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About ancient Greek myths and legends
in Greek mythology, everything starts with Chaos. . .

Chaos (Khaos/Chaos,): the god of chaos.

At the beginning of the universe, there was only Chaos. He was an endless space with nothing. Then came Gaia, the goddess of the earth, Tallas, the god of the abyss of hell, Erebus, Nyx, the goddess of the night, and Eros, the goddess of love. The world began

Gaia, the goddess of the earth, the daughter of Chaos. The noumenon of the earth gave birth to Ouranos in the sky, Pontus in the ocean and Ourea in the mountains.

Then she had many gods with her two sons. And Uranus gave birth to Titans, which respectively represented the first things in the world (yue, month, sky, time, justice, memory, etc.) and Puntos gave birth to five children, which respectively represented different seas. She is the mother of the gods (the ancestor of Olympus).

Tartarus Tallas: the god of the abyss of hell, the son of Karos. One of the five creator gods, it can be said that he is the creator of the underworld and the ontology of the abyss.

He was born after and under Gaia, and later it was the monster Typhon who gave birth to Gaia's youngest son. He is an invisible abyss, located at the bottom of the world. After that, he is the place where monsters and some gods are held. Zeus imprisoned some Titan gods in Tallas, Tar

Erebus: the dark god, the son of Karos. One of the five creation gods, Tar Tallas was born above Tar Tallas (underground/below Caia). The incarnation and noumenon of darkness lies between the earth (Gaia) and the earth. He and her sister Nyx gave birth to three ancient gods:

Aether, the god of space, Hemera, the god of day, and Ka Rong, the god of crossing the Styx.

Nyx: the goddess of the night, the daughter of Chaos. One of the five creation gods, Eribos was born on the earth (Caia) after his birth. The embodiment and noumenon of the night, she is an ancient and powerful god. She not only gave birth to three children with her brother, but also gave birth to a large number of gods

Eros, or Elos. Cupid, son of Karos. One of the five creator gods, born after darkness and night. The embodiment of love, fertility and sexual desire. It is he who promotes the fertility and love of the gods, and he is the embodiment of all love desires (including the same surname and the opposite sex)

Uranus: the god of heaven. Gaia's eldest son and husband, the first king of God. Overthrown by his son.

Pontus: Poseidon, son and lover of Caiya, the earliest Poseidon.

Ourea (Ourea): the mountain god, the son of Caiya.

Cronus: the youngest of the twelve sons and daughters of Titan in Caia and Uranus. The gods of heaven and space overthrew the father and became the second king of God. .

Rhea: one of the twelve temples, the goddess of time. Cronus's wife was the second empress of God.

Oceanus: one of the twelve titans, the god of oceans and rivers. Gave birth to all the rivers on the earth and 3, sea goddesses.

Tethys: one of the twelve titans, the goddess of the sea; Oceanus's wife.

Hyperion: one of the twelve titans, the god of the bright sun. Father of the sun, moon and dawn.

Thea: one of the twelve Titans, the goddess of treasure, light and vision; Betrothed to Leon's wife.

Mnemosyne: one of the twelve titans, one of the muses of poetry, the god of memory, and the mother of Zeus' fifth wife, The Nine Muses.

Iapetus: one of the twelve titans. The father of Artemis, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menotius.

Crius: one of the twelve titans, the god of growth.

Themis: one of the twelve titans, the goddess of order and justice. Zeus' second wife, the mother of the three sequential goddesses

Phoebe: also known as Fubo or Fubi, one of the twelve titans, the mother of the moon goddess Leto and Astria.

Coeus: one of the twelve titans, the god of darkness and intelligence. Phoebe's husband.

Melete: one of the Titans, the twelve sisters of Titans, one of the Musa of poetry, and the goddess of deep thought.

Aoede: one of the Titans, the Twelve Titans sisters, one of the Musa of poetry, and the goddess of singing

Aitna: one of the Titans, the Twelve Titans sisters, the Sicilian volcano goddess

Dione: the goddess of ice sea [another common saying is that she is the daughter of OkAnoos and Tessie. The god of judgment

Ostasos: one of the Titans, the Twelve Titans Brothers, the God of Substitution

Andes: one of the Titans, the Twelve Titans Brothers, the God of the Andes

Olymbros: one of the Titans, the Twelve Titans Brothers, the God of the Holy Mountain. One of the tallest and strongest gods. He was punished for failing to resist Zeus.

