Ares. Artemis. Athena. Hephaestus. Hestia. Hermes. In addition to the 12 Olympians, there are also many other gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. Some of these are no longer well known or lost to the mists of time, while others were regional deities or have specific domains. And though...
His parents in Greek mythology are Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods. Etymologically, the meaning of the name ''Hephaestus'' is unclear. Its spelling is a Latinization of the Greek Hephaistos, the origin of which is not known. This is the case with the names of many gods...
ravaging the city of Psopkis near Mount Erymanthus, and he trapped the boar in deep snow on the mountain. Heracles provoked the animosity of his older half-brother Ares in 1271 BC when Eurystheus instructed Heracles to kill the Stymphalian birds that had terrorized the people of Arcadia....
Vé is often depicted wielding a mighty axe and wearing a great helm like his brother Odin. After Odin establishes himself as king of the gods, Vé and Vili are not mentioned again in the mythology. Be sure to look at our lesson plans on the Norse myths!
According to legend, Ares was tried for his war crimes on the Areopagus Hill in Athens. The place would later become ancient Greece’s seat of the criminal court. Asclepius Origin: Greek Meaning: God of medicine Variations/Synonyms: Asklepios (Greek) or Aesculapius (Latin) Description: ...
In literature and art he is hardly distinguished from the Greek Ares. There are several Roman myths about Mars. In one, Hera bore him, without Zeus, at the touch of a magic herb given her by Flora. In another, he was the father of Romulus and Remus by Rhea Silvia, a Vestal Virgin....