Cerberus

Cerberus is the three headed dog with a dragon tail which guards the entrance to the underworld. Allowing the dead to enter but, never leave. Fetching Cerberus was the last labor of Heracles.

The Ash Tree Nymphs

The Ash Tree Nymphs were generated from Uranus blood resulting from his castration by Cronus.

Typhoeus

Typhoeus, was a fire breathing dragon with a hundred heads that never rest. It was birthed by Gaea as a last ditch effort to keep the Olympians from defeating her children the Titans. It came close to succeeding, setting most of the gods to flight and capturing Zeus. Hermes was able to free Zeus. Zeus was then able to dispatch Typhoeus with his lighting bolts. Typhoeus is buried under Mount Etna in Sicily.

Giants

The Giants were generated from Uranus blood resulting from his castration by Cronus. They became powerful enough to try to unseat Zeus and the Olympians early in their rule. When the gods won they imprisoned the Giants in Tartarus.

Hecatonchires

Hecatonchires means "hundred handed". They were gigantic and had fifty heads and one hundred arms each of great strength. 

There were three of them: Briareus also called Aegaeon, Cottus, and Gyges also called Gyes. 

They were born to Gaea and Uranus, like the cyclopes. Their mutual hatered of Uranus caused him to force the Hecatoncheires back into Gaea's womb. This parcipatated Gaea's rebellion against Uranus. When Cronus came to power he imprisoned the Cyclopes in Tartarus. The were released by Zeus and fought with him against the Titans. They were able to hurl huge boulders as many as a hundred at a time against their opponents. One of them, Briareus, served as Zeus's bodygaurd.

Cyclopes

The Cyclopes were gigantic one eyed monsters. The most famous is Polyphemus, the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus. But the mos importants are only three (not a race or tribe): Arges (thunderbolt), Steropes (lightning), and Brontes (thunder), obviously storm gods.

They were born to Gaea and Uranus. They were also the first smiths. When Cronus came to power he imprisoned the Cyclopes in Tartarus. The were released by Zeus and fought with him against the Titans. As a reward for their release the Cyclopes gave Zeus his weapons of lighting and thunder. They continued as his workers at Mount Olympus forging his thunerbolts.

Arges was killed by Hermes while he guarded Io for Hera

Apollo killed at least one of the Cyclopes to retribution for Zeus killing his son Aesculapius.

Persephone

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. After her abduction by Hades she became his wife and Queen of the underworld. She spent four months in the Underworld every year, and the rest, she stayed with her mother.

Demeter

Demeter is the goddess of corn, grain, and the harvest. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea. It is Demeter that makes the crops grow each year.

Demeter is intimately associated with the seasons. Her daughter Persephone was kidnapped by Hades to be his wife in the underworld. In her anger at her daughter's loss Demeter laid a curse on the world that caused plants to die. Zeus became alarmed and demanded Persephone's return. Later, it was decreed that Persephone would spend four months each year in the underworld. During these months, Demeter is sad because of her daughter’s absence, creating the winter.

Hebe

Hebe is the first daughter oz Zeus and Hera. She is the goddess of youth and helps the gods with some tasks. Hebe is Hercules spouse.

Eros

Eros is the son of Aphrodite and he is the god of love. In particular erotic, romantic, love. He is often represented blindfolded because, love is often blind. His weapon are the darts or arrows. The tips have been magically treated to produce either uncontrolable love or unsurmountable disintrested in the first person seen. Eros fell in love with Psique, a beautiful mortal princess.

Dyonisus

Dionysus is the god of the wine because he invented it.

He is the son of Zeus and Semele and the only god that had a mortal parent. Hera, Zeus wife was jealous, and managed that his husband appeared in his true form in front of Semele. Because of this Semele die. Zeus managed to rescue Dionysus and fix him into his thigh to hold him until he was born. His birth from Zeus alone conferred immortality to him. Dionysus problems with Hera were not over. So Zeus arranged for his protection and turned him over the mountain nymphs to be raised.

When Dionysus grew up, he became one of the most important gods in everyday life. He became associated with several key concepts. One was rebirth after death; the other is the influence of wine.

Thanatos

Thanatos was the greek god of death.

Eris

Eris is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She is the goddess of discord. She accompanies Ares to the wars, and also the Trojan War was an indirect result of not inviting her to a wedding.

Helios

Helios was the personification of the sun. He was not as important as Apollo, the lord of the sun. He was the son of the Titan Hyperion. Helios was imagined as a handsome god crowned with a shining aureole of the sun, who drove a chariot across the sky each day until the oceans around the earth and returned to the East by night.

