Greek mythology
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Greek mythology is the body of stories used by the Ancient Greeks as a way of explaining the world around them. It is one of the most influential of world mythologies, along with Egyptian and Roman mythologies.
Gods
The twelve major gods in Greek mythology were known as the Olympians. They took on human form but were different from humans in the respect they would live forever.
When Greek influence reached Egypt, many of the Greek gods were combined with those of the Egyptians, and later on when the Romans took control of Greece, many of the Greek gods were identified with those in the Roman pantheon.
The twelve Olympians were:
- Zeus-King of the gods, god of lightning and law
- Hera-Queen of the gods, goddess of marriage, families and women
- Aphrodite-Goddess of love and feminine beauty
- Athena-Goddess of wisdom, battle strategy and crafts
- Poseidon-God of the sea
- Hermes-Messenger of the gods, god of travel, trickery and commerce
- Apollo-God of music, the sun, foresight and healing
- Ares-God of war
- Dionysus-God of wine, revelry, theatre and dancing
- Artemis-Goddess of hunting, moonlight and animals
- Demeter-Goddess of crop growth
- Hephaestus-God of blacksmiths, fire and volcanoes