GREGORIO, ERICA MAE BSED- ENGLISH II

CN 5440 7PM CLASS

Assignment 2 prelim
Make a list of the 12 Olympians. Search online a picture or representation of each of the
12 Olympians. Label each picture and give a short description. Submit them on this
portal. (10 pts.)
List down the names of the Titans
12 OLYMPIANS LIST:
1. ZEUS Zeus- was the king of the Olympian gods and the supreme deity in
Greek religion. Often referred to as the Father, as the god of
thunder and the 'cloud-gatherer', he controlled the weather,
offered signs and omens and generally dispensed justice

2. HERA Hera- is a wife of Zeus and queen of the

ancient Greek gods, represented the ideal woman and was goddess
of marriage and the family. However, she was perhaps most famous
for her jealous and vengeful nature, principally aimed against the
lovers of her husband and their illegitimate offspring. Hera herself
was notable as one of the very few deities that remained faithful to
her partner and she therefore came to symbolise monogamy and
fidelity.

3. ATHENA Athena- Goddess of wisdom, war and the crafts, and favorite
daughter of Zeus, Athena was, perhaps, the wisest, most
courageous, and certainly the most resourceful of the
Olympian gods.

4. APOLLO
Apollo- was a major Greek god who was associated with
the bow, music, and divination. The epitome of youth and
beauty, source of life and healing, patron of the civilized
arts, and as bright and powerful as the sun itself, Apollo
was, arguably, the most loved of all the Greek gods. He
was particularly worshipped at Delphi and Delos, amongst the most famous of all
religious sanctuaries in the Greek world.

5. POSEIDON
Poseidon-God of the sea and rivers, creator of storms
and floods, and the bringer of earthquakes and
destruction, Poseidon was perhaps the most
disruptive of all the ancient Greek gods, not only for
mortals but also to Zeus’ peaceful reign on Mount
Olympus.

6. ARES

Ares-was the Greek god of war and perhaps the most

unpopular of all the Olympian gods because of his quick
temper, aggressiveness, and unquenchable thirst for conflict.
He famously seduced Aphrodite, unsuccessfully fought with
Hercules, and enraged Poseidon by killing his son
Halirrhothios. One of the more human Olympian gods, he was
a popular subject in Greek art and even more so in Roman
times when he took on a much more serious aspect as Mars,
the Roman god of war.
7. ARTEMIS
Artemis- was the Greek goddess of hunting, wild
nature, and chastity. The daughter of Zeus and sister of
Apollo, Artemis was regarded as a patron of girls and
young women and a protectress during childbirth.
8. DEMETER
Demeter- was one of the oldest gods in the ancient Greek
pantheon, and she guaranteed the fertility of the earth and
protected both farming and vegetation. This close connection with
the earth was inherited from her mother Rhea, and doubtless, she
was a reincarnation of local mother Earth goddesses, commonly
worshipped in rural communities in the Bronze Age.

9. APHRODITE
Aphrodite-goddess of love, beauty, desire, and all aspects of
sexuality, Aphrodite could entice both gods and men into illicit
affairs with her good looks and whispered sweet nothings.

10.DIONYSOS

Greek God of Wine & the Grape Harvest

Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine,
winemaking, grape cultivation, fertility, ritual madness,
theater, and religious ecstasy. His Roman name was
Bacchus.

11. HERMES-
Greek god, son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; often identified with the Roman Mercury
and with Casmilus or Cadmilus, one of the Cabeiri.

12. HEPHAISTOS
Greek Hephaistos, in Greek mythology, the god of fire.
Originally a deity of Asia Minor and the adjoining
islands (in particular Lemnos), Hephaestus had an
important place of worship at the Lycian Olympus.