{"id":514,"date":"2012-01-23T17:52:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T17:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=514"},"modified":"2014-08-21T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T18:50:27","slug":"the-12-olympians-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/the-12-olympians-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Olympians (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 12 gods of Olympus (12 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039f\u03bb\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5)<\/em> were the principle gods of the Greek Mythology residing on the top of the Olympus Mountain. The Olympians came to power after their victory over Titans(\u03a4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2)<\/em> in the war of gods. Titans were the \u00a0children of Gaia (\u0393\u03ae, earth)<\/em> and Uranus(\u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2,sky)<\/em> and the ancestors of the Olympians.<\/p>\n

The scheme of the Twelve Olympians comprises the following gods:<\/p>\n

Zeus<\/strong> (\u0394\u03af\u03b1\u03c2) :\u00a0 Zeus was the father(\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2)<\/em> of the gods and the ruler of the sky. He was the one who ruled the Olympians.<\/p>\n

After the Titan Cronus (\u039a\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/em> dethroned his father Uranus, he became the ruler of the world. Uranus prophesied(\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03ae\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5)<\/em> that one of his sons would dethrone him as well. So Cronus with the fear of losing his power kept swallowing his children born from his wife Rhea.\u00a0Rhea\u00a0after losing her fifth child\u00a0couldn’t\u00a0stand to lose one more . Being\u00a0pregnant to her sixth child, she hided in the mountain Lykaion (\u039b\u03cd\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf)<\/em> and secretly gave birth to him.This child was\u00a0Zeus. Returning to her husband she substituted the newborn with a\u00a0stone wrapped to look like a baby for her husband\u2019s \u201cmeal\u201d.The grandmother of Zeus, Gaia took and hided him in the Diktaean\u00a0cave in Crete where Amalthea(a goat-tending nymph) took care of him.<\/p>\n

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When Zeus had grown into a young man he returned to his father domain and with the help of Gaia compelled Cronus to regurgitate the five children he had previously swallowed. His brother and sisters ,being thankful (\u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd)<\/em> to him, designated him a leader. Zeus led the revolt (\u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em> against his father and the dynasty of the Titans. The war lasted 10 years with a victory of Zeus and his brothers.<\/p>\n

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Hera<\/strong> (\u0389\u03c1\u03b1): Goddess (\u0398\u03b5\u03ac)<\/em> of family, birth and protector of marriage. She was the queen of the\u00a0Olympian deities, equal to her brother and husband Zeus. It said that initially Hera was not positive in the erotic call of Zeus.\u00a0In order to fool her, Zeus transformed into a wet cuckoo. When Hera saw the wet bird, took pity of it and she put it in her bosom to warm it up. Then Zeus regained his true form and corrupted her. So she was forced to marry him. Hera was known for constantly\u00a0being jealous of Zeus’s various amorous affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Poseidon<\/strong> (\u03a0\u03bf\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd ): God of the Sea. Poseidon after the victory against the Titans became the ruler of the sea – after the draw with his brothers Zeus and Hades. Zeus got the sky and Hades the underworld. The earth was common to all. Aware of his difficult character, Poseidon chose to keep distance from his brothers and built his underwater palace (\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9)<\/em> close to the Evia Island. The\u00a0great love (\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2)<\/em> of his life\u00a0was his\u00a0daughter Thetis (\u0398\u03ad\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2)<\/em>.\u00a0But\u00a0a prophecy predicted that the son\u00a0who would be born\u00a0from him\u00a0and\u00a0Thetis\u00a0would be\u00a0most important person from his father, so\u00a0he threw\u00a0his trident\u00a0in the equally\u00a0beautiful\u00a0Thetis\u2019 sister,\u00a0Amphitrite in order to fall in love with him.\u00a0His marriage\u00a0with\u00a0Amphitrite\u00a0gave him\u00a0three\u00a0children.<\/p>\n

Poseidon had a completion with Athena for the kingdom of Athens. To win the people of Athens he threw his trident(\u03a4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1)<\/em> in Acropolis and he created a well (\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9)<\/em> with salt water which can be seen even today. \u00a0However, Athena won as the result of giving the people of Athens the olive tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The 12 gods of Olympus (12 \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039f\u03bb\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5) were the principle gods of the Greek Mythology residing on the top of the Olympus Mountain. The Olympians came to power after their victory over Titans(\u03a4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2) in the war of gods. Titans were the \u00a0children of Gaia (\u0393\u03ae, earth) and Uranus(\u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2,sky) and the ancestors of the…<\/p>\n

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