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Zeus overthrew his Father Cronos and then drew with his brothers. Zeus won and became the ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, and the rain. His weapon is a thunderbolt. He is married to Hera but is famous for many affairs. He is also known as the god that punishes those that lie or break oaths. Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus his prize was to become lord of the sea. He was worshipped by seamen. He married Amphitrite. He desired Demeter, who asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen, just to put him off. So Poseidon created the first horse. His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is the second most powerful Olympian god. Hades is the brother of Zeus. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. He is the god of wealth, due to the precious metals that mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible and he rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. Hestia is Zeus's sister. She is a virgin. She is the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which a newborn child is carried before it is received into the family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out. Hera is Zeus's wife and sister. She is the protector of marriage and takes special care of married women. Zeus courted her unsuccessfully. Then he changed himself into a dishevelled cuckoo. Hera feeling sorry for the bird held it to her breast to warm it. Zeus then transformed in his normal form and took advantage of the opportunity he gained, and raped her. She married him to cover her shame. Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her revenge for Zeus's infidelities. Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favourite city is Argos. Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Both parents disliked him. He is the god of war and he is considered murderous and bloodstained. When he caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite, her husband publicly ridiculed him. His bird is the vulture. His animal is the dog. Athena is daughter of Zeus. She is fierce and brave in battle but only fights to protect the state and home from outside enemies. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She has invented the bridle, which permits man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. Her favourite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive and the owl is her bird. She is a virgin goddess. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He has a twin sisteris Artemis. He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre, of light and truth, who can not tell a lie. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi and people use to travel to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. His tree is the laurel, his bird is the crow and his animal is the dolphin. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. She also has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is her tree, the dove, the swan, and the sparrow are her birds. Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He is Zeus’s messenger. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand. He is the god of thieves and commerce. He is the guide for the dead to go to the underworld He invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She has a twin brother named Apollo. She is the huntsman of the gods. She is the protector of the young. She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to cause Leto no pain when she was born. The cypress is her tree. All wild animals are scared to her and especially the deer. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. He is the only god who is physically ugly and lame. Some say that Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others said that Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and the forge. He is the smith and armourer of the gods. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace loving. His wife is Aphrodite.

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