Introduction to the next world of the Olympus pantheon
In ancient Greek mythology, the pantheon with Zeus as its supreme ruler got its name from the fact that it lived on Mount Olympus. This was a highly organized and disciplined huge clan of gods. The gods each performed their own duties and were in charge of the heavens.
Various things. It is a reflection of the society in the patriarchal era, among which the main ones are Hera, the sun god Apollo, the ocean god Poseidon, the female war goddess Athena, the hell god Hades, etc. Also known as Ohlin
Persian pantheon.
1. The first generation of gods: gods of heaven and earth
Any myth must start from the origin of the world and mankind. In ancient Greek mythology, Chaos is the original god.
Through unisexual reproduction, Khaos gives birth to:
Gaia, goddess of the earth
Orebos, God of Darkness
Night goddess Knicks
Eros
Gaia gave birth to the god Uratius and the god Pentheus.
Uratius later married Gaia.
Nyx, the goddess of the night, has:
Thanatos
Hiptus
Nemesis Meneses
Eris, goddess of discord
Kyres, Goddess of Destruction
Moira, goddess of destiny
Orebus, the god of darkness, married Nyx, the goddess of the night, and they had:
space god aeter
Hemera, god of light
Uratius married Gaia and gave birth to twelve Titans.
2. Twelve Titans
1. These twelve Titans included six men and six women, and later formed six couples.
The six male Titans are: Oceanus, the river god
Koos
Creus
Early sun god Hyperion
Iapetus, father of Prometheus
Cronus, the youngest, bravest and most resourceful of the Titans.
Mnemosyne, the personification of memory
Early Moon Goddess Phoebe
Tethys, the earliest sea goddess
2. Because the god Uratius was greedy for power, he threw all the children born by Gaia back into their mother's womb. The earth mother Gaia was deeply dissatisfied with this, so she instigated her youngest son Cronus to castrate his father with a sickle.
.The splashing jing (fluid) impregnated the earth mother Gaia again and gave birth to
The Three Furies Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megara
Giants
3. Since then, the Titan gods have gained freedom, and the four brothers and four sisters among them have also gotten married and had children.
Theia and Hyperion gave birth to: Helius, the sun god, Selene, the moon god, and Eos, the dawn goddess.
Phoebe and Coos, gave birth to the goddesses Leto and Astraea
Oceanus and Tethys gave birth to 3000 rivers and 3000 little Poseidons
Cronus and Rhea gave birth to three daughters: Hestia, Demeter and Hera
Three sons: Hades, Poseidon and Zeus
3. Zeus seizes power
1. Overthrow of Kronos
Cronus was even more tyrannical than his father. In order to keep the throne, he would devour the children whenever they were born. When the youngest child Zeus was born, Rhea designed to deceive her husband and successfully gave birth to him.
And gave them to the White Oak Fairy to raise. When Zeus grew up, he and his mother used emetics to make his father vomit out the five brothers and sisters he had swallowed.
Zeus united with five of the twelve original Titans, and with the help of the Cyclops and the Hundred-Handed Giant, after ten years of fierce fighting, they finally overthrew the rule of Cronus and established Zeus's dominance.
2. God of Olympus
Under the rule of Zeus, Olympus quickly established a team of gods. They were:
Zeus - King of the Gods, Lord of Heaven, Storms, Thunder and Lightning
Hera - Queen of Heaven, Presiding over Women, Marriage and Childbirth
Poseidon - God of the sea
Demeter - goddess of grain and farming
Dionysus - god of wine and carnival
Athena - goddess of wisdom, arts, inventions and martial arts
Hephaestus - God of fire, crafts, and forging
Aphrodite - goddess of love
Ares - God of War
Artemis - goddess of the moon and the hunt
Apollo - god of the sun, music, poetry, art, prophecy, eloquence and medicine
Hermes - messenger of the gods, director of travel, commerce and trade
In addition, Hades, the king of Hades, is also the most powerful god, but he rarely comes out of the underworld and is not considered an Olympus god.
Among the gods of Olympus, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter are the brothers and sisters of Zeus, while Ares (born of Hera),
Athena (born Metis), Artemis and Apollo (born Maia), Dionysus (born Semele)
She is his child. It can truly be regarded as a family ruling.
4. Gods, humans and their descendants
In addition to the rapid expansion of the gods themselves, in Greek mythology, many gods also had affairs with mortals and gave birth to many famous descendants. The descendants of these gods are also the main characters in Greek myths and legends. The more famous ones are:
Zeus and Semele gave birth to Dionysus, the god of wine
Zeus and Danae gave birth to the hero Perseus
Zeus and Alcmene gave birth to the hero Heracles
Zeus and Leda gave birth to the Argonaut Polydeuces and the peerless beauty Helen.
Zeus and Callisto gave birth to Argos
Zeus and Io gave birth to Epaphus, who later became the king of Egypt
Zeus and Europa gave birth to Minos and Ladiamantis
Zeus and Aethra gave birth to the hero Theseus
Poseidon and Medusa gave birth to Chrysassus and the winged horse Pegasus
Hera and Icyon gave birth to a centaur
Eros and Cephalus, father of Phaethon
Tethys and Peleus gave birth to the hero Achilles
5. Roman mythology and Greek mythology
Roman mythology is derived from Greek mythology and does not have the same mythological pedigree as du li. Therefore, the gods in Roman mythology are closely related to those in Greek mythology.
The gods in mythology are basically repeated, except that these mythological figures now have their own Roman names.
A name preceded by a name from Greek mythology followed by a name from Roman mythology