URANUS
Uranus is the sky god and first ruler.
He is the son of Gaea, who created him without help.
Cronus, encouraged by Gaea, castrated him
husband of Gaea and together they had many offspring, including twelve of the Titans.
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/titan.html#Cronus
Atlas was the son of Iapetus.
Unlike his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting Cronus against Zeus.
Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle.
As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back.
No kids. No wife
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/titan.html#Atlas
Hera is Zeus wife and sister.
She was raised by the Titans Ocean and Tethys.
She is the protector of marrage and takes special care of married women.
Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock.
Her favorite city is Argos.
Zeus courted her unsuccesfully.
He then turned to trickery, changing himself into disheveled cuckoo.
Hera feeling sorry for the bird held it to her breast to warm it.
Zues then resumed his normal form and taking advantage of the suprise he gained, raped her.
She then married him to cover her shame
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Hera
Apollo is the 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 of healing who taught man medicine.
The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie.
He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People travled to it from all over the greek world to devine the future.
His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird.
The dolphin his animal.
No famous children or offspring.
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Apollo
Athena is the daughter of Zeus.
She sprang full grown in armour from his forehead, thus has no mother.
She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies.
She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture.
She invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity.
She was Zeus's favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt.
Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. She is a virgin goddess.
She has no husband or children as far as I could find.
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/olympian.html#Athena
Aphrodite is the goddess of love, desire and beauty.
In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her
The other goes back to when Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitles into the sea.
Aphrodite then arose from the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore in Cyprus.
She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is her tree.
The dove, the swann, and the sparrow her birds.
No offspring
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Comments (1)
Anonymous said
at 10:07 am on Sep 26, 2007
i thought that urs was kinda boreing bc there were way to many words. i think that u should get more pictures. im not trying to be mean but its the truth!!
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