Prometheus: the son of Iapetus. One of the most wise gods is called "prophet". Creator and protector of mankind. Because Zeus was locked in the Caucasus Mountain, vultures pecked at his liver every day, and then he grew well again and again. After being rescued by Heracles.

Epimetheus: the brother of Prometheus. One of the most stupid gods is called "the last to know". As a result of accepting a gift from Zeus-Pandora as his wife, diseases, evils and other disasters flew out of the "pandoras box".

Menoetius: the brother of Prometheus, the god of violence and anger, was struck by Zeus with lightning.

Metis: goddess of wisdom, daughter of Oke Anoos, first wife of Zeus, mother of Athena

Eurynome: goddess of the sea, daughter of Oke Anoos, third wife of Zeus, mother of three graces

Leto (Leto): goddess of the night, daughter of Oke and Phoebe. Artemis, the sixth wife of Zeus and the mother of Apollo

The following is the god of Greek mythology:

The god of Olympus:

(1) zeus):

★ Zeus is the son of Cronus, the king of all gods, in charge of the sky. The supreme god in Greek mythology, who mastered lightning, is also called Raytheon. With the support of his mother Rhea, he killed his father Cronus and became the third generation God King. Character is extremely lewd, often cheating on his wife Hera with other goddesses and mortals, and there are countless illegitimate children.

★ The symbols of Zeus are eagle, oak tree and mountain peak; His favorite sacrifices are a female goat and a white bull with golden horns.

★ History of Rise

When Zeus was born, his father Cronus was in power, and his mother Rhea was afraid that Zeus would be swallowed up by his father. Note: For some reasons, Cronus could not let his children live, so he hid him in Crete and was raised by three female fairies-on the island, a female goat provided him with sacred milk and an eagle brought him fairy wine; Whenever he cried, Rhea's servants went to the cradle to dance for Zeus, and beat the bronze shield with a dagger to cover up his crying, so Cronus never discovered this secret.

Zeus thrives on the island day by day. One day, when he was playing with a female goat, he accidentally pushed her down and broke a beautiful horn. Fairy Amar Theia quickly healed her wounds, while Zeus picked up the horn, endowed it with magical powers, and presented it to the kind fairy. This ram's horn has been called "the horn of abundance" since then, because it can produce all kinds of delicious food.

When Zeus came of age, he tricked out five brothers and sisters who were swallowed by his father, and together they overthrew Cronus and finally ascended the throne.

(2) Hera):

★ Hera is the daughter of Cronus, the sister and wife of Zeus; She is in charge of marriage and childbirth and is the patron saint of women; Hera is elegant in temperament, beautiful in appearance, and faithful to her partner. She is worthy of being the queen of heaven, but her jealousy is also famous in the world. Therefore, Hera and Zeus often have fierce quarrels, but usually Zeus' rhetoric can always make them reconciled.

★ The symbol of Hera is peacock, because this bird with colorful feathers and full of stars is a symbol of the beautiful and spectacular night sky, and the sky is just the radiant of Hera.

(3) Poseidon):

★ The king of the sea, the second brother of Zeus, holds a huge trident and commands all creatures in the sea. It is described as half man and half fish, and it can call the wind and rain. Violent and cruel.

★ Horses and oxen are his sacred objects.

(4) Hades:

★ Zeus, Poseidon, the elder brother of Demeter, is in charge of the underworld, with strong strength but calm personality. There is no evil except robbing Persephone Nie, the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of harvest, as his wife.

★ I like black best, and my favorite sacrifice is a black ewe or black bull wrapped in black gauze. Poplar is his sacred tree

★ Introduction to hades

After people died, Hermes, the guiding god, carried their souls from the darkness (Eribos) to hades. Here, a big black river, the Akron River-the river of pain, surges. The river blocks the way forward, and only a bearded boatman Caron can ferry the dead to the other side. However, the undead must pay a certain fee to get on the boat, otherwise they will wander along the river of pain and find no home.

