Collect information about ancient Greek mythology

Greek mythology (Greek: ε λ λ ν ι υ θ ο λ ο γ α) is all the myths of ancient Greeks about gods, heroes, nature and the history of the universe. Greek mythology is the spiritual product of primitive clan society and the earliest literary form in Europe. It came into being before the 8th century BC, and was formed on the basis of long-term oral spread by primitive Greeks and referring to the myths spread to Greece from other countries. Later, it was recorded in Homer's epic, hesiod's genealogy, ancient Greek poetry, drama, history, philosophy and other works, and later generations arranged it into modern ancient Greek fairy tales, which were divided into two parts: the story of God and the legend of heroes.

Most ancient Greek myths or legends come from ancient Greek literature, including the Iliad and Odyssey in Homer's epic, hesiod's Time and Divine Spectrum, Ovid's Metamorphosis and other classic works, as well as Aeschylus, Sophocles Paris and the beautiful Greek (σ ο? Myth is about the origin of the gods and the world, their struggle for the highest position and Zeus' final victory, their love and quarrel, the influence of their adventures and strength on the world, including the relationship with natural phenomena such as storms or seasons, places of worship and ceremonies. The most famous stories in Greek myths and legends include the Trojan War, Odysseus' Travels, Jason's search for golden fleece (ι ν α), Hercules' achievement (η ρ α κ λ), theseus's adventure (ο ο ι λ α) and Oedipus' (ο ι λ π ο).

Greek mythology originated from the ancient Aegean civilization, which is slightly similar to the Shang and Zhou civilizations in China. They are the ancestors of western civilization, with excellent nature and extraordinary imagination. In that primitive era, they felt mysterious and difficult to understand natural phenomena and human life and death, so they constantly fantasized and meditated. In their imagination, everything in the universe has life. However, after the Dorians invaded the Aegean civilization, they had to explore the living space because of the overpopulation of the Greek peninsula. At this time, they worshipped heroes and produced many national hero stories intertwined with people and gods. The stories of people, gods and things created by these people have been collectively called "Greek mythology" by historians after being tempered by time, and the twelfth century BC to the seventh and eighth centuries BC are called "mythological times". Fairy tales were originally passed down from mouth to mouth, and it was not until the seventh century BC that the great poet Homer recorded them in the form of epic poems.

Twelve Lord God

According to legend, there were twelve gods of Olympus in ancient Greece: the twelve gods of Olympus.

Zeus-the head of the main god of Olympus, the Lord of the gods, the god of the sky, lightning and dark clouds.

Hera is the patron saint of women, in charge of marriage and childbirth. It was also called Juno Monada by the Romans (the third daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus).

Poseidon-God of the sea and Xiuka of the earth (Zeus' second brother)

Demeter, the goddess of agricultural high yield, is the second daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the second sister and the fourth wife of Zeus. She and Zeus gave birth to Persephone (goddess of spring).

Athena, goddess of wisdom, goddess of war, peace, law, order, science and technology and labor, is one of the three virgins (Ares stands for violent and bloody war, Athena stands for just war).

Apollo-god of light, the god of prophecy, the god of youth, medicine, animal husbandry, music, etc. The driver of the sun chariot. The son of Zeus and Leto, the twin brother or elder brother of Al themis. Confused with Helius in the 5th century BC)

Themis-the goddess of women, hunting and the moon (the daughter of Zeus and Leto). One of the three virgins, the goddess, is the embodiment of women's purity. Selene was bewitched in the 5th century BC. )

Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love, is also called "Venus" (after Cronus chopped Uranus into pieces with an axe, the essence of her body was scattered into the Aegean Sea, and Aphrodite was born. )

Ares-God of war, God of strength and courage (son of Zeus and Hera). )

Hephaestus Vulcan, God of Forging and Craft, patron saint of blacksmiths (son of Zeus and Hera, husband of Aphrodite). However, the beautiful Aphrodite did not appreciate hephaestus's skillful hands and looks, but often deceived other gods. )

Hermes-the god of commerce, market, tourism and transportation, the god of theft, the god of extradition in the underworld (son of Zeus and Maya, messenger of the gods). )

Dionysus, the God of Dionysus and Drama (gave way to Hestia, the Kitchen God). He is the only one of the twelve gods with mortal blood. )

Hades, the keeper of the underworld, is in charge of the soul of the underworld and all the treasures underground. Another version says that he is the strongest of the three gods (namely, ghost, sea and heaven). (also the brother of Zeus and Poseidon), who was removed from the post of the Twelve Gods because of a conflict with Zeus, only came to Olympus during the winter solstice meeting. )

Hestia-Goddess of Fire and House (arguing with the God of Hades).