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What is the history of the Greek gods?

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The history of greek gods is very long and sometimes tedious. In very early Greek times, they worshipped statues and such, but later they developed gods and goddesses. There are many, but the most known are the 12 main Olympian gods, listed below:

Zeus - God of gods, womanizer, powerful symbol - lightning bolt

Hera - Queen of gods, Zeus' wife, jealous, goddess of women and childbearing symbol - peacock

Hestia - Godess of the hearth symbol - flame

Poseidon - God of the sea, easily angred symbol - trident

Athena - Goddess of wisdom and the arts. Is Zeus' daughter symbol - owl

Apollo - God of light, music, the sun, medicine. symbol - lyre

Artemis - goddess of the moon and the hunt. Apollo's twin sister. symbol - bow and arrow

Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty, married to Hephestus symbol - swan

Hephestus - God of metalworking, very kind but ugly symbol - hammer

Demeter - Goddess of agriculture, nice, mother of Persephone symbol - wheat

Ares - God of war, brutal, mean symbol - spear

Hades - God of the underworld, cruel, unhappy symbol - Cerberus, his 3-headed dog

Dionysus - God of wine and celebration, cheerful symbol -grapes

Hermes - messenger god, trickster symbol - his shoes

There is SOOO much more to Grecian mythology than that. Each person has their own story, and it's important to know about their backgrounds to fully understand why they do what they do. It'll also explain why there are fourteen Olympian gods instead of 12!

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