at them, Uranus was afraid that someday the children would rebel against him and kill him. Therefore, he began to swallow every newborn child, and threw those who were already grown into Tartarus - the dark Abyss.
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Gaia suffered. Then she forged a very strong sickle from iron, which was capable of cutting off any head, and went down with it to Tartarus, where her children languished.
Gaia asked her children which of them would dare to rebel against their father, who imprisoned them in a terrible dungeon. Of all of them, only the titan Kronos (time) decided to speak. He killed Uranus and took his throne.
Goddess Gaia with children
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Typhon and Echidna
A monster with a hundred dragon heads, the product of Gaia and Tartarus.
Children of Typhon and Echidna
Chimera - a monster with a fire-breathing lion's mouth, a dragon's tail and a goat's body
Kerberus (Cerberus) - a three-headed dog with a tail and mane of snakes, who guarded the entrance to Hell and served Hades as the guardian of the underworld of the dead
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Kronos
Kronos - titan, youngest son of Uranus and Gaia, father olympian gods. On the advice of his mother, he rebelled against his father Uranus and overthrew him. Since Uranus remained helpless, the entire Universe was at the feet of Kronos. He released his brothers and sisters - the titans. Having taken the goddess Rhea as his wife, Kronos reigned on Olympus.
Together they gave birth to two sons - Hades and Poseidon, and three daughters - Demeter, Hera and Hestia.
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Zeus
Zeus is the son of Kronos and Rhea. The most powerful of the Olympian gods.
Kronos was afraid that his children would one day, like him, rebel against him and overthrow him from Olympus. Therefore, he ordered his wife Rhea to bring him their newborn children and swallowed them. But Rhea hid her last child on the island of Crete, in a deep cave, and instead gave Kronos a stone wrapped in a swaddling cloth. Zeus was courted by the nymphs Adrastea and Idea. They fed little Zeus with the milk of the divine goat Amalthea.
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Hera
Hera is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, the sister and wife of Zeus, the patroness of marriages, conjugal love and childbirth. For the wedding of Hera and Zeus, all the gods sent them their gifts. Mother Earth Gaia gave Hera a tree with golden apples, which were guarded by the Hesperides on Mount Atlas in Hera's garden. Hera and Zeus had children: Ares - the god of war, Hephaestus - the god of blacksmithing and the eternally young Hebe.
Hera reigns on high Olympus, is an adviser and assistant to her husband. If desired, the goddess can bestow anyone with the gift of foresight. Great is the power of Hera - the Queen of the gods. All living things bow before her, the great goddess.
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Hades
God of the Underworld - Hades
Hades is the son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus, ruler of the kingdom of the dead. He reigns deep underground. Not a single ray of sun penetrates there. The kingdom of Hades is also called Hades or Hades. The sacred river Styx flows there, the gods themselves swear by its waters. The souls of the dead fill its surroundings with loud lamentations. The huge dog Kerber guards the entrance. Stern old Charon, the carrier of the souls of the dead, will never take a single soul to where the sun shines and laughter is heard.
Poseidon is the son of Kronos and Rhea, brother of Zeus, Olympian god, ruler of the sea kingdom and all its inhabitants.
Deep in the depths of the sea stands the wonderful palace of the brother of Zeus the Thunderer, the Earth shaker Poseidon. Poseidon rules over the seas, and the waves of the sea are obedient to the slightest movement of his hand, armed with a formidable trident. In the depths of the sea lives with Poseidon and his beautiful wife Amphitrite, the daughter of the prophetic sea elder Nereus.
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Demeter
Demeter is the daughter of Kronos and Rhea, sister of Zeus, goddess of fertility and agriculture. She gives fertility to the earth, and without her charitable power nothing grows in forests, meadows, or arable lands. She taught people agriculture, and at her command the grain ripens. In the month of sowing, the Greeks celebrated the festival of Thesmaphoria in honor of Demeter.
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Ares
Ares is the god of cruel and merciless war, the son of Hera and Zeus. On Olympus, Ares became the secret rival of the hardworking Hephaestus. Ares has two sons to match him: Phobos (Fear) and Deimos (Horror), eternal companions of war.
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Hephaestus
God of fire and blacksmithing Hephaestus
The son of Zeus and Hera, the god of fire, the blacksmith god, with whom no one could compare in the art of forging. He was born a weak and ugly baby. In anger, Hera grabbed and threw her son from Olympus down to a distant land. Fortunately, he did not fall to the ground, but into the vast sea, where the child was picked up by the Oceanids, sea goddesses. They took pity on the little freak and took him to the bottom of the ocean. There, in the azure grotto, they raised Hephaestus.
Hephaestus grew up ugly, lame, but with powerful arms and a broad chest. He was a marvelous master of blacksmithing and forged many unique gold and silver jewelry.
