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Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...
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Zeus, God of the Gods and King of Mount Olympus
Yep, total power move, swallowing the wife. As king of the gods, Zeus could also, from his commanding position in the sky, ...
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The anthropomorphism of Hestia: reconsidering the early Greek sources
I return to Plato’s Hestia in my conclusion. One important aspect of the anthropomorphism of Greek gods is their movement. According to T.B.L. Webster, who argues that personification is a mode of ...
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Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...