The legend of heroes originates from the worship of ancestors, and it is an artistic review of ancient history and the struggle against nature by ancient Greeks. Most of the heroes in this kind of legend are descendants of God and man, and are demigods and demigods. They have extraordinary physical strength and bravery, which embodies the heroic spirit and tenacious will of human beings to conquer nature and becomes the embodiment of the collective strength and wisdom of ancient people. The most famous legends are Heracles' twelve great achievements, and Jason's taking golden fleece.
In Greek mythology, gods and people are alike. Some people are physically beautiful, while others are worldly desires, who knows joys and sorrows and participates in people's activities. The only difference between God and man is that the former lives forever and has no death period; The latter's life is limited, with birth, old age, illness and death. The gods in Greek mythology have distinct personality, no asceticism and little mysticism. Therefore, Greek mythology is not only the soil of Greek literature, but also has a far-reaching influence on later European literature.
The early gods can be said to be the oldest gods.
Hecate: the goddess of night, also the goddess of ghosts and magic; The earliest god, one of the founders of the world, created hell. Represents the dark side of the world.
Gaea: the goddess of the earth, who appeared after the goddess of the night, was one of the founders of the world, and created the earth, the sea and the sky.
Uranus: the god of heaven. Gaia's eldest son and husband, the first king of God. Overthrown by his son.
Cronus: the youngest of the twelve Titan children of Caia and Julius. The god of peace killed his father and became the second king of God. He was overthrown by his own son and later fled to Italy to establish an autonomous regime.
Rhea: one of the twelve titans, the wife of Cronus.
Oceanus: or oceanus; One of the twelve titans, the god of water. Gave birth to all the rivers and 3, sea fairies on the earth
Tethys: one of the twelve titans, the wife of Osenas
Hyperion: one of the twelve titans, the god of light. Father of the sun, moon and dawn.
Thea: one of the twelve titans, wife of Hyperion.
Mnemosyne: one of the twelve titans, the god of memory. Mother of nine muses (literary goddesses).
Iapetus: one of the twelve titans. The father of Prometheus, Epimetheus and Artemis.
Crius: one of the twelve titans, the god of growth.
Themis: one of the twelve titans, the goddess of order and justice. Destiny and the mother of the four seasons.
Phoebe: one of the twelve titans, the goddess of the moon.
Coeus: one of the twelve titans, the god of intelligence. Phoebe's husband.
Prometheus: the son of Titan Iapetus. One of the most wise gods is called "prophet". Creator and protector of mankind. Because Zeus was locked in the Caucasus Mountain, vultures pecked at his liver every day, and then he grew well again and again. After being rescued by Heracles.
Epimetheus: the brother of Prometheus. One of the most stupid gods is called "the last to know". As a result of accepting a gift from Zeus-Pandora as his wife, diseases, evils and other disasters flew out of the "pandoras box".
Atlas: another brother of Prometheus. One of the tallest and strongest gods. He was punished for failing to resist Zeus.
Metis: a smart and beautiful female Titan with prophetic ability. He helped Zeus win the throne, and was later tempted by Zeus and lost his virginity. Finally, he was buried in Zeus' belly. It is also translated as "Metis".
1. Greek mythological figure
(1) zeus)：
★ Zeus is the son of Cronus, the king of gods, in charge of the sky. The supreme god in Greek mythology, who mastered lightning, is also called Raytheon. With the support of his mother Leia, he killed his father Cronus and became the third generation God King. Character is extremely lewd, often cheating on his wife Hera with other goddesses and mortals, and there are countless illegitimate children.
★ The symbols of Zeus are eagle, oak tree and mountain peak; His favorite sacrifices are a female goat and a white bull with golden horns.
