Greek Gods - Myths & Legends
Titans - Anunnaki
Chaos
Nyx – Erebus
Children
Eathor (Night) & Humira (day)
Thanatos, Hypnos, Morose, Eris, Nemesis,
Moriah – three Goddesses of Fate
Enki’s kids
Uranus (Sky) – Gaia (Earth)
Sons
Oceanus – Coeus – Crius – Hyperion – Iapetus - Cronus
Daughters
Theia – Rhea – Themis – Mnemosyne – Phoebe – Tethys
Cyclops (5) & Hecatoncheires (100 Handed Ones) (3)
Live in Tartarus
Oceanus – Tethys
Clymene
Iapetus – Clymene (Oceanid)
Atlas & Prometheus
Hyperion & Theia
Helion, Selene, Eos
Coeus & Phoebe
Leto
Cronus –
Aphrodite
Eros, Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Pothos, Anteros, Himeros, Heraphroditus, Rhodos, Eryx, Peitho, The graces, Priapus, Aeneas
Cronus(Father Time) & Rhea (Mother Nature)
Olympians
Sons
Zeus – Hades – Poseidon
Daughters
Hestia – Demeter – Hera
Zeus & Hera
Angelos, Arge, Ares, Charities, Eileithyia, Eleutheria, Enyo, Eris, Hebe, Hephaestus
Zeus & Demeter
Persephone & Hades
Melinoe & Zagreus
Zeus & Metis (Titan)
Athena
Erichthonius (adopted)
Zeus & Leto (Titan)
Artemis & Apollo
Poseidon –
Poseidon – Amphirite - wife
Triton, Rhodes, Benthesikyme, Kymopoleia
Poseidon - Medusa
Pegasus & Chrysoar - twins
Poseidon & Thoosa
Cyclops Polyphemus
Poseidon - Aethra
Thesus - slays Minotaur
Poseidon - Euryale - daughter of Minos
Orion, the Hunter
Poseidon - Libya
Belus - Egyptian
Agenor - Phoenician King Tyre
Poseidon - Tyro
Neleus - King of Pylos
Poseidon - Cleito
Atlas - King of Mauritania
Poseidon - Cymopolea
Cymopolea
Hades
Hades – Persephone
Melinoe (nightmares & madness) & Zagreus
Macaria – ‘Blessed’
Hades – Nyx
Erinyes – The Furies
Alecto (endless angerl), Megaera (jealous rage), Tisiphone (vengeful destruction)
Titans
After the Annunaki arrived on Earth, their slaves the Egiki - their slaves revolted. The Annunaki wiped them out as a species here on earth and started to create a species they could use as slaves.
After creating many creatures they created the perfect being to be their slaves - Humans. This is where our legendary creatures come from.
The Annunaki spread through our Earth, creating their own colonies looking for gold. The gold was for their home planet to help with climate change. This is why ‘Eden’ or heavenly gardens are a part of every culture. There is also pictographs around the world of ‘spacemen’ and their ‘spaceships’.
In each area of settlement we will find a pantheon of ‘gods, goddesses and their creatures’. If we look closely at the pantheons we see these creator gods and goddesses are very much human like, human emotions, tyrannical, helpful, compassionate etc.
The Titans were the former gods: the generation of gods preceding the Olympians. They were overthrown as part of the Greek succession myth, which tells how Cronus seized power from his father Uran
us and ruled the cosmos with his fellow Titans before being in turn defeated and replaced as the ruling pantheon of gods by Zeus and the Olympians in a ten-year war called "the Titanomachy" (ἡ Τῑτᾱνομᾰχῐ́ᾱ Τῑτᾱνομαχίᾱ hē Tītānomakhíā). As a result of this war, the vanquished Titans were banished from the upper world and held imprisoned under guard in Tartarus, although apparently some Titans were allowed to remain free. - Wikipedia
Zeus/Jupiter
Zeus is the reigning supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and the Olympians. With his iconic thunderbolt, he is lord of the and law and order. He is the youngest of all the Olympians. He married Hera, they had a very tumultuous relationship. He cheated on her with other goddesses or humans and she punished the female and their offspring.
There are temples built in every city in Greece for Zeus. The Greeks honored and offered sacrifices for the ruler of Olympus and also laughed at his romantic antics.
The olympic Games were started at the foot of Mount Olympus every four years. During this time there were the games, feasting and animal sacrifices. The sacrifices were so much statues of Zeus were made from the ashes of the sacrifices.
Zeus falls in love with Ganymede, turns into an Eagle and flies him to mount Olympus to be the royal cupbearer for all the Gods. He is transformed to the constellation Aquarius.
Zeus slowed the development of humans by keeping fire from them. - The Humans gave a sacrifice of bones wrapped in animal fat to Zeus instead of meat. Prometheus in his compassion to humans snuck some fire to them. His punishment for this is being chained to a rock, where everyday an Eagle pecked out his liver. Greeks believe the liver was the location of emotions.
Zeus in his mightiness decided humans became to decadent and decided to flood the Earth. He granted mercy to one couple - Deucalion, son of Prometheus and his wife Pyrrha. The two built an ark and eventually landed to the foot of Mount Parnassus, north of Corinth, near Delphi. They offered sacrifices to Zeus, then threw the bones of the earth or rocks, over their shoulders, which Zeus then transforms into humans.
