古希腊神话复习.docx

Hercules kill the Nemean Lionkill the Hydra of LernaCapture the Golden HindCapture the Erymanthian BoarClean the Stables of AugeasDrive out the Stympalian BirdsFetch the Cretan BullCapture the horses of DionedesBring back the Amazon Girdle Steal Cattle of GeryonRetrieve the Golden Apples of Hesperides Retrieve Cerberus from the underworldThree virgin goddess:Hestia:the virgin of the hearth and hearth fireAthena:the virgin goddess of arts,craft and warArtemis: goddess of childbirth and wild animalsThe Twelve OlympusZeus:the supreme god and ruler of Olympus.Lord of the sky,the Cloud-gatherer,the Rain-god and Zeus the Thunderer Hera:the goddess of marriage and the protector married womenPoseidon:the god of the sea and also god of earthquakes and of horsesDemeter:the goddess of corn or of the earth and fertilityHestia 6.Athena 8.Artemis7.Apollo:the god of youth,music,prophecy,archery and healing9.Aphrodite:the goddess of love and beauty10.Ares:the god of war11.Hephaestus:the god of fire and metalworking12.Hermes:the herald and messenger of the gods Family tree of Greek godsChaos(nothing)Gaia(Earth) Eros(Love) Pontus(sea) Uranus(Heaven)+GaiaCronus+Rhea Coeus+Phoebe Oceanus+TethysHestia Poseidon Demter+Zeus Leto+Zeus IapetusHades Zeus+Hera Prometheus Athena Persephone Atlas Epimetheus Apollo Artemis Ares Hebe Hephaestus Maia+Zeus+Dione Hermes Aphrodite The Trojan War How it all strated?All started at the celebrated wedding of Peleus and Thetis,who would later become the parents of hero Achilles,the goddess Eris,enraged for not being invited to the wedding,decided to toss a Golden Apple,inscribed `For the Fairest`,among the goddess,immediately,Hera,Athena and Aphrodite started to fight over the apple.To put an end to the incident,god Zeus appointed Paris,a Trojan prince and reputedly the handsomest of all men,to be the judge who would decide which of the three competitors was to win the controversial trophy.Rather than trust the prince`s imperial judgem