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Here, the demi-primordials can live in peace, and train in case of war with the Olympian demigod Camps of Jupiter or Half Blood.
Julia DeLapp marked it as to-read Dec 17, Well, in the case of Greek mythology, the role of a primordial deity protogenoi at the beginning of creation is played by Gaia or Gaea. Charlotte marked it as to-read Feb 11, And thus all the Greek gods and goddesses descended from her lineage, with the first generation being born from her union with Ouranos or Uranus , the sky god. Painting by Caravaggio, circa AD. But the old Prometheus was fortuitously saved from his daily ordeal by Heracles after the latter successfully shot the eagle.
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Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. For her latest task, Heraklea's been sent to the boondocks and told her to clean out some stables - the unsexiest thing she can imagine. Just as she's about to start shoveling, two demigods show - and they're both hot, half-naked, and clearly already intimate. Can Heraklea take them both on at once? In Among the Gods contains explicit sexual material, including oral and an For her latest task, Heraklea's been sent to the boondocks and told her to clean out some stables - the unsexiest thing she can imagine.
In Among the Gods contains explicit sexual material, including oral and anal sex, a threesome with two men, and double penetration. Kindle Edition , 26 pages. The Erotic Adventures of Heraklea 5. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about In Among the Gods , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Celena rated it liked it Nov 07, Ami greene rated it really liked it Feb 14, Consequently, she was given the epithets of the Lady of the fruits of the earth and the Bringer of seasons — with the latter aspect being symbolically mentioned in Greek mythology through a particular episode involving Demeter and her beloved daughter Persephone.
Essentially, this translated to a tragic story in which Demeter , the deity of growth and harvest, lost her daughter when she was kidnapped by Hades as he fell in love with her , the god of the underworld. The cult in itself was based at Eleusis and its rituals and beliefs that had their ancient versions being performed in other realms, including Crete, Near East, and later Rome were mostly kept a secret on a consistent basis for around a two millennia.
Other names of the Greek goddess include Cytherea Lady of Cythera and Cypris Lady of Cyprus , with the each of the locations being mythically related to her birthplace. But beyond her seemingly simple characterization in the mythical narrative, it is the historical scope of Aphrodite that demands more attention.
In that regard, the cult of Aphrodite is believed to have been derived from the Phoenician goddess Astarte. Quite intriguingly, like in the case of Ishtar , Aphrodite, in spite of her association to love and desire, was also revered as a warrior goddess, especially in Laconia Sparta. Art Picture by Green Cat.
Only this time around, it was Zeus who was responsible for swallowing up a nymph named Metis , after he heard a similar sounding prophecy from Kronos that mentioned how the child born of their union would one day become the lord of heaven, thus usurping his position. Her physical maturity matched with her steadfast personality, with the deity being counted among the wisest, courageous, and resourceful of the Olympian Greek gods.
Unsurprisingly, Athena was regarded as the ancient Greek goddess of both endurance and strategic warfare, while she also embodied the aspects of wisdom, strength, and reason. The title and its symbolism hinted at a more patriotic sense of conducting war, as opposed to unwanted battle frenzy and warmongering.
The goddess also plays her crucial role in the founding myth of Athens, where she bests Poseidon and emerges as the patron deity of the city, a legacy of the legend being epitomized by the still standing Parthenon dedicated to Athena Parthenos. And lastly, when it comes to history, the name Athana Potana was mentioned in one the Linear B tablets at Knossos, which suggests how the entity possibly started out as the Aegean goddess of the palace, who embodied the aspects of the royal protector and the inspiration behind household crafts.
Artwork by Peter Prime. The divine entity that epitomized war and mayhem in its full flourish among the Olympian Greek gods pertained to Ares , the son of Zeus and Hera. To that end, one of the myths talked about how Heracles managed to disgrace the ancient Greek god of war by spearing him in the thigh. In yet another episode, the rash Ares was defeated by the Aloadai giants who laid siege to Olympus , and he had to be ultimately rescued by Hermes. Talking of Greek myths, one of the more risque ones involved his illicit affair with the married Aphrodite the wife of Hephaistos.
