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Greek mythological characters
(1) Zeus:
★Zeus is the son of Cronus, the king of gods, in charge of the sky. The supreme god in Greek mythology, controls thunder and lightning, so he is also called the God of Thunder. With the support of his mother Rhea, he killed his father Cronus and became the third generation god king. He had an extremely lustful personality. He often had affairs with other goddesses and mortals behind his wife Hera's back, and had countless illegitimate children.
★The symbols of Zeus are the eagle, the oak tree, and the mountain; his favorite sacrifices are the female goat and the white bull whose horns are painted gold.
★History of Prosperity
When Zeus was born, his father Cronus was in power, and his mother Rhea was afraid that Zeus would be swallowed by her father. "Note: For some reasons, Cronus "Lonus could not let his children survive", so he hid him in Crete and gave him to three nymphs to raise him - on the island, a female goat provided him with sacred milk, and an eagle provided him with He brought ambrosia; whenever he cried, Rhea's servants went to the cradle to dance for Zeus and struck the bronze shield with their daggers to cover up his cries, so Cronus never discovered this secret. .
Zeus thrives on the island day by day. One day, while playing with the female goat, he accidentally pushed her down and broke a beautiful horn. The fairy Amalthea hurriedly treated her injury, and Zeus picked up the horn, gave it magical power, and gave it to the kind fairy. This ram's horn has since been called the "Horn of Plenty" because it can produce all kinds of delicious food.
After Zeus came of age, he used a trick to rescue the five brothers and sisters who were swallowed by their father, and worked together to overthrow Cronus, and finally ascended to the throne.
(2) Queen Hera:
★Hera is the daughter of Cronus, the sister and wife of Zeus; she is in charge of marriage and childbirth, and is the authority of women. Protector; Hera has an elegant temperament, beautiful appearance, and is loyal to her partner. She is worthy of her status as queen of heaven. However, she is also famous for her jealousy. Therefore, Hera and Zeus often have fierce quarrels. However, usually Zeus's Sweet words can always make them reconcile.
★The symbol of Hera is the peacock, because this bird with colorful feathers and a heart full of stars is a symbol of the beautiful and spectacular night sky, and the sky is The radiant face of Queen Hera.
(3) Poseidon:
★The King of the Sea, the second brother of Zeus, holds a huge trident and commands all creatures in the sea. Some are described as half-human and half-fish, capable of controlling wind and rain. He has a violent and cruel personality.
★Horses and cattle are his sacred objects.
(4) Hades:
★Zeus, Poseidon, Demo Ter's brother, in charge of the underworld, is very powerful but has a peaceful personality. Except for taking Persephone, the goddess of spring, the daughter of the harvest goddess Demeter, as his wife, he had no other evil deeds.
★The color black is the favorite, and the favorite sacrifice is a black ewe or a black bull wrapped in black gauze.
★Introduction to Hades
After people die, Hermes, the god of guidance, takes them to the underworld. Here, a black river flows fiercely, the Acheron - the river of pain. The river blocks the way forward, and only a bearded boatman named Karon can ferry the undead to the other side. However, the undead must pay a certain river crossing fee before boarding the boat, otherwise they will wander along the banks of the River of Pain and cannot find a home.
After crossing the river, there is a vast gray plain, which is called the Field of Truth. It connects two roads, leading respectively to the place of happiness - Elysee Paradise and the place of pain - Hell. The undead were judged by the three judges of the underworld, Minos, Rhadamandas and Aeacus, in front of the judgment seat in front of the Garden of Truth. The guilty people will receive varying degrees of punishment in hell according to their crimes, while the innocent people will be able to live a happy life of having no worries about food and clothing, singing in the wind and enjoying the moon in the beautiful and peaceful Elysee Paradise.
Between the Elysee Paradise and Hell, a majestic and huge palace was built. This is the residence of Hades, the king of Hades and Persephone, the queen of the underworld.
(5) The Kitchen God He Hestia:
She is the sister of Zeus and is in charge of the household affairs of all people. One of the three virgin goddesses. In Greek mythology, there are no distinct personalities. She is a chaste virgin goddess.
(6) Ares, God of War:
★The God of War is a cruel, cunning, irrational, and war-for-war god. He once had an affair with Aphrodite, the god of love and beauty, the wife of the god of craftsmen, and was trapped in a large net specially made by the god of craftsmen and could not escape. (Venus was originally a Roman god, but was later absorbed into Greek mythology.
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★The vulture is his sacred bird, and his pet animal is the dog.
