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The Iliad

The Olympians
In Greek mythology, there are twelve chief gods,
known as Olympians. Olympians referred to the
gods who resided in Olympus. The names within
the Olympian pantheon varied from writer to
writer.
GREEK ROMAN GOD OF... SYMBOL
Jupiter/Jov
1. Zeus King of the Gods Thunderbolt, eagle and oak tree
e
2. Hera Juno Queen of the Gods Peacock, cow, wedding ring

3. Poseidon Neptune The Sea Sea, trident, horse, dolphin

4. Hades Pluto The Underworld Pomegranate, cap of invisibility


5. Hestia Vesta Hearth/Home Fireplace
6 Athena Minerva Wisdom/War Owl, olive, tree, plow, loom
Moon, deer, silver bow and
7. Artemis Diana Moon/Hunt
arrows
8. Apollo Apollo Light/Music/Prophecy Lyre, sun, mice, Laurel tree

9. Aphrodite Venus Love/Beauty Dove, swan, roses


10.
Vulcan Fire/Forge Hammer, quail
Hephaestus
11. Ares Mars War Dog, wild boar, vulture
Messenger/Divine
12. Hermes Mercury Caduceus, crane
Herald
One pantheon has Hades, god of the dead, in the
list, but the most common tradition has Demeter,
goddess of corn, as the Olympian deity. In my
view, Hades was an Olympian when he fought
alongside his brothers during the war against the
Titans. The reason he wasn't seen as an Olympian
was that Hades seldom left his Underworld
domain, so his sister, Demeter, was Olympian
instead of him.
Hades
Not this Hades
Zeus
Zeus (con’t)
Hera
Poseidon
Apollo (Phoebus Apollo)
Apollo (con’t)
Ares
Not this Ares
Athena
Athena (con’t)
Imagery of the Iliad
Though everlasting and supernal, the gods of Olympus exhibited humanlike
behavior. They could be loving and generous, wise and forbearing. They could
also be petty and base, fickle and vile. And, they could be quick to anger. In
"Book I" of The Iliad, the Olympian god Apollo descends the great mountain in
a rage after the Greek general Agamemnon captures a beautiful maiden and
refuses to give her up to her father, Chryses, a priest of Apollo.

.......[Apollo] came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow
and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled .......on his back with
the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships
with a face as dark as night, and .......his silver bow rang death as he shot his
arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but
presently .......he aimed his shafts at the people themselves, and all day long
the pyres of the dead were burning.
The Greeks
Among those warriors who join the Greek army, the best
were: Achilles, leader of the Myrmidons, son of Peleus
and Thetis. Ajax, the tall Salamian leader, son of Telamon
and Periboea. Diomedes, the Argive leader, son of Tydeus
and Deïpyle (Deipyle); and Odysseus, the resourceful and
cunning king of Ithaca, son of Laërtes (Laertes) and
Anticleia.
The Trojans
King Priam's eldest son, Hector, was commander-in-
chief of the Trojan forces. Hector was the best warrior on
the Trojan side. Hector knew that he was fated to die in
the war, but as heir and eldest son of Priam, he was duty
bound to defend Troy, even though he thought that his
brother was wrong to start this war.
His second-in-command was also a Trojan royal prince,
from the Dardanian House, Aeneas, son of Aphrodite and
Anchises. Aeneas was the bravest Trojan next to Hector.
Other renowned allies were two leaders from Lycia,
Sarpedon, son of Zeus and Deïdameia, wife of Evander,
and Glaucus, son of Hippolochus.
The Birth of Achilles

The two powerful gods, Zeus and Poseidon try to forced


sea-goddess Thetis to lay with them. Themis or
Prometheus warned the gods that any son Thetis borne
would become greater than his father, and in Zeus' case,
would probably one day rule Olympus. That really
dampened both gods' amorous pursuit of the goddess.
Zeus decided to quickly marrying Thetis off to a mortal.
Link

http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/trojanwar.html#Iliad
Achilles’ Shield

http://www.tradamis.co.uk/homer.htm
Achilles vs. Hektor (Hector)
Achilles vs. Penthesilea
Achilles’ Death

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