Tuesday, May 11, 2010

click the youtube button to see all 12 Olympian Gods! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_NeirFIkM

Thursday, May 6, 2010

click the youtube button to see RONALDINHO vs C.RONALDO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJLk2gp0fPA
Like peanut butter and jelly, dogs and humans have been a greet match for a very long time.
We may have been fast friends for 10,00 years.
We may have been friends for 135,000 years!
Either way, it's been a wonderful relationship.
Dogs are domesticated animals.
The word domesticated describes an animal that depends on people to survive.
A tame animal is one that is comfortable with humans commands.
Cows, sheep, and dogs are domesticated.
Lions, tigers, and bears are not.
Dogs are the only species of canid family who are domesticated.
Sometimes people have dingoes and wolves has pets.
They may be tame, but they are not domesticated.
Some scientists believe that humans took wolf pups and raised them within their homes.
Over time, the descendants of these pups became tame.
That's why dogs became domesticated.
Other scientists believe that dogs came to humans on their own.
Dogs' ancestors were wolves or wild dogs who scavenged from human dumps.
People allowed them to do this because they barked at strangers and kept vermin, such as rats, away.
Over time, people got to know the wild dogs are made them pets.
At some point, dogs started to help humans hunt.
They could track animals and even catch and kill them.
Later, dogs were used by humans for all sorts of jobs, including herding, hauling, and protecting.

DRAGONS

Dragons are a type of myths.

My favourite dragon is the evilest dragon of all.

The Western Dragon!

The Western dragon streaks through the sky with bat like wigs, raining fire and destruction down on helpless villagers.

It is a terrifying sight and strikes fear into those who see it.

Who's going to have that has a pet?

DIONYSUS

Dionysus, the god of wine, & was the son of Zeus and the princess Semele.
He was known for his lightheartness and always offered to help anyone in need.
He did not live in Mount Olympus but constantly traveled the secrets of winemaking.
His symbols are grapes and ivy and his sacred animal is the panther.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.
She was married to the lame smith Hephaestus but she loved Ares, the god of war.
Aphrodite was the most attractive goddess on Mount Olympus.
Her symbols are the seashell and the mirror.
Her sacred animal is the dove.

HERA

Hera was the goddess of marriage and the family.
She was Zeus's sister and also his wife.
The couple had four children: Eilithyia, the goddess of child of birth; Ares, the god of war; Hebe, the goddess of youth; and Hephaestus, the god of fire and crafts.
Hera's sacred animal is the peacock.

HERMES

Hermes was the god of traverlers, merchants and thives and the messenger of the gods.
He was the son of Zeus and the mountain nymph maea.
Hermes had wings on his sandals, which made him the speediest of all the gods.
He was the only Olympian god allowed to visit heaven, earth and the Underworld.
His symbole is a winged stick with snakes wrapped around it called a caduceus.

HEPHAESTUS

Hephaestus was the god of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths.
He was the son of Zeus and Hera and was married to Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty.
He was kind and lovable, but also ugly and lame.
He had a fiery worrkshop beneath a volcano in Italy where he worked with the Cyclopes to create thunderbolts for Zeus.
The symbols of Hephaestus are fire, the axe, the tongs, and the hammer.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

APOLLO

Apollo was the god of the sun, prophecy, music and healing.
He was the son of Zeus and the mortal women Leto, and the younger twin of Artimis, the goddess of the hunt. Famous for playing the lyre, Apollo also had the gift of prophecy.
His symbols are the lyre and laurel tree.
click the youtube button to hear the song eat it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh4jUqm1FU

MANTICORE

A manticore has the body of a lion, a human face and a leathery, spiky tail which shoots out deadly thorns, like crossbow bolts.
I wander how what it eat's and were do you give a manticore a walk?

HELLHOUNDS

Hellhonds are huge dogs from the Underworld, with black fur, glowing red eyes, massive strength and speed, and the ability to appear and disappear at will.
Almost all are unfriendly to people. They are has big has tanks, has a bark slightly louder than an artillery gun and can shadow travel.

DEMETER

Demeter was the goddess of agricultur, a daughter of the Titans Rhea and Kronos. Her daughter persophone was taken by Hades to live in the Underworld. Demeter was the source of growth and life on earth, who taught humans how to cultivate and grow crops. Her symbole is an ear of wheat.

HESTIA

Hestia was the goddess of the hearth, home, and family.
She was the eldest daughter of the Titans Kronos and Rhea.
Both Poseidon and Apollo wanted to marry her, but she swore to Zeus that she would never marry.
Hestia kept the fire burning in evry hearth, providing warmth and security. Her symbole is a living flame and her sacred animals are a donkey and pigs.

ATHENA

Athena was the goddess of wisdom, skill, and war. She was a child of Zeus and metis, Zeus first wife. She taught humans skills such as weaving, sewing, farming, and metalwork.
Her symbole are the olive branch and the owl.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

ARES

Ares was the god the of war. He was the son of Zeus and Hera, and half-brother to Athena. Ares was a difficult character and unpopular with the other gods and humans. He ofter fought with Artemis, goddess of the hunt, and with his Athena.
Ares's symbols are the spear and dogs.Ares had no wife and was constantly under the spell of Aphrodite, much to the annoyance of her husband Hephaestus. Ares and Aphrodite had four children together. Ares also had many mortal woman.

The guy on the bike would've made pro wrestlers run to Mama. He was dressed in red muscle shirt and black jeans and a black leather duster, with a hunting knife strapped to his thigh. He wore red wraparound shades and he had the cruelest, most brutal face I'd ever seen- handsome, I guess, but wicked- with an oily black crew cut and cheeks that were scarred form many, many fights.
(Everything blue i got from a book called Percy Jackson & the Olympians the ultimate guide)

GREEK MYTHS

Greek myths are stuff that people believed in like gods,centaurs,nymphs,the muses,the cherites,satyrs & the furies/the three fates. If you like Greek myths I encourage you to read the Percy Jackson series or groovy Greeks.Here are all of the gods names and what they have.

HADES

Hades, ruler of the Underworld and god of the dead, lived whith Persephone in the Underworld. The symbole of Hades is a helmet which helped him to stay invinsible.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

ZEUS

Zeus, god of the sky. Zeus was the supreme god of the Olympians, & ruler of mankind. He was the last child of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and had 5 older brothers and sisters.

Zeus married his sister Hera, but had many love affairs whith goddesseas and mortals. He punished anyone who lied, thogh he tried to be fair and keep a balanced view of events.

He was responsible for the weather, and when in high spirts, bleswsed the world whith fine weather; in a bad mood he created rain, wind, lightning, and thunder. But even Zeus could not influence the decisions of the fates. Zeus's symboles are the scales and a thunderbolt. His sacred animal is a eagle.

POSEIDON

Poseidon was the god of the sea. He was the son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Hades.
His weapon was a trident powerful enough to shake the earth, causing storms and earthquakes. Poseidon had a throne in mount olympus and an undersea palace where he usually lived whith his wife Amphitrite. His symbole is the trident, and his sacred animals are the dolphin and the horse.
Poseidon is my favourite god because i like water alote.