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Athena
Athena is the first daughter of Zeus and the goddess Metis, a warrior goddess, defender of cities, patroness of sciences, agriculture, and crafts. This is the goddess of just war. She patronizes the heroes of Greece, gives them wise advice and helps them in times of danger. Athena guards cities, fortresses and their walls. And the girls of Greece especially honor her for her patronage in women's needlework. The goddess is wiser than all the gods of Olympus. Knowing this, Zeus sat next to her and consulted with her before doing anything. And people, wanting to improve their lives, turned to Athena for help and advice. A lot of temples were built in honor of Athena in Greece.
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Apollo
Apollo is the son of Zeus and Latona (goddess of summer), god of light, archer, patron of predictions, arts, music and poetry, leader of the muses.
Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Latona, twin sister of Apollo. Artemis is a hunter goddess, patroness of animals, and goddess of fertility. She takes care of everything that lives on earth, grows in the forest and in the field. Beautiful as a clear day, with a bow and quiver over her shoulders, Artemis happily hunts with her nymph companions. Artemis loves to relax in cool grottoes. And woe to those who disturb her peace.
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Hermes
Hermes is the son of Zeus and the mountain nymph Maya. Patron of herds, trade, dexterity, deception and even theft. In the grotto of Mount Killena, the son of Zeus and the nymph Maya, a messenger of the gods, was born. With the speed of thought, he is transported from Olympus to the farthest edge of the world in his winged sandals with a staff in his hands. Hermes patronizes travelers not only during life. He leads the souls of the dead to their last way
- to the sad kingdom of Hades. With his magic wand he closes people's eyes and puts them to sleep. By patronizing trade, Hermes gives people income and sends wealth. He is the god of eloquence, and at the same time resourcefulness and deception. No one can surpass him in dexterity and cunning.
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Pan Pan is the deity of herds, pastures, forests and fields, the son of the god Hermes and the nymph Dryope. Pan was born so ugly - with horns, a beard, goat legs and a tail - that his mother ran away from him in horror. The child was picked up by his father and taken to Olympus, where at the sight of him all the gods roared with laughter. Pan means “loved by everyone.”
Pan is a shepherd of sheep and goats. Shepherds considered him their patron and brought gifts of milk and honey from wild bees. But he also patronizes hunters and fishermen, i.e. everyone who communicates with
wildlife
and enjoys its benefits. Pan protects the integrity of nature, its peaceful rest.
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Asclepius
Asclepius is the god of healing, the son of the god Apollo and the mere mortal woman Coronis. The wise centaur Chiron raised Asclepius on the slopes of Pelion. Apollo himself brought him. But people fell in love with Asclepius so much that they deified him as a healing god. People erected many sanctuaries and temples for him, among which the most famous is the temple of Asclepius in Epidaurus.
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Aphrodite
Zeus - God of the sky, thunder and lightning, in charge
the whole world. Chief of the Olympian gods,
third son of the Titan Kronos and Rhea (erroneously
son of Kronos and Gaia). Brother of Hades, Hestia,
Demeter and Poseidon. Zeus' wife - goddess
Hera. Father of gods and men.
The attributes of Zeus were: shield and double-sided
ax (labrys), sometimes an eagle;
Olympus was considered its seat. Zeus
is thought of as “fire”, “hot substance”,
dwelling in the ether, owning the sky,
organizing center of cosmic and
social life.
seas, one of three main Olympian gods
along with Zeus and Hades. Son of Kronos and Rhea,
brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. At
division of the world after the victory over the titans
Poseidon inherited the water element.
Gradually he pushed aside the ancient local gods
seas: Nereus, Oceanus, Proteus and others.
Poseidon with his wife Amphitrite and son
Triton lives in a luxurious palace at the bottom
seas surrounded by Nereids, hippocampi and other
inhabitants of the sea, rushes across the sea in a chariot,
drawn by hippocampuses, with a trident,
with which he caused storms, broke rocks, struck
along the ground, which led to the formation
springs with fresh or sea water. Hades - B ancient greek mythology God
underground kingdom of the dead and name
the very kingdom of the dead. Eldest son of Kronos
and Rhea brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter and
Hestia. Consort of Persephone, with him
revered and invoked.
According to Homer, Hades himself guards his kingdom.
Homer calls Hades "generous" and
“hospitable”, since mortal fate is not
not a single person passes. In the Olympic
mythology Hades is one of the twelve
Olympians, and is also one of the three
the main gods who divided the world among themselves
after the war with the titans. Hestia - in ancient Greek mythology, a young goddess
family hearth and sacrificial fire. Eldest daughter of Kronos and
Rhea, sister of Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hades and Poseidon.
A sacrifice was made to her before the beginning of any
sacred rites, it doesn’t matter whether the latter was private
or social character, thanks to which it was formed and
the saying “start with Hestia”, which served as a synonym
successful and correct start to business. That's why she
revered together with Hermes, the initiator
sacrifices.
