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i want some info abt greek gods and what are the symbol of.......
plz gimmi name of god then info abt it....and the meaning of that name.....

2007-03-24 01:27:09 · 6 answers · asked by inspy 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Greek gods
See also: Religion in ancient Greece and Twelve Olympians

The Twelve Olympians by Monsiau, circa late 18th century.After the overthrow of the Titans, a new pantheon of gods and goddesses emerged. Among the principal Greek deities were the Olympians (The limitation of their number to twelve seems to have been a comparatively modern idea),[30] residing atop Mount Olympus under the eye of Zeus. Besides the Olympians, the Greeks worshiped various gods of the countryside, the goat-god Pan, Nymphs, Naeads (who dwelled in springs), Dryads (who dwelled in trees), Nereids (who inhabited the sea), river gods, Satyrs, and others. In addition, there were the dark powers of the underworld, such as the Erinyes (or Furies), said to pursue those guilty of crimes against blood-relatives.[31] In order to honor the ancient Greek pantheon, poets composed the Homeric Hymns (a group of thirty-three songs).[32] Gregory Nagy regards "the larger Homeric Hymns as simplex preludes (compared with Theogony), each of which invokes one god".[33]

In the wide variety of myths and legends that Greek mythology consists of, the deities that were native to the Greek peoples are described as having essentially corporeal but ideal bodies. According to Walter Burkert, the defining characteristic of Greek anthropomorphism is that "the Greek gods are persons, not abstractions, ideas or concepts".[34] Regardless of their underlying forms, the ancient Greek gods have many fantastic abilities; most significantly, the gods are not affected by disease, and can be wounded only under highly unusual circumstances. The Greeks considered immortality as the distinctive characteristic of their gods; this immortality, as well as unfading youth, was insured by the constant use of nectar and ambrosia, by which the divine blood was renewed in their veins.[35]


Zeus, disguised as a swan seduces Leda, the Queen of Sparta. A sixteenth century copy of the lost original by Michelangelo.Each god descends from his or her own genealogy, pursues differing interests, has a certain area of expertise, and is governed by a unique personality; however, these descriptions arise from a multiplicity of archaic local variants, which do not always agree with one another. When these gods were called upon in poetry, prayer or cult, they are referred to by a combination of their name and epithets, that identify them by these distinctions from other manifestations of themselves (e.g. Apollo Musagetes is "Apollo, [as] leader of the Muses"). Alternatively the epithet may identify a particular and localized aspect of the god, sometimes thought to be already ancient during the classical epoch of Greece.

Most gods were associated with specific aspects of life. For example, Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, Ares was the god of war, Hades the god of the dead, and Athena the goddess of wisdom and courage.[36] Some deities, such as Apollo and Dionysus, revealed complex personalities and mixtures of functions, while others, such as Hestia (literally "hearth") and Helios (literally "sun"), were little more than personifications. The most impressive temples tended to be dedicated to a limited number of gods, who were the focus of large pan-Hellenic cults. It was, however, common for individual regions and villages to devote their own cults to minor gods. Many cities also honored the more well-known gods with unusual local rites and associated strange myths with them that were unknown elsewhere. During the heroic age, the cult of heroes (or demi-gods) supplemented this of the gods.

2007-03-24 01:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by Niko 1 · 3 0

Ask this in the mythology section. Not too many people here are practitioners of Greek religion.

Or go to Wikipedia and look under "Greek Mythology."

2007-03-24 08:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1 0

Neptune is known as Poseidon in greek. He was eaten by his dad, Kronos, but as he was immortal he grew up in his stomach until Zeus rescued him. They divided the Earth into three parts and Poseidon AKA Neptune got the sea.

2014-02-03 07:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0 0

I would look on www.mythweb.com/gods
It will give you a list of greek gods, who they are, who/what they protect and basic background info.
www.mythome.org/greek.html is also a good site for basic info about greek gods and characters.

2007-03-25 13:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by anika 1 · 0 0

Zeus, Hercules and etc

2007-03-24 08:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by arveen paria arasuk 6 · 1 0

Lots to type..just go here

http://www.greekmythology.com/

2007-03-24 08:40:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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