The Muses

They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They are known for the music of their song, which brings joy to any who hear it. There are nine Muses, each with her own specialty: Clio (History), Urania (Astronmy), Melpomene (Tragedy), Thalia (Comedy), Terpsichore (Dance), Calliope (Epic Poetry), Erato (Love Poetry), Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods), Euterpe (Lyric Poetry).

The Erinnyes

Also known as the Furies, they punish crime. There are three Erinnyes, Tisiphone, Megaera, and Alecto. The Erinnyes came from the blood of Uranus when he was castrated.

The Fates

The Fates have the power of deciding the people’s destiny. Corresponded to them, assign a man to good or evil depending on how the man had lived. There are three Fates. Clotho, who creates the thread of life. Lachesis, who measure how long the live is going to be, and Atropos, who at death with her shears cuts the tread of life.

Pan

Pan is the son of Hermes. He is the god of goatherds and shepherds. He is mostly human in appearance but, with goat horns and goat feet. Pan is an excellent musician and plays the pipes. He is merry and frequently seen dancing with nymphs.

Nemesis

Nemesis is the goddess of the justice, the revenge and the fortune.

The Graces

They are the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. There are three : Aglaia , Euphrosyne , and Thalia. The Graces are known for singing and dancing for the gods.

Treasure Hunt

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The Underworld

The underworld is hidden in the earth. It is the kingdom of the dead and ruled by Hades. Hades is a god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. He doesn’t allow anybody to leave the Underworld.

The underworld is not particularly unpleasent. It is rather like a miserable dream, full of shadows, without sunlight or hope. A joyless place where the dead slowly fade into nothingness. Geographically, is surrounded by a series of rivers: The Acheron , The Cocytus , The Phlegethon, The Styx, and The Lethe. Within the kingdom is Hades palace, and deep inside is situated the Tartarus which is used as the prison of some Titans.

Upon death a soul is lead by Hermes to the entrance of the underworld and the ferry across the Acheron. Only those who can pay with coins can go to the Underworld. The rest are trapped between two worlds. The souls then enter and a giant dog with three heads, Cerberus, will allow all to enter but, none to leave. The souls then appear before a panel of three judges, Rhadamantus, Minos, and Aeacus, who pass sentence. The ones who lived very good go to the Elysian Fields. Others are singled out for special treatment, in the Punishment or in the Asphodel fields.

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus towers up from the center of the earth. The major gods, the twelve principal gods of the Greek, were residing atop and hold court. The myths are somewhat vague on weather it is an actual mountain or a region of the heavens.

In your days, the Mount Olympus is the highest mountain range in Greece, its highest peak Mýtikas rising to 2,919 metres high. It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence. It is located in the borders of Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 km away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

Perseus

Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae. When Perseus grew up he become a strong young man. Polydectes, the king of Seriphus, decided a plan to get rid of Perseus. He has to present him with the head of Medusa.

So he went of on his perilous voyage, and Hermes revealed him that he was a son of Zeus. Finally, Perseus managed to kill Medusa cutting her head. Later Perseus met Andromeda and married her. When they arrived at Seriphus, they discover that Polydectes had never really married, and Danae (Perseus’ mother) was forced to be his servant. Perseus was furious and with the head of Medusa, Polydectes became a stone statue . Perseus and Andromeda lived happily for many years and their descendants became great kings, but the greatest of these was Heracles. Later Perseus was killed by Dionysus. Perseus and Andromeda were put up in the sky as constellations.

Theseus

Theseus was Athens's great hero. While having all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as strength and courage, he was also intelligent and wise. His early adventures benefited the city and region. He was a successful king consolidating Athens position and the democracy. He gained a reputation for helping the poor and oppressed. After being king, he continued going to adventures, and met Heracles. In middle age his wisdom abandoned him. He began going on foolish adventures and making bad decisions. Ultimately, he died in exile from Athens's.

Generations passed and during the Persian wars Athenian solders saw the ghost of Theseus saying that he was responsible for their victories. The Athenian general found Theseus's bones and returned them to Athens.

Meleager

Son of Oeneus and Althaea. Seven days after his birth the Fates appeared to foretell his future. They predicted that he would be noble and brave. While still young he came to be regarded as second only to Heracles in his abilities. He married Cleopatra and had a daughter Polydora. He was killed by the Erinnyes to revenge his killing of blood relatives in a war.