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POSEIDON Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the
overthrow of their father Cronus he drew lots
with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares
of the world. His prize was to become lord of
the sea. He was widely worshipped by seamen.
At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off
Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful
animal that the world had ever seen. So to
impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In
some accounts his first attempts were
unsuccessful and created a variety of other
animals in his quest. By the time the horse was
created his passion for Demeter had cooled.
His weapon is a trident, which can shake the
earth, and shatter any object. He is second only
to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a
difficult quarrelsome personality. He was
greedy. He was greedy. He had a series of
disputes with other gods when he tried to take
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HADES Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the
overthrow of their father Cronus he drew lots
with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for
shares of the world. He had the worst draw and
was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the
dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly
concerned with increasing his subjects. Those
whose calling increase the number of dead are
seen favourably. The Erinnyes are welcomed
guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow
any of his subjects leave.
He is also the god wealth, due to the precious
metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet
that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the
underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but
not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom
Hades has abducted. He is the King of the dead
but, death itself is another god, Thanatos. |
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HESTIA Hestia is Zeus sister. She is a virgin goddess.
She does not have a distinct personality. She
plays no part in myths. She is the Goddess of
the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which
a new born child is carried before it is
received in the family. Each city had a public
hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was
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