Olympian God Research Paper

The Olympians were the twelve major Gods of the Ancient Greek religion. They were Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus, Demeter and Athena. As a collective they presided over every aspect of human life. Each of the Olympian Gods can split into categories based on the role they played. In answering this question, I will outline these separates categories and state which of the Gods belong and they specific functions within that category. However, I must first begin by addressing the head honcho, Zeus. Zeus was the main god amongst the Olympians. His power is always being challenged by the other Gods, who often resent for his place at the head of the table. Zeus was the youngest child of Titans Kronos and Rhei. Kronos devoured all of his children at birth, however Zeus escaped this nasty fate thanks to the help of Gaia and Ouranos. Thanks to this Zeus grew up on the island of Crete and eventually overcame his father to become the father of gods and men. He was also known as the King of the Gods and the God of Weather, the sky, law and order, destiny and fate. Shifting focus from Zeus I am now going to talk about Hera. Hera was the Queen of the Olympian God and hence

Throughout time she has been depicted as a beautiful woman, often accompanied by a winged godling named Eros. One interested facts about Aphrodite is that her birth is disputed. Homer’s Iliad states that she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. However, there is another story of her birth in which Kronos cuts off the genitals Ouranas and throws them into the sea and from the foam that came from the splash Aphrodite sprang forth. The highly sexualised origin is arguably one of the reasons why she is associated with pleasure and procreation. One of Aphrodite’s most well-known acts was the role she played in the judgement of Paris which caused the Trojan