Zeus’ first wife was Metis, the goddess of wisdom ... Thus Dionysos (Dionysus), the twice-born, was born. Like most gods of the Greek pantheon, Zeus was both loved and feared, and expected ...

A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount ... Heracles was Zeus’s son. He was so strong he could kill a lion with his bare hands.

Some of these Greek gods shared Roman names and acquired ... First came the twelve great gods and goddesses: Zeus, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Hermes, Ares, and Apollo; Hera, Athene, Artemis, Hestia ...

Ambrosia and nectar were the food and drink of the gods symbolizing the divine nature and immortality of the Olympians.

Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose epic work Theogony elevated him to the status of Homer and is "a major source on Greek ...

A new luxury inn with 11 rooms labeled with the names of Greek gods and goddesses is open in the downtown area of Athens, giving its guests an easy walking distance to restaurants, entertainment and ...

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

Greek mythology is a popular history of myths and beliefs from ancient Greece, and they have continued to receive attention, ...

A new luxury inn with 11 rooms labeled with the names of Greek gods and goddesses is open in the downtown ... much like the original Temple of Zeus. An Oconee Hills Cemetery funeral notice shows ...