Greece Gods and Goddesses

Today in class we took notes. Some of my notes were:
Gods and goddess interacted with humans. These gods were explanations for the natural events in the world. Some of these gods and goddesses included;
Zeus:

• Ruler of heaven and earth
• father of Athena
• God of sky, weather, thunder, lightening, law, order, and justice
• had a temper and was known for throwing thunderbolts

Poseidon:

• God of the sea, rivers, floods, earthquakes
• brother of Zeus
• King of waters and sea
• interfered with Odysseus trying to return home

Aphrodite:

• Goddess of love, beauty, desire, beauty, sexuality
• Had lovers of both gods and mortals such as; Ares( god of war), Adonis(demi-god of desire), Anchises( mortal human)

Athena:

• Goddess of wisdom, skill, warfare, peace, intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts
• Born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored
• A special of patron of hero- such as Odysseus , she was a patron of Athens(city named after her)

Apollo: 

• God of music, arts, healing
• Zeus father Artemis sister associated with moon and Apollo with the sun

Adonis:

• Demi-god of desire
• Anchises- mortal

Demeter:

• Goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture
• Zeus' sister