Ancient+Greek+Mythology

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Beliefs(Gods, Goddesses)
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The Twelve Olympians are Zeus who is the king of the Gods and lord of the sky, Poseiden who is one of Zeus' two brothers and ruler of the sea, Hades another one of Zeus' brothers and the god of riches,Hera the wife of Zeus and goddess of marriage and family, Athena who was born out of Zeus' head and is the goddess of wisdom and war strategies, Ares Hera's son and god of war, Apollo Zeus' son and god of the sun,music and poetry, Aphrodite the goddess of beauty and love also the oldest god of all, Hermes the god of thieves and travel, Artemis Apollos sister and goddess of the moon and the leader of a group of girls who are immortal but cannot have a relationship with a man and Hephaestus the god of smiths and forges also a son of Hera.

Examples of Myths
Some examples of myths are The Hydra, The Cerynitian Hind and ''The Erymanthian Boar.

Daily life
Greek Mythology affected daily life by the Greeks having annual religious festivals to worship the Gods and Goddesses. They also prayed to the Gods and Goddesses so they had good weather and crops. The Greeks believed that if they didn't pray to the Gods and Goddesses they would get punished. They also prayed to the Gods and Goddesses equally so that the the Gods and Goddesses wouldn't get angry or jealous.