greek and roman mythology gods and goddesses are the belching beauty of world spiritual belief of ancient people make us very much astonishing. so this spiritual world makes the world people very much mind thought about the world of spiritual life, the power of internity, mighty monarch over man.
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Muses:
Muses are nine goddesses of art. They are the tin daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Each muse has his own expertise: Calliope, epic; Clio, story; Euterpe, flute; Melpomene, tragedy;
Terpsichore, dance; Erato, lyre; Polyhymnia, chant; Urania, astronomy and
Thalia, comedy.
A
stunning young man who fell in love with his own image reflected in the water
of a well. Cephisus, the river god, and Leiriope, the nymph, were his parents.
Echo, the nymph, adored Narcissus, but he was preoccupied with his own image,
so he disregarded her. Because he couldn't reach his beloved, his own image, he
perished in agony.
Nemesis:
A
Night's offspring. It literally means "righteous rage." It
personifies the gods' anger against man's pride in Greek literature.
Orpheus:
Orpheus is an integral part of ancient greek and roman gods. A mortal who was the greatest musician of all time. He was the son of a Thracian prince and one of the Muses. His mother gave him a piece of music. His melody moved rocks and trees because he played the lyre so softly. He married Eurydice, who died soon after. He was so in love with his wife that he went to the underworld to find her. He enchanted the guards and rulers of Hades with his music, and he was allowed to return to Earth with his sweetheart on the condition that he does not look back at her until they reached the upper world He began his return journey, but he turned back since he was so anxious to see his sweetheart. As she moved away from him, Eurydice muttered, ".Farewell."
Osiris:
The Egyptian fertility god. His sister and wife was Isis
Pan:
Shepherds' and herdsman's god. Hermes had a
son named lying. He was once thought to be Zeus's son. He was usually making a
racket and having a good time. He was a mix of animals and humans. He wore goat
horns on his head and had goat hooves for feet. He used to be a musician. He
adored the outdoors and made terrifying noises at night. Fear was implied by
the word "panic," which was taken from his name "Pan."
Pandora:
Hephaestus' first clay woman. Zeus had Hephaestus make her as a punishment for Prometheus. Pandora, which means "all presents," was named after all the gods who contributed to her beauty and charm in greek and roman mythology stories. The gods also sent her a box containing all of the ills, which she was advised not to open. After that, they sent her to Prometheus' brother, Epimetheus (afterthought) (forethought). Prometheus advised his brother not to accept Zeus' gifts. Epimetheus, on the other hand, couldn't say no to Pandora's gift. He accepted the present despite his brother's advice. Pandora, like many women, couldn't stop herself from wanting to know what was within the box. She opened it, and all the world's evils, all the reasons of human sorrow, poured forth. The box, on the other hand, contained hope, which offered solace to mankind.
Persephone ( Proserpina) :
The goddess of farming. Zeus and Demeter were her parents.
Hades, the god of the underworld, kidnapped her and wedded her without
Demeter's knowledge. When Demeter found out, Hades tricked Persephone into
eating pomegranate seeds, which are sacred to the underworld. As a result,
Persephone was obligated to visit Hades for four months every year, even after
her return to her mother. Persephone was also known as Kore, which meant
"maiden" in Greek.
Poseidon (Neptune the greek god):
The god of the sea. He was also the earth shaker
and the god of horses, Cronus
and Rhea were his parents and Zeus was his brother. Apollo built the wall of Troy with Poseidon. His
symbol of authority was the
trident.
Psyche:
A beautiful young woman who rose to become
Olympia's final goddess. Psyche was a king's third daughter. She was more
lovely than the goddess of love, Venus (Aphrodite). Venus was envious of her Psyche's beauty. She planned to humiliate her.
She sent her son, Cupid
to inspire Psyche with love for some ugly creature but Psyche was so beautiful that Cupid himself fell in
love with Psyche. Cupid took
Psyche to his palace and warned that she never should try to see him in light. But Psyche's two sisters
instigated her to see him saying
that Cupid might be a snake that would devour her one day. So one night Psyche held a lamp and looked at
the sleeping Cupid. At this, a drop of hot oil fell on Cupid and awakened him.
Cupid became very angry at the faithlessness of Psyche and left her. After a long time of struggle, she found Cupid who
married her and the Olympians
accepted her as the last goddess.
Rhea (Ops):
The goddess of the earth. She was the daughter of
Ge and Uranus. Her husband was Cronus. Her children were Demeter,
Hestia, Zeus, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Her sacred animal was a lion. The Romans worshipped her as a goddess of the harvest.
Sphinx:
A mythological monster. The name means
"the demon of death". The Sphinx had the body of a winged lion and the breasts
and head of a woman.
Styx:
A
river of the underworld. One who drinks the water of this river or bathes in it becomes immortal.
Tiresias (also Teiresias):
The blind prophet of Thebes greek and roman gods and goddesses. He was the son of Eueres and Chariclo. There are several tales about the cause of his blindness. According to the story, he was blinded by Athene because he looked at her beauty when she was bathing. Athene, however, gave her power of prophecy in compensation. According to another story once Tiresias was asked by Zeus and Hera to settle their dispute as to whether man or woman enjoys love-making more because Tiresias had experienced both the male and female pleasure of love. There is an interesting story about it. Once Tiresias was walking through a forest. He saw two snakes while they were copulating. With a blow of his staff, he separated them. Consequently, the female snake cursed him and he was turned from a man to a woman. He passed seven years as a woman. In the eighth year, he again saw the copulation of the same snakes. He again separated them with a blow of his staff and was turned to a man. Thus he had both experiences. However, Tiresias declared that Zeus' opinion was correct. At this Hera became very angry and blinded him. To compensate for the loss of his sight Zeus gave Tiresias the gift of prophecy.
Themis:
The goddess of order and justice.
Thetis:
A sea-goddess,
the wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles.
Tithonus:
The immortal mortal. He was the husband of the
Roman goddess, Aurora
(Gr. Eos), the goddess of the dawn. Aurora requested Zeus grant immortality to Tithenus. Zeus made
Tithonus immortal. Aurora
did not ask for immortal youth, Tithonus grew old, prayed for death but could not die. At last,
to relieve him from unbearable life, Aurora changed him into a
grasshopper. Memnon of Ethiopia
was the son of Tithonus and Aurora.
Zeus (Jupiter god greek)
Zeus married his sister Hera (Juno) who gave birth to Ares, Hobe, and Hephaestus. Being the king he also
enjoyed an extra-marital relationship
with many others and became the father of many children. From his love with Demeter was born Persephone,
with Leto, were born
Apollo and Artemis, with Maia was
born Hermes; his love with
Dione gave birth to Aphrodite, witA
To“gave birth to Epaphus, with Danae to Perseus. From his love with Alcmene came Hercules, with Aegina came Aeacus, the grandfather of
Achilles. From his amorous
relationship with Leda were born Hellen and Pollux, and with Semele was born Dionysus. Agamemnon and Menelaus descended from his union with Europa. This
amorous Zeus was sometimes
cruel and cowardly. However, he was also a just guardian of mankind.