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=Greek Mythology=

Zeus- God of the sky - ruler of the Olympian Gods - Zeus overtook Cronus after his mother killed him with rocks - Zeus won the battle between his siblings and him to become ruler - lord of the sky - rain god - weapon is a thunderbolt - married to Hera but cheats on her alot - believes in and enforces justice and equality

Poseidon- god of the sea - brother of Zeus - after battling with siblings, he became god of the sea - widely worshiped by seamen - married to Amphitrite - invented the horse - weapon is a trident - at one point, he desired Demeter - trident shakes the earth and can shatter any object - wants to overtake Zeus Hermes- cleverest and smartest of the gods - messenger - son of Zeus and Maia - has wings and can fly - carries a wand - fastest of the gods - god of thieves and god of commerce - leads people to the underworld - invented many diefferent things including musical instruments

Helios- sun god -personificationof the sun - does not play a big role in the myths - Apollo(lord of the sun) took over his place - son of Hyperion Athena- virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature - daughter of Zeus - has no mother - courageous - invented many tools that can be used for useful things like farming - embodiment of wisdom, reason, and punity - Zeus' favorite child - favorite city is Athens - Zeus let her use his thunderbolt\ - owl is her bird - her tree is the olive Apollo- son of Zeus and Leto - his twin sister is Artemis - he is the god of music, playing a golden lyre - the archer, far shooting with a silver bow - the god healing; taught man medicine - god of light - god of truth who cannot speak a lie

Cronus- was the ruling Titan who came to power by overtaking his father, Uronus - his wife is Rhea - their kids were the first olympians - Cronus would eat his children to ensure his safety - Rhea tricked him into eating rocks instead of Zeus - Zeus overtook him and the other Titans and banished them - Cronus did escape and ruled Italy as Saturn