Hera is the wife and sister of Zeus. She was raised by Titans, and had two sons and two daughters. Hera was powerful and was known for being jealous and vain. Once she married Zeus, she became the goddess of Olympian gods.
Zeus was the father of Apollo. He was the god of the sky and ruler of Olympian gods. His weapon is the thunderbolt. Zeus is famous for his affairs, one of which was with Leto, Apollo's mother. Hera is his wife and sister.
Gaea came with the first creations, air, sea, and sky. In myth, Gaea opposes the gods. She is the Earth goddess. After Gaea's son, Python, was killed by Apollo, she was furious. Apollo built a shrine to her slaughtered son to appease her.
Leto was an early and favorite lover of Zeus. While she was pregnant, Zeus and Hera got married. She was harassed constantly by Hera, who was jealous of the love Zeus and Leto shared. She was pushed out of Olympus, and everywhere she went, people who not allow her to stay in fear that Hera would be angry with them.
Python, son of Gaea, said to be born from rotting slime. There is a shrine to him at the oracle at Delphi, where his body decomposes. Prophecies are told by the priestess sitting on this shrine.
I like it, but why did you have to kill Python, brother? Why must you be so... so... Apolloish!?
ReplyDeleteYou were just as upset as I was when you learned that Gaea sent Python after Mother! I had no other choice!
ReplyDeleteI meant Hera...Hera sent Python. Gaea had no idea. She should watch over her son a little better!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you included a picture of each character. It made visualizing things easier.
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