Zeus - Mythopedia
2023年9月20日 · Overview. Zeus was the supreme god of the Greeks, a mighty deity who meted out justice from atop Mount Olympus. Hailed as the father of both mortals and immortals, Zeus was the god of the sky and weather, but was also connected with …
Heracles - Mythopedia
2023年7月14日 · The same night Zeus slept with Alcmene, Amphitryon came home early and also slept with her. Alcmene was thus impregnated twice on the same night. She eventually gave birth to twins: one of them, Heracles, was Zeus’ son, while the other, Iphicles, was Amphitryon’s. From the very beginning, Heracles was hated by Hera, Zeus’ queen.
Rhea - Mythopedia
2023年3月9日 · Hailed as “Mother of the Gods,” Rhea was revered across the Hellenic world. She was especially popular on the island of Crete, where the infant Zeus was said to have come of age. Rhea was also held in high regard by the Orphics, who believed that she had conceived the goddess Persephone with her son Zeus. In art and literature, she was ...
Jupiter - Mythopedia
2023年8月31日 · Zeus plays a prominent role in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (eighth century BCE), where he is presented as the guiding force behind the events of the Trojan War and its aftermath. Zeus can also be seen in his capacity as the supreme god of the Greeks in the Homeric Hymns, hexameter poems mostly composed between the seventh and fifth centuries BCE.
Demeter – Mythopedia
2023年4月24日 · Demeter resided in her father’s belly until Zeus forced Cronus to regurgitate the children. Once freed, Demeter joined forces with Zeus and his allies in the Titanomachy, a ten-year war against the Titans. She reigned alongside the other Olympians following their victory. Demeter, Persephone, and the Eleusinian Mysteries
Helen of Troy - Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty. When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back.
Perseus - Mythopedia
2023年7月3日 · Perseus was a son of Zeus, the ruler of the Greek gods. His mother was Danae, the daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos. On his mother’s side, this made Perseus a descendant of the first ruling dynasty of Argos, which traced its origin to the river god Inachus.
Nymphs – Mythopedia
2023年1月6日 · Zeus himself was entrusted to nymphs when he was a baby hiding from his murderous (and cannibalistic) father Cronus. In one familiar tradition, the nymphs who nursed Zeus were named Adrastia, Ida, and Amalthea. They fed Zeus with the milk of Amalthea’s goat (though in some versions, Amalthea was actually the name of the goat).
Pandora – Mythopedia
2022年12月9日 · Zeus ordered the creation of Pandora as a punishment for mortals. This first woman was designed to be a “beautiful evil” [4] who would make the lives of mortal men miserable. According to this (highly misogynistic) logic, before Pandora—that is, before women were created—mortal men lived a completely carefree existence, which women ...
Themis – Mythopedia
2023年3月10日 · Themis was a Greek Titan most famous for embodying the concept of justice. Unlike the other Titans, she sided with the Olympians in their celestial war with her brethren. Today, her image survives as “Lady Justice,” wearing a chiton (a kind of tunic) and holding a set of balanced scales.