After crossing the river, there is a vast gray plain, which is called the Garden of Truth. There are two roads connecting here, which lead to the Elysee Paradise, a place of happiness, and the hell, a place of pain. The undead were tried by Minos, Radamandas and Arcos, the three judges of the underworld, at the judgment table in front of the Garden of Truth. Guilty people will be punished in hell according to their crimes, while those who are innocent will be able to live a happy life in the beautiful and peaceful Elysee Paradise.

Between Elysee Paradise and Hell, there is a magnificent palace, which is the residence of Hades, the keeper of the underworld, and Persephone, the empress of the underworld.

(5) Hestia):

★ The Goddess of Kitchen Stove and Flame, the eldest sister of Zeus, the eldest child of Yuruiya, kronos, is in charge of the family affairs of all people. One of the three virgin gods. In Greek mythology, there is no detailed record. She is a chaste virgin goddess.

(6) Demeter):

★ The goddess of fertility and agriculture and forestry, the daughter of kronos and Rhea, the second sister and fourth wife of Zeus. She is the goddess in charge of agriculture and high yield, giving life to the earth and teaching human farming. She and Zeus gave birth to Persephone.

(7) Ares):

★ The God of War is a ferocious, cunning and irrational god who fights for war. Once had an affair with Aphrodite, the wife of the craftsman's god, the god of love and beauty, and was caught in a big net specially made by the craftsman's god.

★ The vulture is his sacred bird, and his pet animal is a dog.

(8) Athene):

★ Wisdom and Sivir are the daughters of Zeus and Metis. She is brave, strong, kind and kind, but sometimes she is a little narrow-minded, and she doesn't want others to be better than her. When she was born, Zeus suffered from severe head pain, and after splitting it with a big axe, Athena held a pike. She was renamed Pallas Athena for accidentally killing her friend pallas. (Pallas Athena)

★ Owls with bright eyes at night, as well as cocks and poisonous snakes, are symbols of Athena, the goddess with bright eyes.

(9) Hermes):

★ An angel, the son of Maia, the daughter of Zeus and Atlas. Feet with wings, flying fast, became the messenger of the gods in heaven, and later became the protector of travelers, businessmen and thieves, and often turned into the protector of the mortal world. He was the cleverest and most cunning god.

★ He was agile and elegant, wearing winged sandals, wearing a low-crowned hat with wings and holding a magic battle coiled with two snakes.

(1) Hephaestus:

Son of Zeus and Hera. Long and ugly, full of slope, is a great failure of the beautiful gods! Although she is ugly, she is gentle and loves peace, and is very popular among people in heaven.

(11) Apollo):

★ Archery and the god of light, the son of Zeus and Leto, the younger brother of the moon god and the goddess Artemis, one of the 12 Greek gods, also known as Phobos. In charge of light, medicine, literature, poetry, music, etc.

★ The laurel is his sacred tree, and his favorite pets are dolphins and crows.

(12) Avelot Dite Aphrodite):

★ The goddess of love and beauty, Uranus's penis was thrown into the sea of love and was born from the waves. Her sweet words can fool all gods and people. She loves to laugh and has boundless charm, and wise people will lose their sense of proportion.

★ Myrtle is her sacred tree, and pigeons are her favorite birds. Swans and sparrows are also favored.

(13) Artemis):

★ The goddess of hunting, midwifery and the moon, Artemis was Apollo's twin sister and one of the three virgins. So it is also called the patron saint of virgins. She is the owner of wild animals, the main hunter in the celestial world, and the third moon god in Greek mythology.

★ cypress is her sacred tree, and deer is her favorite pet animal.

(14) Dionysus):

★ The god of wine and revelry, the son of Zeus and a mortal woman Semele, the only official god of mortal descent; Invented wine and popularized the cultivation of grapes. With his dual personality, he can bring joy and intoxication, but at the same time he is cruel and irritable-just like wine.

******* The human deity in Greek mythology * * * * * *

Aether (Aether): the god of space, the son of Euripides and the Knicks.

Hemera: the day god, the daughter of Eribos and Knicks.

Ka Rong: the god of Styx, the son of Euripides and the Knicks.

Thanatos: death; Son of the night goddess Knicks.

Hypnos (Hypnu