Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Richard Pallardy
Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He
was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and
worked on Britannica Blog from 2010...
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Cruel and fickle, passionate and vindictive, jealous and insecure, petty and
insane: the inhabitants of Mount Olympus represent an attempt by the ancient
Greeks to explain the chaos of the universe through human nature. Thus, like
every deity invented before and since, these gods and goddesses are
embodiments of human solipsism. (Of course lightning is caused by a giant,
angry man in the sky…obvi. I mean, what else could it be?) The stories of their
battles, bickering, and sexual conquests have indelibly influenced the course of
Western language and narrative. Here is a selection of some of the A-list
names of the Greek pantheon.

 Aphrodite