Monday 22 September 2014

Gods


Mythological gods:


Greek:



Aphrodite:
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goddess of love, desire, beauty and pleasure.
She had many lovers even when married to Hephaestus.
The most known of which being Ares, (god of war)
Adonis ("god" of love ) and Anchises (a prince from Dardania.)
she takes form as a woman and usually appears nude/semi-nude.
her animals are doves and sparrows. Known as Venus in Rome.
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Apollo:
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god of poetry, healing, plague, prophecy, music, art,
knowledge and archery. Artemis ( goddess of the hunt,
wild animals, wilderness, childbirth and virginity) was
his twin. both were depicted as the sun and the moon.
He takes form as a handsome beardless man with long hair
and perfect body structure. His animals were deer, swans,
cicadas, hawks, ravens, crows, foxes, mice and snakes.
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Ares:


information in greater detail and from original source here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_mythological_figures



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