(7) Athene, the goddess of wisdom:
★Wisdom The goddess and the goddess of just war is the daughter of Zeus and the female Titan Medice. She is the goddess of wisdom and peace (or the goddess of war). She is brave, powerful, kind and benevolent, but sometimes she is a little petty and does not want others to Stronger than her. When she was born, Zeus suffered severe pain in the head. After splitting it with a big ax, Athena jumped out with a spear and armor. He is a very popular god. She was renamed Pallas Athena after accidentally killing her friend Pallas.
★Owls with bright-eyed eyes, as well as roosters and poisonous snakes, are all symbols of the bright-eyed goddess Athena.
(8) Hermes (God of Peeping):
★The son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas. With wings on his feet and as fast as flying, he became the messenger of the gods in heaven, and later became the protector of travelers, merchants, and thieves. He often transformed into a mortal in the lower world to help protect the protectors. He is the smartest and cunning god.
★He moves swiftly and elegantly, wears winged sandals, wears a low-crowned hat with wings, and holds a magic wand entwined with two snakes.
(9) Fire God Hephaestus:
Son of Zeus and Hera. The ugly appearance and sloping feet are a major blemish on the beautiful world of gods! Although she is ugly, she is gentle, loves peace, and is very popular in heaven and earth.
(10) Apollo:
★Sun god, son of Zeus and Leto, brother of the moon god and hunting goddess Artemis, Greek twelve One of the great gods, also known as Helios. In charge of light, medicine, literature, poetry, music, etc. Every day, the golden chariot ridden by Tianma travels in the sky for a week.
★The laurel tree is his sacred tree, and his favorite pets are dolphins and crows.
(11) Aphrodite, the god of love and beauty):
★Goddess of love, daughter of Zeus and Dione. Her sweet words can deceive all gods and men. She loves to laugh, has boundless charm, and even a wise man will lose his sense of proportion.
★Myrtle is her sacred tree, and doves are her love birds. Swans and sparrows are also favored.
(12) Moon goddess Artemis:
★Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and one of the three virgin goddesses. Moon goddess, goddess of hunting, god of purity. Therefore, it is also called the protector of virgins. She is the master of wild animals and the chief hunter of the divine world. As a three-body goddess, she is Siren in the sky, Artemis on the ground, and Hecate in the underworld and the dark world.
★Cypress is her sacred tree, and deer is her favorite pet.
Other gods
Hestia: the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, the sister of Zeus; the goddess of virgins, not involved in government affairs, and the god of the kitchen and health God in charge of family affairs.
Thanatos: God of death; son of the goddess of the night, one of the oldest gods, has a twin brother - Hipponos, the god of sleep; chief military officer of Hades.
Eris: The daughter of Zeus and Hera; the goddess of discord. She likes to stir up discord. Her most famous achievement is to provoke the "Trojan War".
Nemesis: goddess of revenge or justice; specializing in punishing lawless people.
Helios: God of the Sun, son of the Titan Hyperion; predecessor of Apollo.
Eos: Goddess of the Dawn.
Persephone: The daughter of Demeter; abducted by Hades and became the queen of the underworld.
Dionysus (Dionysus): The son of Zeus and a mortal woman Semele, the only official god with mortal blood; the god of wine; invented wine and promoted the cultivation of grapes Planting. He has a dual personality. He can bring joy and intoxication to people, but at the same time he is cruel and irritable - just like wine.
Eros: Son of Aphrodite and Hermes or Ares; the little god of love. His image is usually blindfolded, because love is always blind. His "weapons" are magic javelins or bows and arrows. The person who is shot will develop an irrepressible love for the first person of the opposite sex they meet.
Hebe: The daughter of Zeus and Hera; the goddess of youth, the sommelier of Mount Olympus. Later married Heracles.
Pan: Son of Hermes; god of mountains and forests; with a pair of goat's horns and a pair of goat's hooves. He is an excellent composer and flute player. The god of joy and mischief, often dancing with the fairies of the mountains and forests. However, due to his ugly appearance, he could never find a wife.
The Fates: controls the fate of everyone on earth. There are three gods: Clotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis determines the length of the thread of life, and Atropos cuts the thread of life.
The Graces: the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome; singers and dancers of the gods, bringing beauty to the world; they are Aglaia (goddess of radiance), Europe Euphrosyne (goddess of joy), Thalia (goddess of inspiration).
The Muses: The daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne, there are nine of them; they are also called the Muses or the Pierides, because they were born in Pieria. Elijah place. They are Calliope (eloquence and narrative poetry), Clio (history), Urania (astronomy), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy), Tetra Terpsichore (Dance), Erato (Love Poetry), Polyhymnia (Ode), Euterpe (Lyric Poetry).
