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Gods-Men
ZEUS
The supreme god of the ancient Greek pantheon, the god of the sky, thunder and lightning.
Public order was built by Zeus. Other gods obey him. None of the gods can compare with him in power. If you lower the golden chain from Olympus, give one end to the hands of Zeus, the other to the gods, they will not even shake him on the golden throne. But if Zeus pulled the chain, he would lift the world and hang it among the heavens.
Distributes good and evil on earth. I put shame and conscience in people. At the throne of Zeus there are two large vessels: in one - the gifts of good, in the other - evil. Zeus draws good and evil from them and sends them to people. If a person is nice, he receives gifts of good. Life passes happily and serenely. Zeus is a formidable punishing force. Sadness is a sign of his discontent. Fall on the one who will anger the thunderer. The evil gifts of a powerful ruler: misfortune, disease, poverty, hunger.
Anticipates the future. Announces the dictates of fate with the help of dreams, as well as thunder and lightning.
POSEIDON
(translated from the ancient Greek "shaking the earth") - the god of the sea element. In Roman mythology, Neptune corresponds.
The temper of this god is fierce and heavy, like the element itself. With relentless anger, he persecutes those who offend. The traits that distinguish Poseidon in myths are imperiousness, indestructible and violent strength, anger and excitement.
But, sending storms and crashes, Poseidon calms the sea. Patron saint of navigation, who sends good luck to other activities related to the sea (trade, fishing, sea battles).
The ancient Greeks revered the underwater ruler by making sacrifices. This was important for the inhabitants of Greece, whose well-being depended on whether the formidable deity would let the merchant ships pass by sea. Therefore, when sailing, sailors threw numerous victims into the water.
Under the rule of Poseidon there were no earthly cities, although he repeatedly competed with other gods and argued with them over cities. With Athena, the sea god argued for Attica, and then almost flooded the city when he lost the dispute. The only mythical possession of Poseidon on land - the island of Atlantis - was flooded by Zeus as punishment for licentiousness.
AID
Lord of the Realm of the Dead.
A hospitable god, guarding his own domain. The God of the underworld knew that death would befall everyone, therefore, behaved cheerfully and uninhibited. Although he was portrayed as cold and sullen. Since Hades ruled the underworld with a firm hand and decisions were not subject to appeal. Terrified by the inevitability.
In antiquity, Aida was revered as the lord of underground riches, who bestowed harvest from the bowels of the earth. They were afraid to pronounce the name of the terrible god aloud and endowed with the features of the god of wealth and fertility, Plutos.
Hades has two meanings:
1. The name of the god of the kingdom of the dead, 2. The underworld in the bowels of the earth, where souls go after death. The souls of men are brought by the messenger god Hermes, and the souls of women - by the goddess of the rainbow Iris.
The entrance to the underworld of the dead was guarded by the three-headed dog Cerberus, who did not allow him to return to the world of the living.
Hades kidnapped Persephone's niece, who was walking peacefully in the meadow. Mother Demeter entered into a confrontation with him for the return of her daughter.
Persephone periodically returns to her mother, however, she became the lawful wife of Hades and the Queen of the Kingdom. Although the main Ruler remains, of course, Hades.
HERMES
God of trade, profit, cunning, intelligence, dexterity and eloquence. Brings sound advice, wealth and income in trading.
Hermes - translated from the ancient Greek "impetuous, hurrying". Originally the winged god of the wind. Then the god of travel and travel, and finally the god of commerce. As the god of travel, he accompanies people on their last journey to the kingdom of Hades, therefore, is called the "guide of souls." Mediator between the world of the living and the dead.
Character traits: ingenuity, agility, graceful cunning and cunning. Opens any bond, which makes him the patron saint of cheating and theft.
In myths - the Messenger of Zeus.
In honor of Hermes, stadiums for athletic competitions and schools for gymnastics were built, which were called gymnasiums and were decorated with sculptures of the god.
Patron saint of heralds, ambassadors, shepherds, travelers; magic, alchemy and astrology. The Romans have Mercury.
HEPHAESTUS
God of fire, skilled blacksmith, patron of inventions. Constructed buildings on Olympus. Zeus Lightning Maker.
Hephaestus, the son of Zeus and Hera, was born ugly: with thin crooked legs, a frail body and a large head. Hera became angry at the sight of the child and threw him to Earth, where he became a skilled craftsman. Once he sent Hera a golden throne. The goddess was delighted, sat down on him - and suddenly the fetters were chained to the throne. It was not possible to free Hera.
Then the gods turned to Hephaestus. But he answered the requests with a refusal - his mother treated him cruelly in childhood. He has no desire to help. The Olympians sent Dionysus to negotiate. He took that 4 wineskin of wine … and told how Hera suffers, deprived of freedom … Ultimately, Hephaestus was persuaded.