Their union, according to Hesiod, was said to have produced Phobos and Deimos , the personifications of fear and terror respectively, who accompanied their grim father in battles. For example, the Spartans were known to have made sacrifices to Enyalius , possibly a lesser deity who was either regarded as the son of Ares and Enyo the Greek goddess of war and destruction or the embodiment of Ares himself. To that end, he was considered somewhat uncomely by his divine peers — with his mother Hera in many narratives he was said to have no father, while in some versions his father was Zeus even casting him away from the heavens, apparently because of his looks and a deformed leg.
Thus in Greek mythology, Hephaistos embodied the aspects of fire, metallurgy, and crafts.
In the myth, Hephaistos even managed to take his revenge on his inconsiderate mother by trapping her in a magical golden throne. And thus he became the first of the Greek gods to come back from exile to heaven after he was intoxicated by the other gods and led to Olympus to free Hera. The scene of the r eturn of Hephaestus was a popular motif in Attic vases, where the god was depicted as being led by Dionysus , the deity of wine and festivities. Afterward, he became the master blacksmith of the Olympian Greek Gods and is credited with making the scepter and aegis of Zeus , the helmet of Hermes , secret locking doors for chambers of Hera , and the giant automaton Talos for King Minos.
However, his crowning achievement arguably relates to the creation of the first woman Pandora , who was made from clay. Hailed as one of the most important of Olympian Greek gods when it came to the pantheons of both ancient Greeks and Romans, Apollo or Apollon , the archetype of the beardless, youthful being kouros , was considered as the divine entity of light, music, prophecy, poetry, medicine, and archery.
The son of Zeus and Leto daughter of Titan Koios or Coeus and Phoebe , in the mythical narrative, Apollo played a number of seemingly contradictory roles, ranging from that of a monster slayer who slayed the serpent Python and the giant Tityos , music contestant who defeated the satyr Marsyas to a murderer who killed the lesser Cyclopes , and even a plague bearer with the epidemic being unleashed on the Greeks after the Trojan War.
In this oscillation between benevolence and spite, the aspects of Apollo are also pretty complex, with some primary ones embodying the nature of light and the sun thus Apollo was associated with or replaced the Titan Helios in Hellenistic times, circa 3rd century BC and others being associated with places of worship, healing and medicine, prophecy, music and even wolves. Historically, Apollo was regarded as the oracular Greek god and patron of Delphi. For example, a Hittite entity Apaliunas is mentioned in the Manapa-Tarhunta letter, which in turn might have been derived from Aplu Enlil — meaning the son of the Mesopotamian god Enlil.
The twin sister of Apollo, in the mythical narrative it is said after being born, Artemis helped her mother to deliver her twin brother, thus embodying the aspects of labor and childbirth. At the same time, she was eternally chaste and virgin, thus serving a paradoxical connection to childbirth.
But more importantly, among the Olympian Greek gods and goddess, Artemis was associated with the hunt, forests, and the moon — with the latter embodiment possibly allowing her to supersede Selene , the Titan goddess of the moon. Lucina is identified with it, which is why in our country they invoke Juno Lucina in childbirth, just as the Greeks call on Diana the Light-bearer.
She is invoked at childbirth because children are born occasionally after seven, or usually after nine, lunar revolutions…. As for the historical side of affairs, while the origins of Artemis are still debated, with hypotheses ranging from her Phrygian etymology to association with pre-Classical bear cults, there is no doubt that the deity was held in high regard.
To that end, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, possibly dedicated to a local variant of the goddess of the hunt, was counted among one of the ancient seven wonders of the world.
In Greek mythology, Hermes , the son of Zeus and Maia one of the daughters of Titan Atlas , was inducted in the exclusive rank of the twelve Olympian Greek gods after he demonstrated his inherent craftiness even as an infant. According to one particular episode, he was able to steal the cattle of Apollo and also craft a lyre out of tortoiseshell, when he could barely move out of his crib. Impressed by these clever efforts, Zeus personally made Hermes his herald and messenger.
Mirroring the astute and sometimes shrewd nature of his feats, Hermes was regarded as the Greek god of various aspects, ranging from herds and flocks, travelers and hospitality, roads and trade to diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests, and even thievery. To that end, Hermes, by virtue of his special winged sandals talaria and a winged hat petasos , could quickly travel between worlds, thus serving as a messenger of gods for the mortals.