Associated with Hestia is the legend of Prometheus, the titan who created
of people. Prometheus stole fire from Hestia (or she herself
gave) and passed it on to people, thanks to which they became not only
physical, but also a spiritual copy of the Gods (since fire was
only among the Gods). Hera - goddess in ancient Greek mythology -
patroness of marriage, protecting the mother during
childbirth One of the twelve Olympian deities
supreme goddess, sister and wife of Zeus. According to
myths, Hera is distinguished by her power, cruelty and
jealous disposition.
Hera, third daughter of Kronos and Rhea, wife of Zeus, sister
Demeter, Hestia, Hades and Poseidon. Together with
the other children of Kronos were swallowed by their
father, and then, thanks to the cunning of Metis and Zeus,
was thrown out by him.
Before the Titanomachy, Rhea hid her daughter near the Ocean and
Tethys, and subsequently she will reconcile her uncle and
aunt in their quarrels. Ares or Ares - in ancient Greek mythology - god war. Included
of the twelve Olympian gods.
Unlike Pallas Athena - the goddess of honest and fair
war, Ares, distinguished by treachery and cunning, preferred war
treacherous, war for the sake of war itself. In the works of Homer you can
meet Ares's identification with war and deadly weapons.
Ares' companions are the goddess of discord Eris and the bloodthirsty Enyo. His
horses, children of one of the Erinyes and Boreas, bore the names: Flame, Noise, Horror,
Shine. The attributes of God were dogs, a kite, a burning torch and
a spear.
It was originally believed that Hera gave birth to Ares by touching
magic flower. In later myths, Ares acted as a son
Zeus, who called him the most hated of all gods and
claimed that if Ares had not been his own son, he would have sent
him to Tartarus, to where the descendants of Uranus languish. Athena - goddess in ancient Greek mythology
organized war, military strategy and
wisdom, one of the most revered goddesses
Ancient Greece, included in the number
twelve great Olympian gods, eponym
city of Athens. Moreover, the goddess of knowledge,
arts and crafts; warrior maiden,
patroness of cities and states, sciences and
skill, intelligence, dexterity, ingenuity. Apollo - in ancient Greek mythology
golden-haired, silver-armed god of light (that's his name)
Titanide's mother called him Leto in childhood
Apollo, sunlight symbolized with
his golden steles), patron of the arts,
leader and patron of the muses (why
called Media, soothsayer
of the future, a skilled writer of fate,
patron of immigrants and travelers,
also enlightened people, gave and taught
any art and science. One of the most
revered gods. Eclipsing the Sun (and his
twin sister Artemis - Luna). Aphrodite - in Greek mythology, the goddess of beauty and love,
included among the twelve great Olympian gods.
She is also the goddess of fertility, eternal spring and life. She -
the goddess of marriages and even childbirth, as well as the “child nurse.”
Gods and people obeyed the love power of Aphrodite.
Only Athena, Artemis and Hestia were beyond her control. Was
merciless towards those who reject love. Hephaestus's wife and
later, Ares
Aphrodite, as the goddess of love, was dedicated to myrtles, roses, poppies
and apple, as well as anemones, violets, daffodils and lilies; How
to the goddess of fertility - the sparrows and doves that made up her
suites; like a sea goddess - a dolphin. Aphrodite's attributes -
belt and a golden cup filled with wine, drinking from it,
a person gets eternal youth. Hermes - in ancient Greek mythology
god of trade, profit, rationality,
dexterity and eloquence, giving
wealth and income in trade, god of athletes.
Patron of heralds, ambassadors, shepherds,
travelers; patron of magic, alchemy and
astrology. Messenger of the gods and guide
souls of the dead (hence the nickname
Psychopomp - conductor of souls) into the underground
kingdom of Hades, invented measures, numbers,
the alphabet and taught people. Artemis - virgin in ancient Greek mythology,
always young goddess of the hunt, goddess of fertility, goddess
female chastity, patroness of all living things
Earth, giving happiness in marriage and assistance during childbirth,
later the moon goddess (her brother Apollo was
personification of the Sun). Homer has an image of a girl
harmony, patroness of hunting. Among the Romans
identified with Diana.
The cult animals of Artemis were the fallow deer and
she-bear. Hephaestus is the god of fire in Greek mythology.
patron of blacksmithing and the most
skilled blacksmith.
According to Homer, son of Zeus and Hera. Brother
Apollo, Ares, Athena, Hebe and Ilithyia.
According to other myths, Hera conceived and gave birth
Hephaestus herself, without male participation, from her
hips, in revenge on Zeus for the birth of Athena.
Helios was also sometimes considered the father of Hephaestus.
or, according to Cretan myth, Talos.
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