Religion

Religion

The ancient Greeks believed in many different gods. Each god had control of a certain thing or things. To worship these gods they made sacrifices of animals and prayed at temples. Some of these gods included: 
 * Zeus
 * Poseidon
 * Hades
 * Apollo
 * Ares

Zeus Zeus was known as the king of gods. He was the god of the sky and thunder. His parents were Rhea and Cronus. His siblings were Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera and Demeter. When they were born Cronus swallowed them whole so they couldn't get older and overthrow him like he overthrew his father. Rhea hid Zeus and gave Cronus a rock to eat. Later Zeus grew up and saved his siblings. The world then was then split into three; the heavens/ sky, the seas, and the underworld. Zeus got the heavens. Return to top  

Poseidon Poseidon was given the seas when he escaped from his father Cronus and the world was split into three. He is credited with creating the horse and many sea animals. His wife was Amphitrite, whom he fathered a child. He had affairs with a few different women and had some more children. Return to top 

 Hades Hades was given the underworld, where the dead souls went. There were two parts to his domain; Erebus and Tartarus. Erebus is where the dead went when they died. Tartarus is where Hades kept the Titans. Hades was married to Persephone. He had kidnapped her to make her marry him. Return to top

Apollo <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Apollo was the god of many things. He was the god of prophecy. He was also the god of things like medicine, healing, and the light. He is known for winning the first Olympic Games. His parents were Zeus and Leto. His only sibling was his twin sister Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Return to top <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Ares​

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Ares was the god of war and bloodshed. His parents were Zeus and Hera. Ares had three siblings. They were Athena, Hebe and Hephaestus. Neither the gods or the mortals were very fond of him. Return to top

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