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The twelve Olympian gods

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Title

The twelve Olympian gods

Description

The twelve Olympian gods

ZEUS
The father of the Gods and the greatest one among them. The God of weather, protector of foreigners, family and fertility. He was also the god of lightning and of the sky.

HERA
The wife of the god Zeus. She was the protector of marriage and marital loyalty. The queen of gods and humans.

APOLLO
The god of prophecy, music and dance, of moral order and logic. He was also the god of healing.

ATHENA
The goddess of Wisdom, culture, martial arts, strategy and the protector of every human craft and beneficial occupation.

ARIES
The god of battle and war. He was the son of the god Zeus and the goddess Hera.

ARTEMIS
The goddess of wildlife, hunting, animals and fertility. The daughter of Zeus and the goddess Leto, and the twin sister of the god Apollo.

HEPHAESTUS
The god of fire, volcanos, metalworking and the protector of craftsmen. In addition, he was the manufacturer of the weapons of the gods.

APHRODITE
Aphrodite, who emerged from the sea, was the deification of female beauty, the Goddess of love. Gods and mortals were all entangled in her love nets.

HERMES
He was the messenger of the gods, a herald and a conductor of souls. He was also the protector of commerce.

HESTIA
The goddess Hestia is the eldest daughter and the firstborn child of Cronus and Rhea, and for this reason, she was put in command of all the great Divinities. She was the protector of family happiness.

POSEIDON
The god of the sea, rivers, fountains, drinking water and the element of fluid in general.

DEMETRA
The goddess of the earth, agriculture, flora, alimentation, fertility and the protector of farmers.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage
Digital Heritage Research Lab, Cyprus University of Technology

Date

Contributor

Designer: Xenia Christodoulou

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

jpg

Language

en

Type

Identifier

2022CS450

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

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Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “The twelve Olympian gods,” Αψίδα, accessed September 22, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/49343.