My Opinion On Greek Mythology

I think that mythology is one of the most interesting topics to learn about. i love to read their stories, view their crazy family line, and all that type of stuff. i think that their stories are some of the best to read. They are really very interesting. It seems that even though they all were family, they all were at war all the time. That amuses me.

I know that these are all very interesting things to read about, but i do not really believe they exist. I believe that people made them up long ago to explain things that we have explanations of now. Do not take me wrong, i am not calling anyone's ideas wrong for believing in them in the past but now I do not think they are real. Also if I believed in them that would go against my religion, because it is believing in other gods then the real one. When i say real one, I mean real one in my religion.

Even though I do not believe in them i will continue to read their stories, and books about them. I think that it would be worth while for anyone to read them. Well i hope that you like my short paragraphs about the gods/ goddesses and enjoy the rest of my project! :D

The Blogs About The Gods

These blogs were hard to make a rubric for, so I was thinking what can I do. I came to the conclusion that they are like open ended responses each one a paragraph to make a whole essay. So in my blog posts I used the rubric that is given to open ended responses the question that I answered were...
1-Who are the main gods and goddesses?
2-What are their names, symbols, parents, roman names, etc?
3-What were the gods/goddesses most known for and what did each one do?
4-What is your take on the gods/goddesses?

Also with the rubric I couldn't add what I think about the text because there was no text so I added my opinion on Greek mythology.

rubric for open-ended

Hermes: God of Travelers

Symbols:Wand, Winged Sandels, Winged Helmet
Roman Name: Mercury
Parents: Zeus and Maia

Biography: Hermes was a clever God and was Zeus's messenger. During times of war he was the peace bringer between the gods. He gave travelers peaceful dreams during their journeys. The lyre was made by Hermes and was given to Apollo as a gift. Hermes gave messages to the gods and was very peaceful. One of his jobs was lead the dead to Hades's Underworld. This god accomplished many things that the other gods thought they were too good to do.

Dionysus: God of Wine

Symbols: Grape Vine, or Wine
Roman Name: Bacchus
Parents: Zeus and Semele

Biography: Dionysus is the god of wine because this is what he invented. He was always known for loving the theater and is honored in springtime festivals. He is very forgiving and gave many people special abilities while forgiving them, this includes Midas and his golden touch. When the gods switched to their Greek aspect he became less savage and threw more parties and giant festivals.

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love

Symbols:Ocean, Seashells, Dolphins, Evening star, Triangles,Rose, and Any Shades of Light Blue
Roman Name: Venus
Parent: Dione and Zeus

Biography: It has been claimed that Aphrodite was born of the ocean. She is said to have come out of the foam and that is why many of her symbols are from the sea. She is noted to be extremely beautiful. Her beauty was so immense that Zeus ordered her to be married for two reasons. The gods would fight over who would marry her and second she was married to Hephaestus and he was noted to being extremely ugly. He also was no threat to the other gods. People's love for her brought them to their knees and started wars between each other. She had the ability to charm speak. This makes people more willing to do what she says. Although she could have persuaded people with ehr charm speak she was able to get them to do what she wants without it.

Apollo: God of Healing and Music

Symbols: Lyre, the Sun, Chariot, laurel-wreath crown,
Roman Name: Apollo, he was not given another name
Parents: Leto and Zeus

Biography: Apollo may have been the most loved of the Olympian gods. When he was not telling people how to cure the sick, he was playing music for the gods. He is also the god of honesty and truth. He is said to always tell the truth to the humans. It also is said that he spoke to the humans through the voice of Pythia, a priestess. He was supposedly very handsome and if a monster ever threatened anyone who loved him he shot an arrow through their head. This god was was always loved for being trustworthy, giving education on medicine, and being trustworthy.

Artemis: Goddess of Hunting

Symbols: Bow and Arrow, Moon, Stag
Roman Name: Diana
Parents: Zeus and Leto

Biography: Artemis was the goddess of the hunt and the moon. She is the twin of Apollo, who is the God of the Sun. Artemis is linked with the moon because that is the symbol of purity.Artemis never married and started a group of young maidens. The group, called the hunt went and searched the world for monsters and shot them with arrows. She protected animals and looked after young children. She was very honest with the people. Her honesty did not keep her from sending plagues to the people though.