Mythology

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**The Principal Gods Family Tree** [|Uranus] = [|Gaea]  |  ---  | | | | | [|Cronus] =[|Rhea][|Coeus]= [|Phoebe][|Oceanus] = [|Tethys]  | | |  -- [|Leto] = [|Zeus][|Iapetus]  | | | | | | | [|Hestia] | [|Poseidon] | [|Demeter]= [|Zeus] | [|Hades][|Zeus] = [|Hera] | | | | |  | | [|Persephone]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | | [|Prometheus]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | [|Athena]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | - | | <span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | | | [|Atlas][|Epimetheus] <span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> --- [|Apollo][|Artemis]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | | <span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | | | | | [|Aris][|Hebe][|Hephaestus][|Zeus]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;">=Maia [|Zeus]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;">=Dione <span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;"> | | [|Hermes]<span style="font-family: Courier New,Lucida Console,Courier,Monaco,Monospace,monospace;">[|Aphrodite]

All right, so I thought that since weed needed a mythology page on the wiki, I'm putting up a list of Greek gods, thier Roman Counter parts, and their descriptions. I will also add Norse gods ,and some Egyptian gods as well. Here they are.

There is also a book called Daularius' Book of Greek Myths that will tell you everything you ever need to know about Greek myths (and their Roman names)

symbol:wheat ||= Her daughter was Persephone the goddess of flowers. || symbol: owl and staff ||= Daughter of Zeus and Metis, she was born inside Zeus' head. Metis decided to make her armor. Soon Zeus' head was split open and Athena emerged full grown in all her armor. ||
 * = Name ||= Description ||= Fun Fact ||
 * = Greek gods /Roman counterparts ||=  ||=   ||
 * = Zeus/Jupiter ||= Lord of the Sky and Mount Olympus. He is married to Hera and is the god of lighting, weather, the sky, law, and fate ||= He was the only child of Cronus not to be eaten. He had many ofspring with many different women. The planet Jupiter is named after his Roman aspect. ||
 * = Hera/ Juno ||= The goddess of Marraige and fertility. Wife of Zeus and Queen of the heavens. ||= She was very jealous of Zeus's other wives. The month of june is named after her Roman form. ||
 * = Poseidon/ Neptune ||= Lord of the Sea and god of the ocean, earthquakes, floods, and the father of horses ||= He was know as the Earth Shaker. He was married to a Neried but had many other wives(and kids). The planet Neptune is named after his Roman form. ||
 * = Aphrodite/Venus ||= The goddess of Love and beauty. ||= She was married to Hephaestus, but loved Ares. She was first seen, rising from the ocean on a pillow of foam. The planet Venus is named after her Roman aspect. ||
 * = Hephaestus/Vulcan(No,not like Spock) ||= The god of fire and blacksmiths. ||= Zeus got mad at him and threw him off of Olympus. He hurt his legs and could not walk properly so he built two robots to help him stand up. ||
 * = Ares/Mars ||= The god of war and violence ||= The planet Mars is named after his Roman form. He was a great fighter, but when he was wounded he screamed so loud, the entire world shook. He was in love with Aphrodite. ||
 * = Dionysus/Bachus ||= The god of parties and wine. ||= Zeus's mortal wife died before Dionysus was born. He barely managed to rescue him. When he was born from Zeus's leg he sprang forth as the immortal god of wine. ||
 * = Apollo/Apollo ||= The god of sun, music, poetry ||=  ||
 * = Artemis/Diana ||= The goddess of hunting, moonlight, and wilderness ||=  ||
 * = Hermes/Mercury ||= The gods of road, travel, and the messenger of the gods ||=  ||
 * = Demeter/Ceres ||= The goddess of the harvest
 * = Athena/Minerva ||= The goddess of wisdom, weaving
 * = Hades/Pluto ||= The god of death and wealth ||=  ||
 * = The Muses ||= The nine goddesses of the arts ||= They could sing beautifully and told stories through songs. The oldest had a mortal son named Orpheus who could sing almost as beautifully as they could. His wife died and Hades let him go to the underworld to retrieve her, but he did not trust Hades and lost her forever. ||
 * = Metis ||= The goddess of prudence and a Titaness ||= First wife to Zeus. Helped him defeat Cronus. She turned into a fly and Zeus accidentally swallowed her, and from then on she sat in his head. She had a daughter (Athena) and made her armor. Zeus got headaches and Hephaestus split his head open and freed Athena. Zeus did not get hurt because he was immortal. ||
 * = Cronus ||= The father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and former lord of the universe ||= Cronus was one of the Titans, the children of Mother Earth. He defeated his father, the sky to become lord of the universe. Every time his wife had a child, he ate them because he did not want to be overthrown. ||
 * = Hestia/Vesta ||= The goddess of the hearth and home ||= The oldest child of Cronus. She gave up her place on a throne of Olympus to Hermes so she could be at the hearth where she belonged. ||
 * = Gaea ||= Mother Earth ||=  ||
 * = Pan ||= The satyr king ||= Son of Apollo and a nymph. His mother ran away screaming when she saw him. The satyrs were goat-men and the original party animals and loved to chase nymphs. ||
 * = Nereus ||= A Titan and father of the Nerieds ||= He was the original god of the sea before Poseidon took over. He had 50 daughters, the Nerieds. He had a fishtail. ||
 * = Triton ||= Son of Poseidon ||= Had a fishtail like his grandfather Nereus. Ran around causing trouble. ||
 * = Persephone ||= Daughter of Demeter ||= Was kidnapped by Hades to live with him as queen of the underworld. ||