Poseidon/ Neptune - Check out our Atlantis Video for more information about the Ocean & Water God at - A Spiritual Show
Lord of the depth of the Ocean, master of horses and storms. His symbol it his trident. From his trident water spring would erupt from the earth, rivers would carve their paths through the earth. His other symbols include a horse, a dolphin and a fish.
He is also known as ‘Earth Shaker’ in several myth stories, has also been known as the harbinger of earth quakes. Poseidon is also responsible for sailors, seafarers.
Because of all the island chains there are more temples to Poseidon than his brother Zeus. Poseidon, boasted more magnificent temples in Corinth, Magna Graecia in southern Italy and even vied for dominance with Athena for the city of Athens.
During the Trojan, Poseidon backed the Greeks.
Poseidon delays Odysseus journey home, because Odysseus blinds his son Polyphemus. The Odyssey
Hades/Pluto - Underworld
Hades primary focus was keeping the balance and offsetting his brothers actions.
Hades had few sites/ temples. People were superstitious and avoided calling attention to the lord of the underworld. Hades was revered all over Greece. Hades received sacrifice and the Greeks would bang their heads against the ground so Hades could hear them.
Hades is known for his love of order, balance and justice.
When Hercules asked to ‘borrow’ Cerberus for one of his twelve labors, Hade told him he could after he fought Cerberus and won without his weapons. Hercules won and was allowed to bring Cerberus to the outer world . When Cerberus was brought to the outer world he vomited and from that grew monkshood, a very poisonous, flowering plant.
Sisyphus gets in trouble with Zeus and he is sent to hade for his punishment, which is to be chained up. Sisyphus asks Hades to show him how the chains work. Sisyphus chains Hades to the rock instead, then heads back to his home. When the gods realize nothing is dying and they are not recieiving their sacrifices, Ares is sent down to deal with Sisyphus. Sisyphus punishment is to roll a boulder up a hill every day.
Apollo/Sun - Artemis twin brother
Zeus & Leto
Apollo is charged with the protection of young men. His weapon is the bow and arrow. The swan and Python are his totem animals. Apollo is the diety of healing, specifically medicine. His Python agony with his son Asclepius, intertwine around the Rod of Asclepius.
His most important place of worship os Delphi - the legendary site of the Oracle. The oracle is always a worshipper of Apollo and traditionally a young woman. Many people went to see the Oracle for advice.
Apollo is the interpreter of Zeus will to mankind
Ares/Mars
Zeus & Hera
Ares is the manifestation of War and warfare. He delights in the horrors of combat, brutality, carnage and indiscriminate slaughter.
Ares symbols are his shield, spear, chariot and flaming torch. His animal companions are the boar, the dog, the vulture.
Ares was not as revered in Greece as he was in Rome. As Mars the Romans who was a pivotal diety for the Roman Soldiers. The Greeks although warriors did not appreciate carnage.
Hermes / Mercury
Zeus & Maia
After Hermes was born he snuck away from his mother and stole his brother Apollos cows. He killed one of the cows and with its guts and with a tortoise shell he created a lyre and started to play it. Which caught Apollos attention as he was the God of music.
Hermes snuck back to his mother and into his swaddling before Apollo could complain. Zeus amused by his young son ordered him to give back Apollos cows. Hermes gave Apollo the Lyre as a present to make up for killing one of Apollos cows. Hence Hermes became the Trickster God. Hermes was more than that. He helped humans and Demi Gods whenever he wasn’t playing tricks on the Olympians.
Hermes didn’t have many grande temples as the people would create markers with rocks while traveling to pray and leave offerings for the god for having a safe trip.
Hermes was also the messenger for the gods between them and humans. He helped with taking the souls of the dead to the underworld.
Hermes os the god of trade, commerce and intercommunication between peoples, his gift to mankind are the alphabet, currency and the wheel.
Hephaestus/ Vulcan
The Lord of Craftsmanship
Hera & Zeus
He claims the hammer, anvil and tongs as his tools. He is the patron of sculptures and artists. He is the creator of weapons and accessories of the Gods. With his breath he created the automatons.
Hephaestus cast out of Mount Olympus, his mother, Hera didn’t like him as he was not beautiful as his brothers or uncles.
To the Greeks he was divine. Hephaestus represented all the beauty and perfection in art & architecture.
Zeus order Hephaestus to create thrones for all the gods on mount Olympus. He created an extra special throne for his mother Hers. When Hera sat on the throne is levitated so that it was not in the world, but in the world. She cried for him to release the magic of the throne for his mother. He cried back - I have no mother!
When Hera offered Aphrodite as wife for Hephaestus he released the magic in the throne and married Aphrodite, much to her chagrin.
When Hephaestus found out Aphrodite was having an affair with Ares, he created a fine net and caught them in it. He hauled them up to Olympus to find the Gods laughed at him and them.
Hephaestus did have many human lovers and children. Humans admired and loved Hephaestus for his influence in the arts and assisting them with creating wondrous and perfect architecture. He was relatable and compassionate assisting humans with their evolution.
I hope you enjoyed these shows and the shows to come as we move through the different pantheons and belief systems of Ancient History. If you have questions or comments please leave them below and we will answer them.
Wikipedia
Uncovering Greek Mythology - Lucas Dusso
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