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| − | Even though they appear like things of the past, reminders of ancient Greek deities are all around us. When you read the following names, more than a few may well be familiar.
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| − | Ancient Greek Deities
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| − | The Greek Pantheon was obviously a polytheistic system of thought and religion that understood its Greek deities existed independently and separately. Their roll was to rule varied facets of the mortals' daily life. Myth and culture is collected in the Pantheon from where the deities leave toward their corresponding sphere.
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| − | Because of the Hellenic polytheist faith in ancient times, deities formed relationships with each other on a more human scale. Compared to one-god ways in many contemporary religions, Greek deities had a remarkable number of human limitations and weaknesses. Contrary to other religions, not one of the ancient Greek deities was omniscient or omnipotent, however their ability was far beyond mortals.
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| − | All Ancient Greek deities had the identical origins, that of minor deities ruled by the Titans. They later overthrew the Titans in an epic battle. A number of the most famous are:
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| − | Aether - God of the upper atmosphere. The name is, of course, related to the English word ether.
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| − | Aphrodite - Deity of love and beauty.
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| − | Apollo - God of the light, music, prophecy, poetry, and healing.
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| − | Ares - Spirit of war, particularly violent war and killing.
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| − | Artemis - Deity of the moon along with the hunt.
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| − | Athena - Deity of combat, wisdom, strategy.
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| − | Chaos - Non-gendered deity of the nothingness.
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| − | Chronos - God of endless time.
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| − | Demeter - Spirit of cultivation.
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| − | Erebus - Divinity of darkness.
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| − | Eros - God of love.
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| − | Gaia - Titan Spirit of the Earth.
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| − | Hades - Divinity of the underworld, death and earth wealth. His realm receives his name.
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| − | Hemera - Deity of daylight.
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| − | Hephaestus - Deity of fire as well as the forge.
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| − | Hera - Divinity of marriage as well as the family, sister and wife of Zeus.
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| − | Hermes - God of trade, travel, and theifs. Messenger of the gods.
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| − | Hestia - Divinity of the hearth in addition to domestic life which gave her place at Olympus with Dionysus.
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| − | Nyx - Goddess of night.
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| − | Pontus - Titan Spirit of the ocean.
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| − | Poseidon - Divinity of the sea.
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| − | Tartarus - Titan Divinity of the depths of the underworld.
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| − | Uranus - Titan Spirit of the heavens.
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| − | Zeus - King of the Gods and Spirit of thunder and lightning.
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| − | Needless to say, the long list of Ancient Greek deities is really amazing in comparison with one-deity religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Regardless of the religious connotations, the names of these figures are frequently found in modern civilization although Roman translations are frequently used. For example, Ares has been translated in Roman to Mars, the Divinity of War and is the name of the 4th planet from our sun. Being able to recognize these names in our language can be one of the values of studying [http://collegereligionandphilosophy.net/ religion].
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| − | Greek deities epitomize a unique view of religion held by ancient Greeks. If the occasion presents itself, make sure you read the Greek classics to gain an understanding of the rather emotional actions of the deities.
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