| Although they seem to be things of the
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| | Demeter - Goddess of agriculture
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| past, reminders of ancient Greek deities
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| | Erebus - God of darkness
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| are all around us. When you read the
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| | Eros - God of love
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| following names, more than a few will
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| | Gaia - Titan Goddess of the Earth
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| look familiar.
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| | Hades - God of the underworld, the death
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| Ancient Greek Deities
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| | and the earth wealth, his realm receives
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| The Greek Pantheon was a polytheistic
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| | his name.
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| system of thought and religion that
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| | Hemera - Goddess of daylight
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| assumed its Greek deities existed
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| | Hephaestus - God of fire and the forge
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| independently and individually. Their
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| | Hera - Goddess of marriage and the
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| roll was to rule diverse aspects of the
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| | family, sister and wife of Zeus
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| mortals every day life. Myth and culture
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| | Hermes - God of commerce, travel, and
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| is gathered in the Pantheon from where
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| | thieves. Messenger of the gods
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| the deities leave toward their
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| | Hestia - Goddess of the hearth and
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| corresponding realm.
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| | domestic life that gave her place in the
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| Due to the Hellenic polytheist beliefs in
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| | Mount Olympus to Dionysus
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| ancient times, deities formed
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| | Nyx - Goddess of night
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| relationships with each other on a more
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| | Pontus - Titan God of the sea
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| human scale. Compared to one-deity
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| | Poseidon - God of the sea
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| approaches in many modern religions,
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| | Tartarus - Titan God of the depths of the
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| Greek deities had a surprising number of
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| | underworld
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| human limitations and weaknesses.
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| | Uranus - Titan God of the heavens
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| Contrary to other religions, none of the
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| | Zeus - King of the Gods and God of
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| ancient Greek deities was omniscient or
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| | thunder and lightning
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| omnipotent, although their power was
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| | As you can see, the long list of Greek
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| beyond the mortals' limit.
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| | deities is rather amazing when compared
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| All Greek deities had the same origin as
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| | to one-deity religions such as
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| minor deities ruled by the Titans. They
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| | Christianity and Islam. Regardless of the
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| later overthrew the Titans in an epic
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| | religious connotations, the names of
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| battle. Some of the most renowned are:
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| | these figures are often found in modern
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| Aether - God of the upper air
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| | civilization although Roman translations
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| Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty
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| | are often used. For instance, Ares has
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| Apollo - God of the light, music,
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| | been translated in Roman to Mars, the God
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| prophecy, poetry, and healing
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| | of War and name of the 4th planet from
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| Ares - God of war, primarily violent war
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| | our sun.
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| and bloodshed
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| | Greek deities represent a unique view of
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| Artemis - Goddess of the moon and the
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| | religion held by ancient Greeks. If the
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| hunt
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| | opportunity presents itself, you should
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| Athena - Goddess of war, wisdom, strategy
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| | read the Greek classics to gain an
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| Chaos - Non-gendered deity of the
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| | understanding of the rather emotional
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| nothingness
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| | actions of the deities.
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| Chronos - God of eternal time
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