Ancient Greece Gods Names

According to Greek mythology, before the Gods appeared, there was nothing but chaos and darkness in the world. An eerie darkness that filled the livesthen came lovethe creator of all started the creation of the world.

The Greeks believed in many gods: they were polytheistic . The ones who were most worshipped, and the ones to which the most people were sacrificed to were Zeus, Aphrodite, Athena, Demeter, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Hermes, Ares, and Hades.

However there were many others apart from the above named. It was a common belief that the local stream, an especially big tree, an oddly shaped rock had their own god inside them, who had to be worshipped or he or she would get angry. It was, as Keith Hopkins has said, "a world full of gods."

In ancient Greece, Gods were responsible for everything good or bad. In those days, the Greeks believed in a simple concept; worship the gods, make sacrifices to them and they will ensure that you are favorably blessed.

Of all the Ancient Greek Gods, the most popular ones are the Olympians. Names of other greek gods are given below:

1. Aphrodite: the god of love, beauty and passion. She was considered the most beautiful Goddess and always carried with her a girdle, the seashell and a mirror. Her vanity was of utmost importance to her, and she was very amorous, but she was in a love affair with Ares, the God of war.

2. Apollo: the most beautiful God. He was the god of light, medicine and music. Apollo also had a gift of prophecy, which was given to him by his father Zeus at birth. The handsome Apollo carried with him a lyre, tripod and navel stone.

3. Ares: the God of all things dark, the God of war, Ares was Aphrodites lover and father to many children. He was also called Mars and is the son of Zeus and Hera. Ares was always surrounded by dogs and carried a spear.

4. Artemis/Diana was goddess of the hunt and Apollo's twin sister.

5. Athena: Goddess born of Zeus, she who is called Minerva, like Artemis was a virgin Goddess. She was the patron goddess of Athens and Goddess of wisdom, skill and war.

6. Hades: Pluto he was also known as and was the ruler of the underworld and of the dead. He was always surrounded by darkness, death, silence and gloom.

7. Hephaestus: This God of Fire and Forge was given the roman name of Vulcan. He was the son of Zeus and Hera and was rumored to be conceived before their nuptials. He was husband to Aphrodite, but never her true lover, because he lacked what Aphrodite prized, beauty.

8. Hera: She, Juno is the Queen of the Gods and Goddesses, and wife to King of the Gods Zeus. She was the Goddess of Marriage and family. Hera hated her husband Zeuss love child Hercules by a mortal woman.

9. Hermes: He was the messenger of the Gods and quite naturally the Greek God of Trade. He was also called Mercury.

10. Hestia/Vesta was the goddess of hearth and home, and Hera's sister.

11. Poseidon: He was the most feared, this God of the sea and earthquakes. Every time there was a storm, a quick prayer was sent to calm the wrath of Poseidon. He was named Neptune by the Romans.

12. Zeus: King of the Gods, Zeus was the Greek God of the sky and was invincible. He was the ultimate authority on Mount Olympus and has the most power. He was called Jupiter by the Romans and was born of the Titans Cronus and Rhea.

13. Demeter/Ceres was the goddess of the harvest, and Hera's other sister. Persephone was Demeter's daughter,and the Greek's reason for the seasons.

14. Eros/Cupid was the son of the goddess of love. He carried a bow and arrow to shoot people. When you were shot with Cupid's arrow, you fell in love with the very next person you saw.

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