The Greek Pantheon

Poseidon

Gods of the air. All the forces of heaven are personified by Zeus, that throws the lightning and accumulates or dissipates the clouds at will. He also represents the order of nature, in this title he is the owner of the world, almighty father of gods and men.
The purity of heaven is Hera, the wife of Zeus. The rain that falls from the sky and penetrates the earth, on the ground is Hermes that transmits the orders of Zeus and leads souls to hell. The rainbow is Iris, the messenger of the gods. The sun is the young and radiant Apollo, the divine archer of the golden arrows, the god who dries up the swamps and terrible when he punishes with sunstrokes. The moon is the white Artemis, the huntress goddess whose silver bow wounds the beasts of the mountain. The wind from the north is Boreas, the one from the south Noto, the one from the east Euro, the one from the west Zephyr, all obey their owner Aeolus, who has them locked in the cavern of the Etna volcano. The Greeks had deified all aspects of the sea, their second homeland. The favorable or terrible sea was Poseidon, who with his trident curls the waves or calms the storms. The sea that limits things Host. The calm sea was represented by the figure of the god Nereus. At the mouth of the rivers resides the goddess Thetis, the one with the silver feet. In the tumult of the waves, the Greeks believed they could distinguish the trumpets of the Tritons, and in the swaying of them, they saw the graces of the Nereids. These sea gods generally had a human figure ending in a fish tail.


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  1.   sofia said

    One question ... to whom was the pantheon of Greece dedicated, to what god?

    Plisse!
    It's for tomorrow

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