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=Greek Mythology = =List of the top 14 greek gods=


 * 1) Zeus : god of the sky, thunder and the king of the gods
 * 2) Poseidon : god of the sea, rivers, and horses, king of the sea
 * 3) Hates : god of death and king of the underworld, son of Cronus and Rhea
 * 4) Hera: goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, kings and empires, queen of the gods
 * 5) Apollo: god of music, healing, plague, prophecies, poetry, archery, truth and the sun, is the son of zeus and leto
 * 6) Athena: goddess of wisdom, warfare, and battle strategys, daughter of Zeus and Metis, sprang from zeus's head
 * 7) Hephaestus: god of fire, metal working and sculptures, the son of Hera by parthenogenisis
 * 8) Demeter: goddess of fertility, agriculture, horticulture, grain and harvest, daughter of Cronus and Rhea
 * 9) Dionysus: god of wine, parties, and festivals
 * 10) Hermes: god of travel, messenging, trade, thieves
 * 11) Hestia: goddess of the hearth, home and cooking
 * 12) Artemis: goddess of hunt, wilderness, wild animals, and the moon, is the daughter of Zeus and Leto
 * 13) Ares: god of war and violence, is the son of Zeus and Hera
 * 14) Aphrodite: goddess of love and beauty

Facts: There are three main gods who rule over all the others Poseidon god of the sea, Zeus god of the sky and Hades the keeper of the underworld and god of death. these gods are the strongest but there are only 14 gods in Olympus. Olympus is where the most powerful gods live. many of the gods are married like Zeus and Hera. Hera is the queen of the gods and Zeus is the king. There are more than 100 gods but 88% are outcasts and are either hidden or refuse to go out in the open. All gods are immortal which means they cant __exactly__ die. What I mean is if they get wounded enough they'll go to Tarturas or back to Olympus. Tarturas is the never ending pit in the underworld, many of the enemy of the gods or titans are in the pit. The most famous titan Cronos is in the depths of the pit. Cronos is the king of the titans and father of Zeus, his mother is Gaia the mother of the earth and his father is Uranus father of the sky.

The Giants: The giants were created by Gaia to destroy the gods. The giants know all of the gods weaknesses and there is one giant for every god. Many giants have stormed the Heavens but all have failed, the strength of all the gods is more powerful than a couple of giants. The giants were actually said to have made the human race, this happened by Promitheus (the king of the giants) was being punished for a crime he had done and a massive eagle ate his liver. The blood of the giant was said to create the human race to avenge there maker. Instead of avenging there maker, they thought the gods were there maker so the gods forgave the humans and let them worship the gods. The war of the gods and giants was said to go on for thousands of years but then Gaia almost woke from her slumber, and if she did she would kill both the gods and the giants(she only liked the titans), so they stopped fighting. Zeus created the cyclopeses to fight the giants on earth, the cyclopeses made Zeus's grand lightning bolt so that he would stand a chance to a giant. The Heroes: There were also many mortals that were interacting with the gods, most of them were called demi-gods or half bloods meaning one of there parents were a god. some of the mortals were very famous like perseus and heracles. both of these people are sons of zeus but these ones are just the famous one there are many more.

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