When many slave states were established on the Asian and African continents, Greece at the southern tip of the European continent also entered the slave society, Greece is an ancient country with a long history in Europe, and ancient Greece included the Aegean Islands in the southern Balkan Peninsula and the coast of Asia Minor.
When it comes to Greece, it is impossible not to introduce the colorful and widely circulated Greek mythology. In ancient Greek mythology, a long time ago, the heavens and the earth and water had not yet separated, and the universe was a chaos.
Out of chaos was born the god Gaia. Gaia herself gave birth to the god Lennos. Gaia combined with Uzanos to give birth to 12 mighty titan gods, including one named Kronos, who usurped his father's rights, and soon his son Zeus overthrew his rule over the third generation of gods, Zeus, and then divided the power to rule the universe among the gods to his left and right. (I have to say that the myth of Europeans is a bit chaotic)
The god in the minds of the Greeks did not live in heaven, but lived on Mount Olympus in northern Greece, which was more than 2900 meters above sea level, which was not very high, but in the eyes of the ancient Greeks, he was the highest mountain in the world, where the clouds were swirling and where the gods lived.
So, the Greeks called those gods the gods of Mount Olympus. The Greeks believed that these gods all had human character and human emotions, and even lived like human beings, gods wore gorgeous clothes, wore beautiful weapons, enjoyed the joy of the family, but also eliminated the discord between their compatriots, they got along when fighting and quarreling is also a common thing, some will also conspire, you deceive me! The difference between God and man is that God is immortal and that others are more powerful.
Zeus is the father of the gods, the king of the gods, he holds Liang Fu, in charge of thunder and lightning, has a set of ways to manage his god clan members are very easy-going, like a quiet life, but when they get angry, everyone will feel afraid? In God's family, the biggest headache for him was that his wife Hera Holland was in charge of the sky after a good day, and her temper was extremely bad, her jealousy was particularly strong, and her speech was very harsh and mean.
Dimertel is the god of agriculture and the most revered by mankind! Because he mastered the cultivation and harvest of the bookmaker, he grew a long blond hair, like a ripe fruit in autumn.
One year, Zeus made the main city and promised his daughter to Hades, the king of the dungeons, and offended him, so that the earth became barren, the crops were unharmed, and seeing that the people were about to starve to death, Zeus hurriedly sent the messenger of the gods, Hermes, to mediate between them, and brought her daughter back to the earth.
But because his daughter ate the things in the mansion and had to live underground and could not return to the world, Zhai Murtle also died of heart, plus Zeus paid her compensation, and the mother and daughter were allowed to live together for 2/3 of the year, and his mood and temper gradually improved.
He let the plants sprout, grow and mature, so that mankind had spring, summer and autumn, but when she and her daughter were not there, she was distraught and unwilling to go to work, and it was the winter when the earth was cold, and everywhere was depressed.
Poirot was the sun god, handsome and strong, who liked music and bows and arrows the most, she had a piccolo and often played beautiful music, and he was eager to drive the sun car, driving out of the east every morning and back to the palace at night. He made this request to Zeus, and Zeus agreed to Apollo.
After getting the sun again, he got up very early every day, and sometimes he slept late, so the winter was always brighter later, so everyone called him Apollo, the sun god. It is a metaphor for the auspiciousness of human things, and the Greeks, in times of difficulty, had to pray and draw lots at the Temple of Delphi that Apollo had built for himself in central Greece.
Artemis was the moon god, and he was the twin sister of Apollo. Capable and brave all his life, only with a few lines of companionship, so also known as the god of hunting, she will not talk about love, nor will she be affectionate, only the heart of the stone is the heart of those women who hate marriage are the protector gods, he is very strong, always in the dark with his brother Apollo is higher than high, and then see Apollo driving the sun god car, very spirited, he also made a request to Zeus to drive the moon car, Zeus also agreed, so Artemis became the moon god.
That is, Athena is the goddess of war and wisdom, and her birth is extraordinary. When his mother was pregnant, his father Zeus received a jade word saying that the daughter born to his wife would seize his father's authority, and Thursday could not tolerate it, so he swallowed his wife in his stomach, but the fetus continued to grow in Zeus's head. Making Zeus miserable, when the Vulcan obeyed Zeus's orders and used an axe to start a daughter in armor jumping out of Zeus's brain, which was Athena.
It was one of the three girls in the family of the gods who did not want to talk about love, liked to fight and practice various martial arts, and also liked to compete with others to win, at that time the sea god Poseidon, winter was suffering from territory, and now the sea wanted to get a coastal city like Athens, to be his main god.
Athena, the goddess of cloth, also has this plan, and the two gods do not give in to each other and decide the game to decide the victory or defeat. The item of the competition is to see who gives the best gift to mankind! On the day of the official competition, Poseidon put a golden retriever and copper-hoofed horse he was riding on (symbolizing war, Athena showed a pig olive tree (symbolizing peace), and as a result, the king and citizens of athens said that Athena's gift was the best, because its fruit was edible, could be squeezed out of oil, and was beneficial to the whole city.
The goddess Athena naturally became the main god of this seaside city, and the name of the city of Athens is derived from this. Since then, olive trees have been planted everywhere in Athens, and Athens is regarded as a "peace-loving city".
Hermes was a messenger of God. The first living creature that came into the world was a large turtle, which caught the turtle in a cave, removed its head and feet, and took off the shell of the turtle to make a piano, and then installed a string made of seven sheep intestines, which is the origin of the world's first harp.
Smart and mischievous, she likes to play pranks, once, she stole Apollo's 50 cows, was pursued by Apollo, he did not admit it, and later he used the harp to play a beautiful piece of music to impress the music-loving Apollo, Apollo not only forgot about the cow lost, but also willing to reconcile and exchange the 50 cows he lost for the piano.
Ermos felt that this was too good a deal, so he agreed, and from then on he became the protector of the shepherds, and at the same time, the god of merchants, because he was the first goddess in the world to make a deal, on Mount Olympus, all competitions and competitions were presided over by him, and Zeus also made him an emissary of the gods, traveling with the human world and the gods.
Hephaestus, also known as Wuerkai, was a lame blacksmith who worked in the blacksmith's shop all day, and his skill was superb, and he was the ancestor of the craftsman. Its blacksmiths lay in a cave, and the unquenchable fire and green smoke rose from the mountain like an erupting volcano.
Venus, the goddess of love, is one of the most beloved goddesses, her son Cupid is a fat doll with a bow and arrow on his wings, Cupid shoots out his golden sword, and the person in the middle does not die, but enjoys the happiness of love. But whoever hits his lead scissors will lose love!
Among the gods of Mount Limbus, there is also a thief god Helmes, who is the messenger of the gods, with wings on his hat and shoes, and two wings on the wand in his hand, he quietly climbed up to the cradle shortly after he was born, stole 50 sacred cows of the sun god, tied leaves, branches to the hooves of the cows and his feet, and drove the cattle to steal, so that he unknowingly stole the cattle.
In addition, Poseidon, the god of the sea, Aphrodite, the god of love and beauty, Allis, the god of war, Hestia, the god of Vesta, and Dionysus, the god of wine, were also important members of the gods of Mount Olympus.
Mythology has a deep influence on Greek culture and European culture, Greek epics, poetry and drama are mixed with many myths and legends, Greek arts and crafts, such as flat paintings, frescoes and carvings are mostly based on ancient myths, until the European Renaissance and modern literary artists are still using Greek myths and legends as the material for creation, and the allusions in Greek mythology are adopted by many sages.
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