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Greek Mythology There are a lot of different and unique gods but I will only highlight six, Zeus, Hades, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, and Hermes. These are the gods I feel should be written about. I mean of course there is Persephone or Hera, some of the most important woman goddesses but I don’t think they mean as much as the six I am highlighting.  Let’s start with the god of all gods and the sky, Zeus. After Zeus killed his father Cronus and picked being Supreme god. His brothers, Poseidon and Hades, choose after him. Poseidon chose to be the god of the sea and Hades chose to be the god of the underworld. Zeus married Hera. Zeus was a beautiful god and couldn’t stay with just Hera. He had many affairs with different goddesses and even some beautiful mortals. Zeus was no that great of a husband. His symbols are a lightning bolt and eagle. Hades is the god of the Underworld witch is the land of the dead. He has a staff that he uses to guide souls of the dead into the underworld, that later was given to Hermes. Hades abducted Persephone to be his wife but Demeter, her mother, was able to have her on earth for part of the year. As Hades ruled the underworld he became humorless and boring. That’s why he took Persephone to brighten up his life.  Apollo was the god of prophesy, music, intellectual pursuits, healing, plague, and sometimes the sun. He had a twin sister named, Artemis the goddess of hunting and protector of young woman. Apollo was young, handsome, and long hair. His symbols were wreath, lyre, raven, bow and quiver, and branch of laurel. Apollo drives his golden chariot and horses to rise the sun everyday. Athena is the goddess of war, wisdom, arts, industry, justice, and skill. Athena is the favorite daughter of Zues. She sprung Fully grown from his head wearing armor. Poseidon was born fully grown like Athena but was swallowed at birth. His symbol is the trident, three pronged spear. Poseidon was very moody and when someone got him angry, he tended to be a little harsh. For example, When he built a wall around Troy for the prince of troy. The prince said he would give Poseidon and the gods vines of gold when the wall was finished but he didn’t. Poseidon sent a sea monster to destroy the city but Heracles killed it  Hermes is the god of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. Hermes was mainly the messenger god. He would send messages to the underworld and to all the gods. Hermes is also the only god, other than Hades, that can travel in and out of the Underworld whenever he pleases.