One of the principal goddesses, counterpart of the Roman goddess Diana. Daughter of Zeus and Leto. Twin sister of the god Apollo. Chief hunter to the gods and goddess of hunting and of wild animals, especially bears.
Artemis was also the goddess of childbirth, of nature, and of the harvest. As the moon goddess, she was sometimes identified with the goddesses Selene and Hecate.
Although traditionally the friend and protector of youth, especially young women, Artemis prevented the Greeks from sailing to Troy during the Trojan War until they sacrificed a maiden to her. According to some accounts, just before the sacrifice, she rescued the victim, Iphigenia. Like Apollo, Artemis was armed with a bow and arrows, which she often used to punish mortals who angered her. In other legends, she is praised for giving young women who died in childbirth a swift and painless death. AMZ
Personification of Mother Earth. Daughter of Chaos. She Mother and wife of Father Heaven (Uranus). They were the parents of the earliest living creatures: the Titans; the Cyclopes; and the Giants, or Hecatoncheires (Hundred-Handed Ones). Fearing and hating the Giants, despite the fact that they were his sons, Uranus imprisoned them in a secret place on earth, leaving the Cyclopes and Titans at large. Gaea, enraged at this favoritism, persuaded her son, the Titan Cronus, to overthrow his father. He emasculated Uranus, and from his blood Gaea brought forth the Giants and the three avenging goddesses the Erinyes. Her last and most terrifying offspring was Typhon, a 100-headed monster, who, although conquered by the god Zeus, was believed to spew forth the molten lava flows of Mount Etna. B&B
Queen of the gods. Daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Sister and wife of the god Zeus. Goddess of marriage and the protector of married women. Mother of Ares, god of war; Hephaestus, god of fire; Hebe, goddess of youth; and Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth.
Hera was a jealous wife, who often persecuted Zeus's mistresses and children. She never forgot an injury and was known for her vindictive nature. Angry with the Trojan prince Paris for preferring Aphrodite, goddess of love, to herself, Hera aided the Greeks in the Trojan War and was not appeased until Troy was finally destroyed. Hera is often identified with the Roman goddess Juno. AMZ
The Olympian Gods appear on Earth about 35,000 BCE. Known to exist in the Amalgam Universe continuity are Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Athena (Minerva), Hermes, Gaea, and Zephyrus.
War breaks out about 15,000 BCE between New Asgods and Olympians due to the machinations of Thanoseid, which includes the Earth among its battlegrounds. Zeus and Odin Highfather forge a pact uniting their worlds. B&B AMZ
God of the sea. Son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Brother of Zeus and Hades. Husband of Amphitrite, one of the Nereids, by whom he had a son, Triton. Poseidon had numerous other love affairs, however, especially with nymphs of springs and fountains, and was the father of several children famed for their wildness and cruelty, among them the giant Orion and the Cyclops Polyphemus. Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa were the parents of Pegasus, the famous winged horse.
Poseidon contended unsuccessfully with Athena, goddess of wisdom, for the control of Athens. When he and Apollo were cheated of their promised wages after having helped Laomedon, king of Troy, build the walls of that city, Poseidon's revenge against Troy knew no bounds. He sent a terrible sea monster to ravage the land, and during the Trojan War he helped the Greeks.
Every two years the Isthmian Games, featuring horse and chariot racers, were held in his honor at Corinth. The Romans identified Poseidon with their god of the sea, Neptune.
Poseidon was insulted by the archaeologist who stole his treasure. As a result, the god of the seas sunk the archeaologist's boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The sole survivor of the disaster was the archaeologist's daughter, Ororo, who would one day become Wonder Woman. AMZ
Twilight of the gods, the Apocalypse, the end days, Armageddon, the final destruction of the gods in a great battle against the forces of evil, after which a new world will arise. THO
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Poseidon [Greek Mythology]