The wife of an artisan god is the most beautiful goddess Aphrodite. Possessing a docile character, Hephaestus loved his wife and indulged in desires. He himself worked more time in the smithy than at home with his wife. And then Ares appeared in the sky: a strong, tall athlete. Aphrodite could not resist the beauty: she began to secretly meet with Ares, disgracing her husband before the gods. Hephaestus planned to take revenge. Once he went to the forge, and Ares came to see Aphrodite. As soon as the lovers lay down on the bed, a thin golden net, like a spider web, fell from the ceiling. Hephaestus created the thinnest net in which lovers got entangled and floundered like fish in a net. Over time, Hephaestus forgave his wife and their relationship improved.
ARES
Ares was born in an amazing way. Hera was angry at Zeus for giving birth to Athena himself, without her participation. She went to the distant shores of the Ocean and touched herself with a magic flower. From this touch, Ares was born, who inherited the obstinate nature of his mother.
Ares is a bloodthirsty god of war. He was distinguished by treachery, cunning and cunning. I enjoyed the horrors of the battles.
Only fierce battles please him. In gleaming armor, Ares rushes frantically among the combatants. The battle boils, rumbles; Ares, spattered with blood, rejoices. A triumphant cry utters when he slays a warrior with a sword and hot blood rushes to the ground. No one can cope with a fierce and formidable destroyer. However, sometimes Zeus allows Athena to pacify the fierce assassin. The goddess of war, Athena, wins with wisdom and calm strength and forces her to leave the battlefield. Their difference is that a wise warrior in battles wages an honest and just war.
Nobody liked Ares - neither gods nor humans. And how was it to relate with love to God, whose very nicknames spoke of character: "Bloody", "Destroyer of people", "Destroyer of cities", "Furious", "Furious", "Raging".
Ares' chariot was accompanied on earth by packs of dogs, and in the sky by packs of vultures.
In Roman mythology, Mars corresponds to Ares.
DIONYSUS
Eternally young god of the fruitful forces of the earth, vegetation and winemaking. As well as inspiration and religious ecstasy.
Dionysus came to Greece from the barbarian lands, because an ecstatic cult with frantic dances, exciting music and immoderate drunkenness is alien to the clear mind and sober temperament of the Hellenes.
Dionysus was famous as a god who frees people from worries and removes the shackles of measured life.
Dionysus learned how to make a drink that cheers the soul from grape juice. Therefore, having matured, he became a cheerful god of wine, which gives people strength and joy. Dionysus went around the earth, teaching how to grow grapes and make wine from it, and beer from barley.
In Roman mythology, Bacchus corresponds to Dionysus.
The festivities in honor of Dionysus (bacchanalia) are important in that they served as the beginning of theatrical performances in Athens. Singers dressed in goat skins performed in the streets and sang hymns, which later became a tragedy = "song of the goats".
Myth:
The name of Dionysus is associated with the myth of King Midas. Once the god discovered that the mentor, the wise Silenus, had disappeared. God found him with King Midas. For the return of his beloved teacher, Dionysus invited the king to fulfill his wish.
The greedy king wanted what he did not touch to turn into gold. Dionysus complied with the request. However, the king soon realized that he would die of starvation. And he began to tearfully beg Dionysus to return everything back. The magnanimous God had mercy: Midas plunged into the Pactol River and the spell was lifted.
APOLLO
Apollo is the revered ancient god of music, poetry, purification, prophecy and healing. In later myths, it is associated with the Sun. The golden-haired god of light. Nicknamed Phoebus (from ancient Greek - "radiant, radiant"). Sunlight is symbolized by its golden arrows. And his twin sister Artemis is associated with the Moon. Children of Zeus and Leto.
Myth:
Queen Niobe gave birth to seven sons and seven daughters. She was so proud of her children that she allowed herself to scornfully speak of Leto, who had only two children - Apollo and Artemis. The enraged goddess sent an arrowhead son and a huntress daughter to punish Niobe for her arrogance. Apollo discovered the sons of Niobe hunting. Interrupted one at a time. Spared only the youngest, Amiklos, who offered Leto a prayer. Artemis found Niobe's daughters at the spinning wheels in the palace and fired a quiver of arrows at them. Only the eldest, Melibeya, survived, who did the same as Amycles. For nine days and nights, Niobe mourned the dead children. Then she discovered that there was no one to bury them. Zeus sided with Leto and turned the inhabitants to stones. On the tenth day, the Olympians themselves performed the burial. Niobe fled across the sea to the homeland of Father Tantalus. There Zeus took pity and turned her into a marble statue, from which, like tears, drops of water came out.
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