TheErinnyes: the goddess of vengeance, also known as Eumenides. Retaliate mercilessly against the perpetrator until his or her death. It is particularly harsh on those who commit the crime of matricide. ***There are three people, Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto. They were born from the blood of Uranus.
The Pleiades (Seven Fairies): The seven flowery daughters of Atlas. They are Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Merope, Celaeno and Sterope. ). Maia is the mother of Hermes.
Hours: in charge of the natural order; the three *** - Eunomia (order), Dicke (justice), Erinye (peace).
Pentus (Pontus): means "unfathomable sea". Son and lover of Gaia.
Nereus: The son of Pentheus and Gaia, nicknamed the "Old Man of the Sea". He is a knowledgeable, sincere and kind-hearted old immortal.
Doris: The daughter of the Titan Oceanus, one of the three thousand sea nymphs. Wife of Nereus.
Thetis: The wisest of the daughters of Nereus.
The Nereids: the fifty lovely daughters of Nereus and Doris. One of them, Amphitrite, was the wife of Poseidon, the king of the sea.
Triton: The son of Poseidon and his wife; the trumpeter of the sea, whose instrument is a large conch.
Minos: King of Crete; famous for his strict rule of law, so he became one of the judges of Hades after his death; son of Zeus and Europa.
Rhadamanthys: The brother of Minos and one of the judges of Hades. (I remember that there seemed to be three giants of Hades fighters in "Saints of the Goddess", but there seemed to be very little information about the third guy. I don't know where Masami Kurumada found it)
Calypso: Sea goddess, daughter of Atlas; fell in love with the mortal hero Odysseus, but was unable to marry him due to Zeus's obstruction.
Achelous: River god, the eldest of the three thousand sons of Oceanus and Thetis. The father of all sirens.
Alcyoneus: Son of heaven and earth, the most powerful giant who cannot be killed while on earth.
Amalthea: sea nymph with a horn from which food can be taken. After the horn of the river god Achelous was broken by Hercules, she gave one of hers to him.
Iris: Messenger of Zeus; goddess of the rainbow; sister of the human-headed bird Harpie.
Leucothea: goddess of the sea; she rescued Odysseus after Poseidon smashed his ship to pieces.
Perse: The daughter of Oceanus and the wife of Helios.
Clymene: The daughter of Oceanus and Thetis. It seems that he had close relationships with several gods, including Prometheus and Apollo, and gave birth to many children.
Circe: Helios and Perse His daughter is a female magician who can turn people into animals.
Proteus: The old man of the sea, endless changes.
Scamander: the name of the river, also the name of the river god; also called Xanthus
Hesperides : Daughters of the Night; guarding the golden apple tree Gaia gave to Hera as a wedding gift.
Syrinx: The forest goddess, pursued by Pan, turned into a reed.
Pallas: The daughter of Triton; Athena accidentally killed her. In memory of her, she should be named Pallas and call herself Pallas? Athena.
Eurynome: The daughter of Oceanus, the three goddesses of beauty and beauty with Zeus.
Glaucus: God of the sea, good at making prophecies.
Talos: Giant, last man of the Bronze Age; guarded the island of Crete.
Selene: Moon goddess, daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Thea.
Menoetius: Shepherd of Hades.
Bio: The embodiment of ferocity, the son of Pallas and the River Styx.
Cratos: The embodiment of strength, the son of Pallas and the River Styx, the "fierce" brother.
Non-human Creatures
Echidna: A half-human, half-snake monster. Many famous monsters were born - such as the Lerna water snake, the Nemean lion, the Romela, the Sphinx, etc.
Gorgons: The three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, one of whom is Medusa.
Chrysaor: The monster born to Poseidon and Medusa, the brother of Pegasus.
Cerberus: A three-headed dog, born of Typhon and Ekedena, guarding the gates of hell.
Ceto: The daughter of Pentheus and Gaia; the father of Gorgon, Grae, and the great serpent Ladon.
Ladon: The hundred-headed dragon guarding the golden apples, born of Ceto and Phorcus.
Minotaur: A bull-headed monster on the island of Crete who likes to eat human flesh, especially boys and girls; the famous Cretan labyrinth was built to imprison it.
Pegasus: Pegasus; the son of Poseidon and Medusa. When Perseus cut off Medusa’s head, he and Chrysaor came from the Medusa's head jumped out.
Chrysaor: The monster born to Poseidon and Medusa, the brother of the flying horse Pegasus.
Graeae: the three daughters of Phorcus and Cetus, sisters with Gorgon; they have one eye and one tooth.
Hydra: A water snake born to Typhon and Elodra. It has nine heads because it lives in the great swamp of Lerna.