希腊神话人物及其故事Greek gods amp; goddesses.docVIP

Part I. Greco-Roman Mythology I-1. Creation Myths Genealogy of Greek Gods (one of many versions) Chaos + Night (Nyx) ↓ Light + Day ↓ Gaea (Earth) + Uranus (Heaven) ↓ 3 Cyclopss, 3 Hecatonchires, 12Titans:{ Cronus (Saturn) + Rhea } , Hyperion (Sun), Phoebe(Moon), ↓ Hestia , Demeter, Poseidon , Hades , { Hera + Zeus } Aphrodite ↓ Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Ares, Heracles(Hercules), I-2. Olympian Gods The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Cronus (Kronus) and Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way. They are named after their dwelling place, Mount Olympus. Note that the Roman names for the Olympian Gods are in brackets. Greek Name Zeus Hera Hades Poseidon Hestia Ares Athena Roman Name Jupiter Juno Pluto Neptune Vesta Mars Minerva Greek Name Demeter Hephaestus Dionysus Hermes Apollo Artemis Aphrodite Roman Name Ceres Vulcan Bacchus Mercury Apollo Diana Venus Greek Name Eros Fates Pan Eris Graces Cronus Erinyes Roman Name Cupid Morae Faunus Discordia Charities Saturn Furies Zeus Zeus (Jupiter) overthrew his Father Cronus to become the supreme ruler of the gods. He was the lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer. His weapon was a thunderbolt which he hurled at those who displeased him. He was married to Hera but, was famous for his many affairs. An eagle attended him as a minister of his will and for page and cup-bearer he had Ganymede, a boy so beautiful that Zeus had him stolen from Mount Ida to make him immortal in heaven. He was also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. His tree was the oak. Poseidon Poseidon (Neptune) was the brother of Zeus. He was the lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, a granddaug