Their efforts to sabotage one another was the Greeks’ explanation for the natural phenomena of the world and the complexity of human affairs.Īfter all, how could humans possibly live free of strife and conflict if the very gods who pulled the puppet strings were themselves constantly fighting? They were constantly bickering with one another, seemingly incapable of getting along. These twelve gods ruled over everything on earth and directly intervened in the affairs of mortals. Simply put, the pantheon is made up of the twelve gods who lived on Mount Olympus, who are known as the Olympians. While we can't know what Mount Olympus really looked like.we're pretty confident it wasn't a theme park in Wisconsin!įirst, let’s discuss what is meant by the Greek Pantheon. So let’s dive in and learn all that there is to know about Zeus, Greek god of all Greek gods. So if you want to understand Greek mythology, you should start by getting to know Zeus. Not only is he the god of thunder and the sky, he’s also the subject of many famous Greek myths. Zeus is the king of the Greek gods, which makes him one of the most important members of the Greek Pantheon. You know this guy, right? Kind of? Or maybe not? To Underworld | Amzon Warriors | Ares vs.Zeus: Greek god of thunder, king of all men, hurler of lightning bolts. Hades | Hephaestus | Hera | Hermes | Hestia | Poseidon | ZeusĪchilles | Aeneas | Diomedes | Hector | Hercules | Jason | Odysseus | Perseus | Theseus
The Battle Between the Gods and the Titans by Wtewael Art Institute of Chicago,Īpollo | Ares | Artemis | Athena | Demeter | Dionysus Atlas was given a special punishment for his role in the war. The Titans who participated in the war, were imprisoned in Tartarus.
With the defeat of Cronus and the added power of the Cyclopes and Giants, the Olympians were able to defeat the Titans. The distraction allowed Zeus to strike with lightning, and he downed Cronus. Hades used the helm of darkness to steal away Cronus’ weapons and Poseidon came at him with the trident. Then gave the helm of darkness to Hades and to Poseidon they gave a trident (three-pronged spear). The Cyclopes gave Zeus the power over thunder and lightning.
In return for their freedom, the Cyclopes and the Giants became allies with Zeus tipping the scale of power to the Olympians. Zeus went down to Tartarus, killed the monster which guarded the prisoners, and released them. Gaia advised Zeus to free the Cyclopes and the hundred headed Giants from Tartarus (a place in the underworld) and persuade them to join his side. The rest of the Titan men chose Atlas to lead the battle against the Olympians.įor ten years, the Titans and the Olympians fought with neither side able to gain a lasting advantage. Two of the men, Prometheus and Epimetheus actually joined the Olympians against their fellow Titans. He was not able to get the Titan women to join him. He tried to rally the Titans to join him to defeat Zeus and his siblings. The five siblings were so grateful for the rescue that they wanted Zeus to become the leader of the Olympians. He slipped the potion into a drink causing Cronos to spit up his brothers and sisters. Zeus had his mother Rhea arranged for him to become his father’s cupbearer. After he became a young man, he obtained a potion that induced vomiting from a female Titan named Metis.
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