The Olympians
By: McKenna Neal
When you hear the word Olympians you may think the athletes that participate in the Olympics. Very rarely will you find someone who thinks of the main 12 gods from ancient Greece. Everyone believes in some type of god.
Who they were!!
The Olympians were a group of 12 gods who ruled the land after defeated and locked up the Titans. The 12 were Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Athena, Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Demeter, Hermes, Dionysus. They each ruled over somewhere (Zeus=Sky), a type of people (Hermes=Thieves), something you possess (Athena=Wisdom), or something (Dionysus=Wine). Although their all very different they are all related in some way.
Their Part
Zeus: The sky
Poseidon: The sea
Hera: Marriage
Aphrodite: Beauty
Ares: War
Artemis: The hunt
Athena: Wisdom
Demeter: The harvest
Apollo: Music
Hephaestus: The forge
Hermes: Theives
Dionysus: Wine
Oh Old Hesoid Wrote a Book!! E-I-E-I-OH!!!!
"The Theogony" is where they were first introduced. "Theogony' meaning birth of the gods. In 8th century BC a poet named Hesiod wrote this book. The Greeks have always owned all the myths and stories about the gods until the Roman empire came and over through Greece. They took the myths with them. They were exactly the same except for the Romans changed their names.
The Theogony
Greek and Roman Gods
Hesiod, the author of The Theogony
Old to New
Their influence on modern society is surprisingly humongous. In fact most Western Civilization some how traces back to them. Some of the impacts are all the planets, except Earth are named after their Roman names. Morals and themes from Greece are used in many movies, games, and music. Eros, the god of love, is known today as Cupid, and those are only some of them.
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The Greek people formed these magnificent Gods and many myths along with them.
Not only to people still believe in them today, but forever. So I thank the Greeks, the Olympians, and the people who choose to keep the myths alive.