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| Hermes- also known as Mercury by the Romans. Messenger of the Gods, the patron God of trade, communication, travelers, and thieves. He conducted souls to Hades, was sent by Zeus to bring Persephone back to Demeter. He had an affair with Aphrodite, and was linked in the household and temple religious rituals with Hestia. Hestia- known to the Romans as Vesta. Virgin Goddess of Hearth and least known of the Olympians. Her fire made home and temple sacred. Personifies the archetype as self. Paris- Prince of Troy, awarded the golden apple inscribed "for the fairest" to Aphrodite, who offered him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world as a bride. Paris took Helen with him to Troy, thus instigating the Trojan War for she was already married to Menelaus, a Greek king. Persephone- also referred to by the Greeks as Kore or the Maiden and called Proserpina by the Romans. The abducted daughter of Demeter who became queen of the underworld. Poseidon- God of sea. An Olympain more commonly known by Roman name Neptune. Raped Demeter while she was searching for her abducted daughter Persephone. Psyche- a mortal heroine, who completed the four tasks of Aphrodite, and was reunited with her husband Eros. |
| Rhea- daughter of Gaea and Uranus, sister and wife of Cronos. Mother of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Uranus- also known as the sky, father sky, or the heavens. Fathered the Titans with Gaea, and was emasculated by his son, Cronos, who threw his genitals into the sea; from which Aphrodite was (according to one version) born. Zeus- called Jupiter or Jove by the Romans. Ruler of the heavens and earth, and chief God of the Olympians; youngest son of Rhea and Cronos, who overthrew the Titans and establishes the supremacy of the Olympians as rulers of the universe. Philandering husband of Hera, who had many wives, many affairs, and numerous offspring from these lovers, many of whom were second generation Olympians or heros of Greek mythology. |
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