Gods

• Greek Mythology

  Intorduction The ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion, and oral tradition are all reflected and formulated through rich myths and legends that besides entertainment provided an articulation of Greek culture’s moral fiber. Taken as a whole, what we call “mythology” today…

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• Aphrodite (Venus)

  Goddess of Love and Beauty Table of Contents Aphrodite (aphro-dite = issued from the foam / born of foam). Aphrodite was the goddess of Beauty and Love. This goddess was the embodiment of love and beauty, eliciting desire from deities…

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• Apollo

  This god of the sun held many religious facets; he was the God of Light, a symbol that existed concomitantly with the idea of purity, and so he was also the God of Truth. His byname Phoebus means “bright” and…

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• Ares (Mars)

  As the God of War, Ares was surprisingly not so revered by the ancient Greeks.  He was said to have juxtaposing qualities of cowardice and ruthlessness on the battlefield as opposed to bravery. Even the other Olympians disdained him. He…

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• Asclepius

  Whether Asclepius was or was not a divine figure remains ambiguous in the history of medicine.  He was one of the earliest men to experiment in healing, and if he were mortal, it is thought that he was raised to…

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• Artemis

  Apollo’s twin sister and counterpart: Artemis was to the moon what Apollo was to the sun. She held other religious facets like goddess of the hunt and the wilderness as well as protector of youth everywhere. She was one of…

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• Athena

  There is speculation as to whether Pallas Athena had a mother, but Zeus is undoubtedly her father as every account of her birth depicts her springing fully-grown and adorned in amour from his head. If she did have a mother…

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• Demeter

  As the domain of men was hunting and gathering, the women took to plowing and scattering seeds to reap harvest. A female deity would best understand a woman’s work, and Demeter was born to worship. She was the goddess of…

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• Dionysus (Bacchus)

  Along with Demeter, Dionysus was worshipped as a god of the gifts of earth. He was the God of the Vine from which the grapes used to ferment wine were grown. Dionysus granted wine to the people of Greece in…

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• Ge

  Earth goddess or Mother Goddess Deity worshiped mainly in Mainland Greece during prehistoric times (aprox. 14th – 11th c.)

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