Ancient Greece Gods

We generally find many metaphysical phenomena and myths once we get into research for Gods in ancient Greece. Theories regarding birth, death and love make us amaze. A famous Greek writer, Hesiod mentioned a term, theology, which is related to Greek gods.

The people of Greece divided god into four categories. For them Earth, Desire, Heaven and the sea are the four gods .Different functions were performed by Gaea, Eros, Uranus and Pontus. The task performed by Uranus is to be a protective cover of the earth. Due to the effective coordination between Gaea and Uranus, they were soon known as the divine couple

Fear of Uranus - the Heaven:

A peculiar thought of Uranus towards his children was a fear of his children overthrowing him. As a result, Uranus did not hesitate to push his children again to the womb of the earth.

But Gaea being the mother was very sad to lose her own children. But she remembered her sorrow and handed over a sickle to her son for castrating his father. Cronus being an obedient son of Gaea performed his duty as instructed by his mother.

It is very interesting to learn about Gods in ancient Greece where the son (Cronus) used that sickle upon his father when he was sleeping. The mother earth collected the blood and had created Erinyes.

God and Goddesses of Olympian:

The ancient Greek history says the god and goddesses found here are strong enough to rule the mankind who resides at the top of highest mountain. Ancient Greece Gods of Olympian were very similar to the human beings. Some gods are married but never died like human being.

Another interesting fact about the gods of Olympian is their power of getting inside the human being and running through their veins. Another similarity between of them with human beings is their weakness as well as passion exactly like human beings.

According to Greek mythology 12 gods are found in Mount Olympian. They are namely:

1. Zeus- The king of Gods
2. Aphrodite
3. Athena
4. Apollo
5. Ares
6. Artemis
7. Demeter
8. Hephaestus
9. Hera
10. Hermis
11. Poseidon
12. Hestia
Spirits and Semi Gods in Ancient Greek History:
Some of the famous creatures who behave like semi gods are Bias, Amazons, Erinyes, Charities, Fates, Muses, Winds, and Nymphs. The above names were for great warriors, violence, love, charm, revenge, art and science, wind, spinners of thread and nature.

Ancient Greek Life History / Ancient Greece Facts for Kids

We owe a lot to Ancient Greek Civilization. History of ancient Greece is a fascinating. On this site, we have given information on various ancient Greek life aspects - Arts, Boys and Girls, Architecture, Dancing, Gods, Myths, Medicine, Inventions, Houses, Government, Religions, Wars, Politics, Weapons and ancient Greece Cities.