Ευκλεια | Eukleia (eukleia) wrote in risingnetwork, @ 2019-11-14 20:25:00 |
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Entry tags: | !november, apollo, eukleia |
This week, Caridad is Vlogging and Blogging about the 8 Male Olympians!
caridad It's time for my eight parter on the Olympian men. Here, you see depictions of Apollo, Ares, Dionysus, Hades (while not technically an Olympian, it was right to feature him here, featured with Persephone), Hephaestus, Hermes, Poseidon, and Zeus .
Apollo was the god of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease, and the protection of the young. And probably some other things that I missed. He frequented the bars with he nine muses (who will get their own show later), and was canonically bisexual, having lovers of both genders die on him through tragic means!
Ares, pictured second, was the god of war, battle lust, courage and civil order. I'm not sure how civil order and battle lust go together, but apparently they did. Sparta worshipped him as their patron and you really can't talk about Ares without Aphrodite, at least in my opinion. They got into so many shenanigans just trying to be together. You'd think they'd have given up the ghost, but nope.
Dionysus is third, and he was the god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. This guy knew how to have a party. There are all kinds of stories surrounding him. He wasn't born of Kronos, and some say Hestia gave up her throne so he could be an Olympian. Some say he's the reincarnated son of Hades. Either way, you did not want to get on his bad side.
Pictured fourth is Hades, king of the underworld and god of the dead. He didn't have a throne on Olympus, but as a son of Kronos and one of the three god-kings, so it's right to feature him here. He was also the god of riches. Hades is closely tied with Persephone, his wife, and theirs is a beautiful - or tragic - love story, depending on who tells it.
Next is my personal favorite, Hephaestus (and not just because he is my dad has the hardest name to spell. He was the god of fire, smiths, craftsmen, metalworking, stonemasonry, and sculpture. When he was born, of Hera alone, she was so dismayed that he wasn't her perfected ideal of beauty that she threw him from Olympus. He was the husband of Aphrodite for a while, but eventually got to marry Aglaia and had some beautiful daughters and generally did okay for himself.
Following Hephaestus is Hermes. He was the god of herds and flocks, travelers and hospitality, roads and trade, thievery and cunning, heralds and diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests and gymnasiums, astronomy and astrology. And like Apollo, I'm sure I left something out. He was the Herald of Zeus and messenger of the gods and also lead souls down to the underworld.
Next, we have the king of the sea, Poseidon. He was also god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. With Zeus and Hades, he helped defeat Kronos with his triton, made by the Cyclopes. All sailors gave tribute to Poseidon if they wanted a smooth trip. And if they forgot, well, there are an awful lot of sunken ships to explore now, aren't there?
Finally, we have the king of all the gods, Zeus He was also the god of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship. He wielded a divine lightning bolt capable of killing even a god, though to my knowledge, he didn't use it on any of his kin. He had seven wives and roughly two billion children. He was the one that got Kronos to drink poison and spit up the others. Yum!
I've done the women and, as you might have realized, there are not 12 gods like I promised, there are 14. That's because there is some confusion as to what actually made an Olympian. Hades, while a Kronos sibling, didn't have a throne. Some say Hestia gave hers up for Dionysus. Regardless, these are the big 14, I guess you could say.
There are more gods and goddesses than I can count. I'll be featuring The Fates, The Muses, The Graces, other Olympian, Sea, and Underworld gods (so-called because of where they live). There are so many fantastic stories I'm going to tell about the above eight and I can't wait to tell even more than that. I'm taking requests, so if there's someone you want to learn about, hit me up. Or if I miss out on your favorite story about someone I've already mentioned, feel free to share that in the comments!
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