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THEOGONY - THE CREATION OF THE GODS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY Ancient Greek mankind, on its try to explain certain metaphysical phenomena and anxieties, invented amazing fables concerning the Cosmogony (the Creation of the World) and the Theogony (the Birth of the Gods). Thus, the ancient Greeks created their own splendid, but human-like world of gods, justifying the various abstract significances like Love, Birth or Death.
The origins of the gods of ancient Greek religion were described in the Theogony, the famous poem by the Greek writer Hesiod, written around the 8th century B.C... [continue »]
OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES The Olympian gods were the main and strongest gods in Ancient Greek Polytheism, ruling mankind and majestically living in Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece.
Greek myths always refer to the twelve Gods of Olympus, but in total there were fourteen Olympian Gods in Ancient Greece, however ...[continue »]
FEATURED GREEK GOD
 APOLLO
Apollo was the god of the sun, the music and the prophecy and a very beloved god in Ancient Greece... [Learn more »]
FLOWER MEANINGS
 The HYACINTH
Besides being a very beautiful and fragrant flower, did you know that its name dates back to Greek mythology? [Find out »]
GREEK SEMI-GODS & SPIRITS In addition to the Olympians, there were also other deities and creatures who were usually supplementing the Olympian gods' powers but sometimes tended to get in conflict with them... [continue]
ANCIENT GREEK HEROES & MORTALS
In Greek myths and folk tales, heroes were human, but god-like characters with extraordinary abilities and famous fighters mostly arising from the Trojan War. The Greek heroes were usually worshipped by the ancient Greeks nearly as much as the gods themselves...[ continue]
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