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Greek Gods and Goddesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 12:48 pm
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Cruel and fickle, passionate and vindictive, jealous and
insecure, petty and insane: the inhabitants of Mount Olympus
represent an attempt by the ancient Greeks to explain the chaos
of the universe through human nature. Thus, like every deity
invented before and since, these gods and goddesses are
embodiments of human solipsism. (Of course lightning is caused
by a giant, angry man in the sky…obvi. I mean, what else could
it be?) The stories of their battles, bickering, and sexual
conquests have indelibly influenced the course of Western
language and narrative. Here is a selection of some of the
A-list names of the Greek pantheon.
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Aphrodite was the goddess of love, sex, and beauty.
Unsurprisingly for a love goddess, she was said to have emerged
from the foam generated when the severed testicles of her
father, Uranus, were thrown into the sea by his son, the Titan
Cronus. (Or is that surprising?) Kind of makes Botticelli’s
surreally lovely Birth of Venus—which depicts Aphrodite’s Roman
counterpart emerging from the waves—a little more visceral,
doesn’t it?
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Athena was the goddess of reason, wisdom, and war. She famously
sprung fully formed from the forehead of Zeus. A major figure in
the Odyssey, in which she instructed Odysseus, she also guided
Perseus and Heracles through their trials. The Parthenon was her
chief temple in Athens, which is named in her honor. Her Roman
equivalent was Minerva.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 12:52 pm
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Artemis was the fleet-footed goddess of the hunt. Often depicted
in painting and sculpture with a deer or a hunting dog, she was
both huntress and protectress of the living world. Her Roman
equivalent was Diana.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 12:55 pm
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Ares was the god of bloodlust. (His half-sister Athena
represented the more "noble" aspects of combat and civil conduct
during war.) Though his fellow deities weren’t particularly fond
of him, the Spartans had no problems, er, donating some
prisoners of war to his worship. And sacrificing dogs…yeah,
that’s right, Ares liked dead puppies. Jerk. His Roman
equivalent was Mars.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: YelleH
Date: August 29, 2016, 12:57 pm
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Poseidon
The baddest mofo of the Aegean Sea
Hello,
Poseidon, lord of the Sea, at your service. I’m joking, you
serve me, if I want you to. Yes, I’m a stubborn old coot and my
wife and son have been harping on me to loosen up.
Why, she even made me protect the entire family line belonging
to my brother, Zeus. Plus, I had to rescue his twin daughters on
another planet.
I’m so tired of cleaning up his messes.
But, what are you gonna do? He’s family, after all.
See you at the next clean up.
Mr. P
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 12:59 pm
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The twin brother of Artemis, Apollo was among the most important
(read: feared) of the gods. Son of Zeus, he disseminated the
will of his divine compatriots through various means, notably
oracles. The Oracle at Delphi was his mouthpiece; a 2001 study
determined that the oracle was likely hallucinating due to
ethylene gas rising from the rocks beneath the temple.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 1:00 pm
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Demeter an agricultural goddess, was mother to Persephone, who
was abducted by the underworld god Hades to be his bride. While
searching for her stolen daughter, she accepted the hospitality
of the royal family of Eleusis. The Eleusinian Mysteries,
perhaps the most important religious rites in ancient Greece,
are attributed to her teachings. Her Roman equivalent was Ceres.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: YelleH
Date: August 29, 2016, 1:03 pm
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I love it!
Thank you so much, this is bringing back so many memories and
the joy I had when I first discovered this world.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 1:05 pm
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Dionysus was a son of Zeus born to a mortal mother. When Zeus
accidentally killed her, he sewed the young Dionysus into his
thigh and, when the young god emerged, passed him to the care of
the maenads. The cult of Dionysus revolved around intoxication,
sex, and savage ritual sacrifice. He was often symbolized by a
bull due to his association with the sacrificial animal.
Elements of his character are seen in the Roman god of wine,
Bacchus.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 1:07 pm
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> I love it!
> Thank you so much, this is bringing back so many memories and
the joy I had when I first discovered this world.
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glad you are enjoying this.
Greek mythology is loved by the whole world. I can never get
enough of it if you ask me.
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Re: Greek Gods and Godesses
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: August 29, 2016, 1:10 pm
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Hades ruled the world of the dead, with which he was sometimes
synonymous. The chilly lord of the underworld was among the few
Greek gods to come across as dispassionate. He was not the
ultimate judge of the souls that wandered his domain nor did he
mete out their punishments for sins committed during their
mortal lives. He was, however, cunning; he tricked Persephone
into eating enchanted pomegranate seeds so that she would have
to remain with him for a portion of the year.
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