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Characters of Greek
Mythology
- The characters of Greek Mythology can be divided
into two main groups
- The
Immortals
- are the divine and semi-divine beings
- the Humans
- those who are normal and common
beings without any power
- The Twelve Olympians
- Are the major gods and goddesses in Greek
Mythology
- ZEUS
- He is the god of heaven, he
rules the Olympus and his
symbol is lightning
- HERA
- she is the wife of zeus, she is too
brave and she is very jealous she has
very strong powers
- POSEIDON
- he is the god of the seas, he
is very powerful and it is said
that all his anger is
unleashed in the sea
- HADES
- rules hell and is the brother of
zeus and poseidon
- 8 immortals class
- HEROI HEMITHEOI
- they are semi-divine heroes who were worshiped after their death
- MONSTERS
- they are semi-divine creatures that look like gods
- Dragons, giants, centaurs, mermaids
- CONSTELATIONS
- it surrounds the sky at night, its meaning is
the 12 signs of the zodiac
- are possessed by one or more spirits
- OLYMPIAN GODS
- these ruled Olympus and commanded the spirits
- Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Artemis, Apollon
- THEOI
- who controlled the forces of nature
- and bestowed civilised arts upon mankind.
- DAIMONES
- these were spirits that affected the human
- Love, dream, joy, hate, fear, death, old age
- NYMPHAI
- they are spirits which nourished
the life of the 4 elements
- Forests, fresh water and animals
- PROTOGENOI
- These were the
primeval beings.
- They create the universe
- Earth, Sea, Sky, Night, Day
- The titans
- they ruled the world, having
dethroned their father Uranus, the
first ruler of the universe.
- CRONOS
- the King of the Titans and the god of
destructive time, the time that devours
everything.
- COEUS
- was the god of the intellect and controls
some constellations
- CRIUS
- He controlled some constellations and controlled the
stations on earth he was also leader of the giants
- IAPETUS
- the god titan of mortality and the
allocation of mortal life
- The heroes
- HERCULES
- He is the son of Zeus, he is too strong but he has
neither intelligence nor self-determination.
- PERSEUS
- he was locked up and thrown into the sea, as he grew
up he tried to kill his grandfather but the one who died
was the
- THESEUS
- good leader, good citizen and
good friend, doubting his wife he
gets into trouble and it
disappears
- JASON
- I recover the golden fleece after a fight, but this deceit a
woman, winning the death of her and her children
- THE CREATURESAND MONSTERS
- MEDUSA
- she has snakes in her hair and her
gaze makes men turn to stone
- MINOTAUR
- The half-man, half-bull
monster that terrorizes
Minos’s Labyrinth
- CYCLOPHES
- creators of the zeus rays, this helps
them for that
- CERBEUS
- three-headed dog that guards
the gates of Hades.