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- **// Zeus: He was the most powerful god, god of the sky and his weapon was a lightning bolt used to take control of all the other gods. //** - **// Poseidon: He was the lord of the three, and the brother of Zeus. His weapon was a trident. //**
 * //__ Gods: __//****// There many different gods, but only about twelve of them were recognized the most, these gods were know as the top twelve. //**
 * // *There were three different gods known as the big three, there dad was the titan Kronos. These gods were Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. //**

- **// Hades: He was the other brother of Zeus and the god of the underworld. //**


 * // *The other nine of these gods were known as the other part to the top twelve gods. //**

- **// Hera: She was the wife of Zeus, so this made her the Queen of goddess. She was the goddess of children and marriage. Used a bronze axe as her weapon. //**

- **// Athena: She was the goddess of war and wisdom. She invented the chariot and the olive tree was sacred. She used a pipe as her weapon. //**

- **// Apollo: He was the god of music, healing, the sun, etc. //**

- **// Demeter: She was the goddess of agriculture. She was worshiped by many farmers and women for a god season for crops. She also, was known to interact with the underworld (Hades). Tray of many fruits including pomegranates were used to worship the goddess Demeter. //**

- **// Aphrodite: She was the goddess of love and beauty. Wife of Hephaistos, but was in love with the god of war Ares. Her weapon was a bronze mirror. //**

- **// Hermes: Was the god of many things like; sports, weights, etc. He was the gods messenger and guided the dead to the underworld. He used a staff to make people fall asleep. //**

- **// Artemis: She was the goddess of nature, such as hunting and archery. She is mostly recognized as the twin sister of Apollo. She had the ability to heal and kill instantly. //**

- **// Hephaistos: He was the god of fire and volcanoes. Being unknown to the Big Three, he was kicked out of //****// Mount //** **// Olympus //****//. Later he married the goddess Aphrodite. //**

- **// Dionysus: He was the god of happiness and he was mostly recognized in the drama and theatre department. //**

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