Monday, November 24, 2008

1. Why was Hera disappointed when Hephaestus was born? What did she do with him?
She was disappointed because he was ugly. She was so upset that she hurled him off  Mount Olympus.
2. Who saved Hephaestus?
Thetis saved.Hephaestus
3. What made Hera change her mind about her son? What did Hephaestus become the god of?
The fact that he can make wonderful jew while being crippled. He's the smith god.
4. Compare Hephaestus and Apollo. How do their appearances differ?
Apollo was beautiful and Hephaestus was ugly. Apollo had stormy blue eyes and Hephaestus was shriveled.
"Aphrodite"

5. How was Aphrodite "created"? How is this birth similar to Athene's?
She was born from a dead body.  She was created by her father and she rose out of the water. Athene also came out of her father, but she came out of her father's head hnot his dead body.
6. What gifts was Aphrodite promised by her suitors?
Poseidon offered her grottoes, riddles, gems, fair surfaces, dark surroundings, variety, Drowned sailors, typhoons, sunsets, riches. Apollo offered her a throne and a crown made of the hottest sun-gold, a golden chariot drawn by white swans, and Muses for her handmaids. Hermes offered to make her queen of the crossways.  Lastly hephaestus offered her a good husband who works late.
7. Which husband did Aphrodite choose? Do you think she chose wisely? Why/why not?
Hephaestus, she chose wisely because the other could only offer her items and not happiness.
8. Which goddess is most powerful: Demeter, Artemis, or Aphrodite? Explain the reasoning behind your choice.
Demeter is the most powerful god because she can stave every human on Earth because she is the goddess of harvest and she can stop plant growth whenever she wants to.

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