My hobby

Hello!!

I am Karolina.

I like reading books. My favourite subjekt is history. I like listening some music. But Greek gods are my the greatest hobby.

• This is Akropolis. The sacred hill with temple of Athena. This is in Atheny.

Greek gods - books• Odysseova dobrodruzství

– I was viewing this book, when I wasn‘t able to read. It is comix.

• Bohove a hrdinove antickych baji– Vojtech Zamarovsky

– Now I use this book every day. It is very skilful encyklopedia of all greek gods and heros.

• Stare recke baje a povesti– Eduard Petiska

– This book is very popular and when I learn to read, I read it. It is for children.

Greek gods - basic gods

• Temple of Zeus Olympic

Zeus

• He was upper-most god.

• He had two wife. – His first wife was Metis

(godess of intellect). They had a daughter Athena (godess of wise war and wisdom). Zeus ate Metis.

– His second wife was Hera (godess of marriage and sister of Zeus). They had two sons Ares (god of furious war) and Hefaistos (god of fire and smithing). They had a daughter Hebe (godess of ageless).

• He was son of Titan Kronos and his wife Rheia (Titan too).

Greek gods - basic gods

• He was very philanderer. He had many many lovers.

lover childrenAigina AiakosAlkmena HeraklesAntiopa Amfion, ZethosDanae PerseusDemeter PersefonaDiona AfroditaElektra ardanosEuropa Minos, Sarpedontes, RhadamantysEurynome CharitkyIo EpafosKallisto Arkas

Laodameia SarpedontesLeda Polydeukes, HelenaLeto Apollon, ArtemisMaia HermesSemele DionysosThemis Moiry, Hory, Mnemosyne Urania, Musas, and other

• And many other

Zeus

Greek gods - basic gods

• He had some lovers. – He has son Polyfemos

(cyclops) with nymph Thoosa.

– He has a son Agenor (king) with Libye (nymph).

– He has a son Proteos (sea god) with Naida (nymph).

– His son Antaios (giant) has mother Gaia (godess of globe).

– He has many another.• Poseidon with trident

Poseidon• He was son of Titan Kronos

and his wife Rheia (Titan too).

• He was god of sea. • His wife was

Amfitrite (nymph). They have many children, but Triton was the most important.

Greek gods - basic gods

• She has many lovers and children with them.

– She has sons Eros (love), Anteros (unlove), Deimos (consternation), Fobos (fear) and daughter Harmonie (wife king Kadmos) with god of furious war Ares.

– Her son Priapos has father Dionysos (god of vine).

– She has a son Hermafrodit (sexless) with messenger of gods Hermes.

– She has a son Aineas, hero of Troja‘s war and progenitor of Roma with Anchises (mortal).

Afrodita

• Sandro Botticelli: Geniture of Venus

• She was daughter of upper-most god Zeus and his lover Diona (godess of rain) or Uranos and spoon drift.

• She was godess of love and beauty. She was the prettiest godess, but her husband Hefaistos (god of fire and smithing) was the ugliest god.

Greek gods - basic gods

• He didn‘t have a wife, but he had many lovers. – His first love to Dafne (nymph) was

unrequited. – His love to two mortal, Kassandra

and Marpesa was withheld. – He had a son Orfeus (musical) with

Kalliope (Muse of eposes).

– He had a son Asklepios (god of medicine) with Korónis (nymph).

– His son Aristaios (mortal) had mother Kyrena (nymph).

– Maybe Hymen (god of wedding) was his son. • Apollon of Belveder

Apollon

• He was a more handsome god. Nine Muses was going along him.

• He has a sister Artemis (godess of hunt and forest animal). They were twins

• He was son of upper-most god Zeus and his lover Leto.

• He was god of artistry and light.

Greek gods - basic gods

• He didn‘t have a Wife, but he had many lovers.

– He has sons Eros (love), Anteros (unlove), Deimos (consternation), Fobos (fear) and daughter Harmonie (wife king Kadmos) with godess of love and beauty Afrodite.

– Maybe he was forefather of Amazonky.

– He had yet another.

• Ares near villa of Hadrianus

Ares

• He had a brother Hefaistos (god of fire and smithing) and sister Hebe (godess of ageless).

• He was son of upper-most god Zeus and his wife Hera (godess of marriage).

• He was god of furious war.

Greek gods - basic gods

– With Karmenta (nymph) he had a son Euandros.

– He had a son Kefalos with Hersa (daughter of king).

– His son Hermafrodit (sexless) had mother Afrodita (godess of love and beauty).

– He had many another.• Hermes with little Dionysos (god of vine)

Hermes• He was son of upper-most

god Zeus and his lover Maia (Plejada).

• He was messenger of gods. • He didn‘t have a wife,

but he had some lovers. – He had son Eudoros

(hero of Troja‘s war) with companion of Artemis Polymela.

Greek gods - basic gods

• She was daughter of upper-most god Zeus and his lover Leto.

• She was godess of hunt and forest animals.

• She has a brother Apollon (god of artistry and light). They were twins.

• She didn‘t have any husband and lovers. She was virgin.

• This is a renowned temple of Artemis in Efez. It is one marvel of world.

Artemis

Greek gods - my favourite god

• She was daughter of upper-most god Zeus and his first wife Metis (godess of intellect).

• She was godess of wise war and wisdom.

• She didn‘t have any husband and lovers. She was virgin.

• Greek relievo

Athena

Greek gods - genealogy

• I am trying to put together pedigree of all Greek gods. But there has been so

many gods, that it is impossible. It is many versions aboute their

origin too.

• I discovered just tithe of them but my

pedigree isn‘t very well-arranged.

• I want follow on this research and maybe I

will make great pedigree.