Greek Gods!

Immortal, all powerful gods of Greece!

By Jason LaGrasse

There were many gods in Greece.The belief of many gods was called Polytheism. This presentation is allAbout the Greek gods!

Zeus

Zeus was the king of all the Greek gods! He was able to do anything.He was the god of Heaven and Earth. His animal symbol was an eagle.He once defeated Kronos to save his brothers and sisters. Zeus takes Place in a lot of stories.

Zeus welcomed everyone to Mount olympus. Hades didn’t Come.

Hera

Hera was the queen of the gods and the wife ofZeus. Her main animal was a peacock. She once wasSpying on a storm cloud with zeus and another ofHis wives in it. Zeus disguised his new bride as a cow.Hera tied her to a tree and told her 100 eyed guardianArgus, to watch her. Later, Argus was bored to death.

She got jealous of Zeus’ otherWives. She would try to kill them.

Hades

Hades was the god of the under-world. He had a pet named Cerberus.His wife was Persephone. He actuallyStole Persephone from her mother,Demeter. Hades forced PersephoneTo come back to the underworld for 4Months every year.

Hades had a helmet of invisibility toStrike his enemies unseen.

Poseidon

Poseidon was the god of the sea. He had A trident and used it to cause earthquakes.He created horses out of the waves. He Tortured Odysseus for blinding his cyclopesSon Polyphemus. By the end of Poseidon’s wrath,Odysseus was begging for mercy!

Poseidon gave people a great gift. The horse.

Demeter

Demeter was the goddess of agriculture. SheHad a daughter named Persephone, who was Stolen by Hades to be his wife. It was a beautifulDay, and she heard Persephone crying for help.When ever persephone is gone, Demeter is sad,And it becomes winter.

Demeter was the goddess of the harvest,And helped farmers.

Hestia

Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and fire.She was one of Zeus’ sisters. She is the oldestAs a matter of fact. She is known as the forgottenGoddess, because so little is known about Hestia.

Hestia tended the hearth at Mount Olympus.

AthenaAthena was the goddess of wisdom. She wasOne of Zeus’ daughters. She defended the Gods from someone named Aracne. Aracne Was a woman who thought she was better thenThe gods. Then Athena turned aracne into aSpider.

Athena was born a thought, and sprangOut of Zeus’ head a full grown woman.

Ares

Ares was the god of war! He turned intoA boar when he was angry at people. Then,He killed them.

He got married to Aphrodite and had a son Named Eros (cupid).

AphroditeShe is the goddess of love. She startedThe Trojan war by promising someone Named Paris the most beautiful womanOn Earth. She really wanted Paris’ Golden apple, so she promised himHelen of Troy. Helen was already married.

She came out of the sea all full grown.She has no parents.

Apollo was the god of the sun and music.He killed a dragon named Phaethon to winAn oracle. He rode a golden chariot withWhite geese.

Apollo once owned a giant cow herd.

Apollo

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