★ History of Prosperity
When Zeus was born, his father Cronus was in power, and his mother Rhea was afraid that Zeus would be swallowed up by his father. "Note: for some reason, Cronus could not let his children live", so she hid him in Crete and gave him to three female immortals to raise-on the island, a female goat provided him with sacred milk and an eagle brought him fairy wine; Whenever he cried, Rhea's servants went to the cradle to dance for Zeus, and beat the bronze shield with a dagger to cover up his crying, so Cronus never discovered this secret.
Zeus thrives on the island day by day. One day, when he was playing with a female goat, he accidentally pushed her down and broke a beautiful horn. Fairy Amar Theia quickly healed her wounds, while Zeus picked up the horn, endowed it with magical powers, and presented it to the kind fairy. This ram's horn has been called "the horn of abundance" since then, because it can produce all kinds of delicious food.
When Zeus came of age, he tricked out five brothers and sisters who were swallowed by his father, and together they overthrew Cronus and finally ascended the throne.
(2) Hera)：
★ Hera is the daughter of Cronus, the sister and wife of Zeus; She is in charge of marriage and childbirth and is the patron saint of women; Hera is elegant in temperament, beautiful in appearance, and faithful to her partner. She is worthy of being the queen of heaven, but her jealousy is also famous in the world. Therefore, Hera and Zeus often have fierce quarrels, but usually Zeus' rhetoric can always make them reconciled.
★ The symbol of Hera is peacock, because this bird with colorful feathers and full of stars is a symbol of the beautiful and spectacular night sky, and the sky is just the radiant of Hera.
(3) Poseidon)：
★ The emperor of the sea, the second brother of Zeus, holds a huge trident and commands all creatures in the sea. It is described as half man and half fish, and it can call the wind and rain. Violent and cruel.
★ Horses and oxen are sacred to him.
(4) Hades:
★ Zeus, Poseidon, the elder brother of Demeter, is in charge of the underworld, with strong strength but calm personality. There is nothing wrong with it except robbing the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and the goddess of spring, Bohr Sefune, as his wife.
★ I like black best, and my favorite sacrifice is a black ewe or black bull wrapped in black gauze.
★ Introduction to the underworld
When people die, Hermes, the guiding god, takes them to the underworld. Here, a big black river, the Akron River-the river of pain, surges. The river blocks the way forward, and only a bearded boatman Caron can ferry the dead to the other side. However, the undead must pay a certain fee to get on the boat, otherwise they will wander along the river of pain and find no home.
After crossing the river, there is a vast gray plain, which is called the Garden of Truth. There are two roads connecting here, which lead to the Elysee Paradise, a place of happiness, and the hell, a place of pain. The undead were tried by Minos, Radamandas and Arcos, the three judges of the underworld, at the judgment table in front of the Garden of Truth. Guilty people will be punished in hell according to their crimes, while those who are innocent will be able to live a happy life in the beautiful and peaceful Elysee Paradise.
Between the Elysee Paradise and hell, there is a magnificent palace, which is the residence of Hades, the keeper of the underworld, and Persephone, the empress of the underworld.
(5) Hestia, the kitchen god:
She is the elder sister of Zeus and is in charge of the family affairs of all people. One of the three virgin gods. In Greek mythology, there is no obvious personality. She is a chaste virgin goddess.
(6) Ares)：
★ Ares is a ferocious, cunning and irrational god who fights for war. Once had an affair with Aphrodite, the wife of the craftsman's god, the god of love and beauty, and was caught in a big net specially made by the craftsman's god. Venus was originally a Roman deity and was later absorbed by Greek mythology. )
★ The vulture is his sacred bird, and his pet animal is a dog.
(7) Athene, the goddess of wisdom:
★ Sivir, the goddess of wisdom and justice, is the daughter of Zeus and the female Titan Medes. She is the goddess of wisdom and peace (or goddess of war). She is brave, powerful, kind and kind, but sometimes she is a little narrow-minded. Is a very popular god. She was renamed Pallas Athena for accidentally killing her friend pallas.
★ Owls with bright eyes at night, as well as cocks and poisonous snakes, are symbols of Athena, the goddess with bright eyes.
