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The Gods: The Deities Of Greek Mythology

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Greek mythology is filled with deities, demigods, monsters, and heroes. The deities included; centaurs, satyrs, harpies, pegasus and so on. These creatures home was Mount Olympus where the gods lived. There was also the underworld where all the monsters and demons and other evil things dwelled. The gods were very similar to the humans. They shared the same emotions humans showed such as; jealousy, love, anger, pride , hatred, and revenge. Gods will often leave Mount Olympus to go be involved in mortal affairs. They talk with the humans by taking a human form and will often call humans enemies or lovers. They while have children with humans that are called demigods, and these demigods will either become a great hero or die trying. There
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