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The Mt. Olympus Gods by way of The War of The Giants

Vase in Berlin, Germany

There is a vase in the Antikenmuseen museum in Berlin, Germany that depicts the Mt. Olympus gods battling what are

sometimes termed as 'giants'. This vase was signed by the creator of the images, Aristophenes, and the potter, Erginos. The representation of serpents on the sheilds of the giants is common on this piece. The vase itself has atleast the three of the main gods Zeus, Hera, Poseiden, and a representation of

Gaia.

The Giants the Olympians Fought

This image is a depiction of some of the battle against the snake footed giants from The War of The Giants. They have sometimes been mixed up

with the Titans. They have also been described in other ways than with snakes as feet or legs. They fought in this war due to the imprisonment of

the actual elder gods, the Titans, by their children.

Zeus

The thunderbolt was Zeus's weapon, and was crafted by the elder gods/Titans from which he came to be. He was had with two other brothers, and three sisters by two of the imprisoned

Titans. He was born as Kronos's and Rhea's son. Zeus was the main god over Mt. Olympus, and lived at the top of the

Mountain with the other gods.

Hera

Hera was on the vace in Berlin as well, however this image is not of her as she was on there. Zeus ended up marrying

her by way of tricks. She was the last wife which Zeus had.Oddly enough, Hera was also Zeus's sister. In The War of The Giants, she battled against a giant named Phoitos.

PoseidenPoseiden was a brother to Zeus.

He was also a son of Cronos, considering he was a brother, and Kronos was one of the elder gods, aka one of the Titans. He is always

seen holding a spear with three prongs to it, although this sculpture would appear to of lost it's trident from noticing how the right arm

and hand are positioned. This type of spear is known as a trident. Both Poseiden's trident, and

Zeus's thunderbolt used in the war were made simultaneously by the

Titans.

Gaia and Connection with the Other Gods and The War

Gaia is known as an earth goddess. She is the one who gave birth to the Titans. After Zeus had been born, she had to help Kronos's wife, Rhea, protect him from being eaten by Kronus. Gaia gathered the giants up to fight due to her children, the Titans, being

imprisoned in a place called Tarturus.

Two Sister Gods of Zeus that did not Participate in the War, Yet Gained From It

DemeterDemeter was also one of the

children of Kronos and Rhea. She was one of the children which was eaten by Kronos to try to prevent a prophecy that his thrown would

be taken over. By way of Zeus being born, and hidden away with the help of Gaia, she was able to be saved and come back out to

become the goddess of the harvest. She sometimes is

mistaken for Gaia. She also had no reign until after the war was

over.

Hestia

Hestia had been the first of the Olympian gods to be born. She was also the first to be eaten by their father, Kronos, before Zeus’s birth.

The title she carries is the goddess of fire, and she made a vow at one point to stay as a virgin forever. Both her, and the other sister,

Demeter, were peaceful, and these are reasons given sometimes as to why they did not get involved in the war.

Bibliographies Page 11. Image : Aristophenes and Erginos. Vase in Berlin, Germany. ca. 410 BC

- ca. 405 BC. Antikenmuseen. Perseus Digital Library. 01/19/2013. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Berlin%20F%202531&object=Vase

2. Information : Aristophenes and Erginos. Vase in Berlin, Germany. ca. 410 BC - ca. 405 BC. Antikenmuseen. Perseus Digital Library. 01/19/2013. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K4.3.html

3. Image and Information : Maker Unknown. The Giants The Olympians Fought. No creation date specified. Planet X Nibiru and the Anunnaki on Facebook. Istanbul Archaeology Museum. 01/19/2013. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-X-Nibiru-and-the-Anunnaki/399061025466

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Bibliographies Page 25. Image : Aristophenes and Erginos. Zeus. ca. 410 BC - ca. 405 BC.

Antikenmuseen. Perseus Digital Library. 01/19/2013. http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K1.3.html.

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7. Image : No maker given. Hera. C. 580 BC. Faculty of Classics Archive. 01/19/1013. http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk:8080/collections/casts/head-hera-olympia

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11. Image : Found in Aegean Sea. Poseiden. C. 575 BC. Windows to The Universe. 01/19/2013 http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Definitions_gods/Poseidon_def.html

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14. Image : Tellus. Gaia and Connection with the Other Gods and The War. 13-9 BC. Greek Mythology Link by Carlos Parada. 01/20/2013. http://www.maicar.com/GML/Gaia.html

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16. Image : M.W. Stewart. Demeter. 350 -330 BC. Mythagora. 01/20/2013. http://mythagora.com/photo/gallery13/demeterpix.html

17. Information : M.W. Stewart. Demeter. 2013. Mythagora. 01/20/2013. http://mythagora.com/bios/demeter.html

18. Image : No maker given. Hestia. 6th century Egypt. Wikimedia. Documents of Dying Paganism. 01/20/2013. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hestia_tapestry.jpg

19. Information : M.W. Stewart. Hestia. 2013. Mythagora. 01/20/2013. http://mythagora.com/bios/Histia.html

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Man’s Homework Help.Hestia. 1/20/2013. http://thanasis.com/hestia.htm