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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Demeter

                                         Demeter

  Demeter is the goddess of agriculture, fertility, and earth. She also known as Ceres. Demeter is associated with the seasons.Her only daughter, Persephone had eaten food in the under-world so Hades claimed her as his wife. Demeter is known for founding the Eleusinian Mysteries. 

Monday, December 7, 2015

Zeus

                                                 Zeus  

   Zeus is the the god of the sky, rain and is the ruler of Olympus. Zeus also known as Jupiter. He has two brothers, Poseidon, Hades, and Hera his only sister and wife. His weapon is his lightning bolt/ master bolt. Zeus' favorite child is Athena who popped out of his forehead fully grown and covered in armor. He allowed her to use all his weapons including his master bolt.


Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Athena

                                            Athena

Athena is the goddess of reason, activity, literature, and intelligent. Athena was born from Zeus' forehead. She came out of his forehead dressed in armor and full grown. Athena was Zeus' favorite child. Since she was his favorite she was allowed to use Zeus' weapons such as, his lightning bolt. Athena is strong and brave in war. She is the goddess of the Athens.
    She became goddess of the Athens when she won a contest against Poseidon.Athena and Athens came from the same root word Athens is the plural of Athena, their goddess. Athena's symbol is the Owl. Her holy tree is the olive tree.


Athena Doll by Strato-Cat

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Artemis

                           Artemis

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, the twin sister    of Apollo. Born on the island of Ortygia (Delos). Artemis is the goddess of chastity, natural environment, the hunt, the moon, and virginity. Artemis rejects love and  marriage, and is devoted to nature and hunting. She is protector of the hunt and nature. Both tamed and untamed animals are under her protection. She even is protector of animal herding and agriculture. Artemis is in many myths but I will not talk about them for school purposes.



Friday, October 23, 2015

Apollo

                              Apollo

Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He has a twin sister, Artemis. Apollo also has a son by the name, Asclepius. Apollo is the god of music, poetry,medicine, and healing. At the same time Apollo could set a plague or bring diseases, using his arrows. Apollo was worshiped on the island of Delos. The island was actually dedicated to his twin sister, Artemis. Apollo is also referred to as Phoebus, Apollon.His animal is a dolphin and his holy tree is a Laurel.


 

Aphrodite

                           Aphrodite 


Aphrodite is a Greek goddess. She is the goddess of love and beauty. She has a magical girdle that forces people to her desire. There are  many accounts on how she was born. One of the accounts was, she was the daughter of Dione and Zeus. In another myth is that she was born by the island of Cytherea. Her symbol is a dove carrying a peace of an olive plant in their mouth.


 

Saturday, September 26, 2015

All About Me!

                                                              All About Me!


I was born in fall,and I love Popsicle.
I 'v been tall my hole life,but I am the youngest in my class.
I am the baby girl in my family.
I consider myself nice,but others might not agree.
And I love my family.




Monday, September 21, 2015

Rainbows!

                                                                   Rainbows!
                       
Red and Orange shine so bright.
Yellow and Green are neon lights.
Blue is just a pretty sight.              
 Indigo and Violate are Dino-might.