How many gods are there in ancient Greek mythology, and what do they do?

We have no way of knowing exactly how many gods there are in ancient Greek mythology. In the ancient Greek theogony, everything begins with Chaos. There are mainly three generations of gods since the original. The first-generation gods were the original gods:

Khaos/Chaos is the god of chaos. The world began with him, and he gave birth to Gaea, the mother of the earth; Tartarus, the god of the abyss of hell; Erebus, the god of darkness; Nyx, the goddess of the night; Erebus, the god of darkness; Eros, or Eros, is the god of love and the embodiment of love, fertility and sexual desire.

The other children of Gaia are Uranus, the god of the sky; Pontus, the god of the sea; Ourea, the god of the mountains. The second-generation god is the Titans. Gods (the first generation of Titan gods are the Twelve Titans):

1. Coeus: Celestial body. Ferber's husband.

2. Crius: natural forces, celestial bodies, etc.

3. Cronus (Κρ?νο?: Cronus): The youngest of the Twelve Titans. The second-generation God-King overthrew God the Father and became the second God-King. Later, he was confused with Cronos and was considered to be in charge of time.

4. Hyperion (Υπερ?ων?: Hyperion): The god of patrol in the sky, also related to the sun. Father of the sun, moon and dawn.

5. Iapetus (Ιαπετ?: Iapetus): the ancestor of mankind.

6. Mnemosyne (Μνημοσ?νη: Mnemosyne): goddess of memory, mother of muses. The fifth wife of Zeus.

7. Oceanus (Ωκεαν?: Oceanus): also known as Oceanus, the eldest son among the twelve Titans. Goddess of the Ocean River, god of water purification, father of all rivers and the goddess of the oceans.

8. Phoebe: A goddess of light. The name is the feminine form of "Phoebus", which means radiance, the mother of Leto and Astraea.

9. Rhea (Ρ?α?: Rhea): Earth Mother Goddess. The wife of Cronus and the second queen of the gods. Later, she was regarded as the great goddess because she was confused with Kuebler.

10. Tethys (Τηθ?: Tethys): Goddess of the sea, the first queen of the sea, goddess of water, nourishment and rain.

11. Theia (Θε?α?: Theia): The goddess of vision and light, the mother of the sun god, the moon goddess, and the dawn goddess. Hyperion's wife.

12. Themis (Θ?μι?: Themis): The goddess of the earth and natural laws. Later, she was considered to administer law and justice because she was combined with the Olympus god.

The second generation Titans are descendants of the first generation Titans. For example: Helios is the sun god, the son of Hyperion and Theia, and the brother of Selene and Eos; Selene is the moon goddess, the son of Hyperion and Theia. Female, the sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn goddess Eos; Asteria is the shooting star goddess. Daughters of Coos and Phoebe, etc. The third generation of gods are the Olympus gods. They all live on Mount Olympus. Zeus overthrew his father's rule and established a new ruling order. There are the twelve main gods of Olympus, which are also the most well-known Greek gods. , respectively:

1. Zeus (Δ?ο?/Ζε?, Zeus) (king of gods, universe, thunder): the head of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the lord of the gods, the sky , God of thunder, lightning, and dark clouds. .

2. Hera (?ρα, Hera) (Queen of Heaven, marriage, fertility): One of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the Queen of Heaven, the patron goddess of noble ladies, in charge of marriage and fertility.

3. Hestia (?στ?α, Hestia) (stove, flame): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus and one of the three goddesses. She has the power to control all the homes in the world and has a very high status. She is the chief goddess of all Olympus.

4. Poseidon (Ποσειδ?ν, Poseidon) (ocean, horses, marine life): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the god of the sea and the shaker of the earth.

5. Demeter (Δ?μητρα, Demeter) (agriculture, grains, harvest): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the goddess of agricultural fertility.

6. Athena (?θ?νη, Athena) (wisdom, art, female beauty): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, one of the three goddesses, the goddess of wisdom, the goddess of female labor Protector, goddess of music and war dances, goddess of spinning crafts, gardening, navigation, court, military strategy, and talent.

7. Apollo (Απ?λλων, Apollo) (light, prophecy, art, poetry and medicine): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, he is the god of light and the god of oracles , the god of music and poetry, the protector of migration and voyagers, the god of livestock, the god of agricultural harvests, one of the protectors of human civilization, the god of medicine, and the god of alleviating disasters.

8. Artemis (?ρτεμι?, Artemis) (hunting, nature, beasts): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, one of the three goddesses, the goddess of hunting, nature And the goddess of mountains, caves, beasts, wilderness, of pregnancy and new-born babies, of death from plague and recovery.

9. Ares (?ρη?, Ares) (war, military disaster, martial spirit, chariot racing): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the god of war, the god of strength and bravery, It represents the violence and bloodshed in war and the disaster of mankind.

10. Aphrodite (?φροδ?τη, Aphrodite) (beauty, love, sexual desire): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the goddess of love and beauty, corresponding to the Roman goddess Venus Sri Lanka.

11. Hephaistos (?φαιστο?, Hephaistos) (flame, casting, handicraft): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the god of fire, the god of forging and craftsmanship, and the guardian of the blacksmith god.

12. Hermes (?ρμ?, Hermes) (god envoy, travel, commerce, thief): one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the messenger of the gods. God of commerce, markets, travel, transportation, travelers and thieves, extraditer of the underworld, son of Zeus and Maia.

13. Dionysus (Δι?νυσο?, Dionysus) (wine, brewing, carnival): succeeded Hestia as one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, the god of wine, drama The god of food, the god of banquets, and the god of harvest.

14. Hades (Hades) (Pluto, Soul of the Dead): In some versions, he is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus (Eleusis Mystery), but Generally excluded because he is the ruler of the underworld and does not live on Mount Olympus. The god of the underworld is in charge of human death. The spirits of the underworld sometimes bring plagues to humans.

15. Prometheus (Προμηθε?;): In Greek mythology, he is one of the wisest gods and the earliest descendant of the Titans. His name means "Forethought".

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