Iliad Case

The Greeks believed that the Earth was here before the gods; the gods did not create the universe, instead the universe made the gods. So the heaven and earth were the first parents, after them came the titans, and following them came the gods and goddesses. The titans were known to be big and of great strength. The one titan who over-ruled the rest was Cornus, also known as Saturn. He reigned until Zeus- his son dethroned him. Zeus was amongst the twelve Olympians, the other eleven included his two brothers: Poseidon, and Hades, their sister: Hestia, Hera, Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, And Hephaestus. Much of the myths that include these characters have been set up in the "Iliad" and the "odyssey". These gods had animals and cities that they identified themselves with, for example, the goddess' Aphrodite's tree happened to be the myrtle, and her bird the dove, occasionally the sparrow and the swan. Apart from the Olympians, there were the ‘lesser gods of Olympus' these included the god of love-Eros (cupid), iris, Hebe, and the two bands of lovely sisters: the Muses and the Graces. In addition to the gods that reigned in the high place of Olympus, there were "the gods of the waters" and "the gods of the underworld". Others included "the lesser gods of the earth" and "the roman gods". In these five categories, there are approximately fifty-five gods and goddesses that would fall under one of these categories. THE TWO GREAT GODS OF THE EARTH,HOW THE WORLD AND MANKIND WERE CREATED, & THE EARLIEST HEROES

These two great gods of the earth were Demeter- the goddess of the corn, and Dionysus- the god of the wine. These two gods represented fertility, fruitfulness, and, productivity. Demeter's festival took place on September, every five years for nine days. Demeter had an only daughter, Persephone, who was taken into the underworld by Zeus's brother, Hades. Her...