Roman And Greek Mythology
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Roman And Greek Mythology
Greek and Roman mythology have many similarities between them. Each type has
there own set of Gods and Goddesses, although they were worshiped for similar
reasons. The following will explain each God or Goddess and explain how they
compare to each other. The King of Gods in Greek Mythology is known as Zeus.
Zeus was the ruler of the sky, and had the power to create thunderstorms and
lightning as well as earthquakes. He was the child of Cronus and Rhea. As the
story goes he was their sixth child, and the father to protect him from being
overthrown had eaten the five previous children. Zeus was taken to a city called
Crete and hidden from his father. As Zeus grew older and learned of what
happened he found a potion to make his father regurgitate the other children.
Once this happened they all teamed up and killed their father. Zeus then became
the ruler of Mount Olympus, and head of the new line of Gods. Jupiter was the
predominant power holder of Roman Gods. He was ruler of the sky, the daylight,
all the weather, and even the thunder and lightening. Jupiter helped drive back
the Sabines. His temple was built in the Capitol, and newly elected counsels
offered their first prayers to him. Hera was the wife and sister of Zeus, and
the High Goddess of the Greeks. She was extremely jealous of the affairs that
her husband was having and often tormented or harmed the mistresses he was
fooling around with. Although, when she went too far, or tried to cause death,
Zeus would intervene and stop her. Hera tried to ship wreak Heracles on his
return from Troy, and with that Zeus had her hung by the wrists from top of the
mountain with an anvil tied to each ankle. The two had four children together.
Juno, Hera’s counterpart, was the wife of Jupiter. Juno was the protector of
women, especially those who are married. Women often gave offerings to Juno to
help with their childbirth. The God of the Underworld, Hades, was the brother of
Zeus. He gained Hell, as his share in conquering their father. He is most known
for kidnapping his wife, Persephone, while she was picking flowers in a field.
As the story goes, Hades had her eat a piece of food in the Underworld,
therefore she could not live on the Earth again. Her father, Zeus, made
arrangements for her to be allowed on Earth for two-thirds of the year and in
the Underworld as Hade’s wife for the rest of the time. This is used as the
cause of spring and winter. When she returns to the surface she b...
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