Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…
In this episode, we go over a brief history of the Greek gods, and discuss fifteen Greek gods, including: Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Athena, Aphrodite, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo, Artemis, Persephone, Dionysus, Pan, Hecate, and Medusa.
The stories and myths of the ancient Greek gods, heroes and mythological creatures have been passed down since 1800 BCE. Our modern-day sources largely come from ancient Greek art, architecture, and literature. Some myths and figures have dramatically different stories, depending on their origin.
The Greek pantheon sprang from the union of Chaos and Gaia. Gaia gave birth to Uranus, and together they gave birth to the Titans, Cyclopses, and Hecatonchires. When Uranus didn’t want any more children to be born, the youngest titan, Cronus killed his father. Later, Cronus married Rhea. Scared that their children would bring about his death, Cronus swallowed their children until Zeus was born. Rhea gave Cronus a rock instead of the baby. After being raised in secret, Zeus returned, killed his father, and saved his siblings. Afterwards, he married Metis, but ended up swallowing her because he was afraid their children would kill him, as he did his father, and his father before him. Zeus then married Hera and the era of the Olympians began.
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths: https://www.amazon.com/DAulaires-Greek-Myths-Ingri-dAulaire/dp/0440406943/
Hades game: https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/