(8) Hermes)：
★ The son of Zeus and Atlas' daughter Maia. Feet with wings, flying fast, became the messenger of the gods in heaven, and later became the protector of travelers, businessmen and thieves, and often turned into the protector of the mortal world. He was the cleverest and most cunning god.
★ He was agile and elegant, wearing winged sandals, wearing a low-crowned hat with wings and holding a magic battle coiled with two snakes.
(9) Hephaestus:
Son of Zeus and Hera. Long and ugly, full of slopes, is a great failure of the beautiful gods! Although she is ugly, she is gentle and loves peace, and is very popular among people in heaven.
(1) Apollo)：
★ The sun god, the son of Zeus and Leto, the elder brother of Artemis, the moon god and the goddess of hunting, is also known as Helius. In charge of light, medicine, literature, poetry, music, etc. Every day, a golden car driven by Tianma travels around the sky for a week.
★ The laurel is his sacred tree, and his favorite pets are dolphins and crows.
(11) Aphrodite, the god of love and beauty:
★ The goddess of love, the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Her sweet words can fool all gods and people. She loves to laugh and has boundless charm, and wise people will lose their sense of proportion.
★ Myrtle is her sacred tree, and pigeons are her favorite birds. Swans and sparrows are also favored.
(12) themis, the goddess of the moon:
★ Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and one of the three virgin gods. Luna, goddess of hunting, god of purity. So it is also called the patron saint of virgins. She is the master of wildlife and the main hunter of the divine world. As a three-body goddess, she is Siron in the air, Artemis on the ground, and Haikati in the underworld and the dark world.
★ cypress is her sacred tree, and deer is her favorite pet animal.
Other gods
Hestia: the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the sister of Zeus; The goddess of virgins, who is not involved in government affairs, is the god of kitchen and health, and is in charge of family affairs.
Thanatos: death; The son of the goddess of the night, one of the oldest gods, has a twin brother-Hippocrates, the god of sleep; Hades' chief military attache
Eris: the daughter of Zeus and Hera; The goddess of discord loves to stir up discord, and her most famous achievement is to stir up the "Trojan War".
Nemesis: the goddess of revenge or justice; Specially punish lawbreakers.
Helios: God of the sun, son of Titan Hyperion; Apollo's predecessor.
Eos (EOS): the goddess of dawn.
Persephone: the daughter of Demeter; After being abducted by hades and becoming the underworld.
Dionysus: the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, Semele, the only official god with mortal blood; Dionysus; Invented wine and popularized the cultivation of grapes. With his dual personality, he can bring joy and intoxication, but at the same time he is cruel and irritable-just like wine.
Eros: the son of Aphrodite and Hermes or Ares; Little love god. His image is usually blindfolded, because love is always blind. His "weapon" is a magic javelin or bow and arrow. The person who is shot will have an irresistible love for the first opposite sex he meets.
Hebe: the daughter of Zeus and Hera; The goddess of youth is the cupbearer of Mount Olympus. After marrying Heracles.
Pan: the son of Hermes; God of the forest; With a pair of horns and hoofs. He is an excellent composer and flute player. Happy and naughty gods often dance with the fairies in the mountains. However, because of his ugly appearance, he can never find a wife.
theFates: in charge of the fate of all people on the earth. * * * There are three people: Clotho weaves the thread of life, Lachesis decides the length of the thread of life, and Atropos cuts the thread of life.
TheGraces: the daughters of Zeus and Eurnome; The dancers of the gods bring beauty to the world; They are Aglaia (goddess of glory), Euphrosyne (goddess of joy) and Thalia (goddess of inspiration).
TheMuses: the daughters of Zeus and Titan Mnemosyne, there are nine people; Also known as Muse or divines of Pierre, because they were born in Pierre. They are Calliope (eloquence and narrative poetry), Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Melpomene (tragedy) and Thalia (happiness).