Thursday, May 6, 2010

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.