Quiz Question 1: Where does Athena live? Finally, a deal is worked out where Persephone stays one-third of the year with Hades, one-third of the year serving as a handmaiden to Zeus at Mount Olympus, anĪre you sure? Have you read about the gods? Click continue if you have. Her mother Demeter searches for her and stops all foods from growing until Persephone is returned. Hades springs out of the earth and captures Persephone, dragging her off to be his queen in the Underworld. Hades has a helmet that makes him invisible. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. God of the underworld, ruling over the dead. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out.īack to gods Hades He is the brother of Zeus. Like Apollo she hunts with silver arrows.īack to gods Hestia She was the sister of Zeus. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers.īack to gods Artemis She is the daughter of Zeus and Leto.

Hephaestus is the god of fire and the forge. Others that he took Hera's side in an argument with Zeus and Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. Some say that Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. He is the only god to be physically ugly. Back to main menu īack to gods Hephaestus He is the son of Zeus and Hera. This text will show you some of the properties of the ancient gods. Ancient Greeks believed in many gods, I have some gods bellow.

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