Greek Mythology By Robyn

        Greek mythology is a very interesting topic of discussion especially if you are speaking of the many gods or goddesses. In sixth grade, we just took a test on the Greek gods and goddesses, and what I learned is not many of my friends know much about Greek mythology. Because of that, I decided to share with you my knowledge of the Greek gods and goddesses.

 

        First, lets talk about the king of the gods, Zeus. Zeus along with his brothers, Poseidon and Hades, are considered the big three. In Greek mythology it says that when deciding who would rule over what, Zeus chose the sky, Poseidon chose the sea then they sent Hades to rule over the Underworld.  Back to Zeus, he is the god of the sky. Next, is another member of the big three, Poseidon. Poseidon is the god of the sea and earthquakes. Up next, we have the last member of the big three, Hades, the god of the Underworld. He's mad at his brothers for putting him down there to rule over the Underworld, so he pretty much completely hates his brothers. Ares is the god of war. Apollo is the god of the sun, poetry and twin brother of Artemis. Now onto the goddesses and where better to start than the queen of the goddesses, Hera. Hera is the goddess of women and marriage. Next is Athena, the goddess of wisdom and craft. Aphrodite is the goddess of love. Lastly, Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, of the moon, and twin sister of Apollo.

 

      If you love Greek mythology, then I think that you would like the author Rick Riordan. Rick Riordan is a famous author who writes books based on mythology like Percy Jackson, The Kane Chronicles, and The Blood of Olympus. The library has some of Rick Riordan’s books including the whole Percy Jackson series, The Mark of Athena, The Red Pyramid,and The Son of Neptune. If you like mythology then go on down to the library and check out one of Rick Riordan's books, or if you really like them, go buy the books to keep at your house.
 

For more info on Rick Riordan:

click here - http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx

For more info on wonderful world of Greek mythology:

click here - http://www.greekmythology.com