Have you ever heard about gods who control the world? According to the Greek Mythology, there are gods living in Olympus and looking human down in there. People expect, the gods would be good at everything and have a lot of humanity. However, in the myth of ancient Greek, the gods are just like humans. They envied because of love, fought for power, and even betrayed their wives. Each of them has personal characteristics, and I want to introduce about 5 gods and humans in the mythology who are the most interesting characters.
First, you may know about Hades who had gloomy features (had a beard and dark hair falling over his brow). He was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. After they eliminated their father, Cronus, Hades drew lots with his brothers
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As the god of music, he was popular for playing the lyre, which was invented by Hermes, the messenger of the gods. Apollo excelled in important music contests, competing against Greek god Hermes and the satyr Pan as well as other deities. He was also known as the Archer with a silver bow: the god of healing, giving the science of medicine to man; the god of light; and the god of truth. One of Apollo’s most important daily tasks was to harness his four-horse chariot to move the Sun across the sky. Apollo was also an oracular god, as he was the prophetic deity in the Oracle in Delphi and the island of Delos. As already mentions, Apollo was also considered as the god of healing and medicine, either through himself or through his son. At the same time, however, he could also bring forth disease and plague with his arrows. According to the myth, Apollo was a handsome, strong and youthful god with impressive golden hair. I wanted to have a research about Apollo because I thought he gave us a lesson. As I researched, he was not only the god of healing and medicine, but also the god who bring forth disease and epidemic, and I thought it could be considered if there is a good side, a bad side must exist on another