... of Zeus, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. Wanna hear the story or should I say stories how I was born? Well, let me tell you these stories. According to the Arcadians, when I was born, my mother, Rhea, declared to my father, Cronus, who used to swallow his offspring at birth, that she had given birth to ... this fate. Anyway, I was given the title of being God of the Sea since my brothers, sisters, and I defeated and caused the overthrow of our father. I was also called as the Earthshaker and the Earth encircler for when I struck the ground using this trident, the earth trembled and spl...

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... the trilogy Oresteia. It was written by Aeschylus who is often called "Father of Tragedy" in literature. Aeschylus is one of the greatest Greek writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception ... the journey to Troy, in order for the Greeks to have favorable wind push their ships onward, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the god Artemis. Who would kill their daughter for own selfish victories? By his decision, it is clearly visible that he is proud and wants...

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... the trilogy Oresteia. It was written by Aeschylus who is often called "Father of Tragedy" in literature. Aeschylus is one of the greatest Greek writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception ... the journey to Troy, in order for the Greeks to have favorable wind push their ships onward, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the god Artemis. Who would kill their daughter for own selfish victories? By his decision, it is clearly visible that he is proud and wants...

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... same struggles as human beings do. In some way they were all related to Zeus. Zeus was the supreme ruler of all the gods, much like a father who rules over his family. He was also the older brother. Zeus was god of the rain, and also the cloud gatherer. His primary weapon was ... . He was also drawn by a chariot pulled by dolphins and seahorses. He had a wife named Amphitrite, a Nereid, which means she was a lesser god. Her father was a Titan, and other than that, there is little else known about her. Zeus had another brother named Hades. He was the evil god, and much like ... underworl...

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... she was married to her brother Hephaestus, or Vulcan as he was sometimes known. It is thought that they had an unhappy marriage arranged by their father Zeus, as well as no children (Guerber 39), which led Aphrodite to be unfaithful toward him. As stated in Classical Greece by C.M. Bowra, the ... favorite son, however, was the hero Aeneas. This son of the Trojan nobleman Anchises was bathed in her love and adoration. She saved him, his father and friends from a Greek ravaging of Troy, which few survived. Aphrodite then slowly led him to Italy where she married him and helped him become ...

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... , hurt many, and married many. . In order to take revenge against her husband Gaea persuaded her son, Cronus, the youngest Titan, to castrate his father. In return, she promised Cronus that he would rule the world. Uranus, Gaea's husband, hated his children and kept them locked in the depths of ... the Earth. Gaea released Cronus and armed him with a sickle. When Uranus came to lie with Gaea that night, Cronus cut off his father's testicles and threw them into the sea. From the wound black blood dropped and the drops, seeping into the earth, fertilized Gaea and she gave ... was carried a...

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