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.
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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.
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.
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.
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