Characters of Greek Mythology

Characters of Greek Mythology

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

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