Greek Gods of Mount OlympusThe Greek gods of Mount Olympus were more human than we think. They had superhuman powers, but suffered from the same dilemmas that humans have faced throughout time. The gods were subject to deception, rivalry, and breaking the rules they imposed on others. Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. He had two brothers, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus is the lord of the sky, the god of rain and the gatherer of the clouds. His weapon is lightning, which he throws at those who displease him. His breastplate was the aegis. His bird was the eagle and his tree was the oak. Zeus began a new era for the gods and created a council of gods on Mount Olympus. Poseidon is the most powerful god after Zeus. He is the god of the sea, protector of all waters, earthquakes and horses. Poseidon was depicted as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak and the punisher of the wicked. He was married to the sea nymph Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. He was the father of a flying horse named Pegasus. Poseidon sometimes granted the power of shapeshifting to others. He's a strong guy and he mostly gets what he wants. For example, when he decided there had to be an ocean somewhere, he created one. Poseidon was widely revered by sailors. His weapon was the trident, which can shake the earth and shatter any object. The Romans' name was Neptune. Hades was the lord of the underworld, the ruler of the dead. He was also the god of wealth and was known as "The Rich", due to the precious metals mined from the earth. Since he was the god of wealth, he was indeed rich in terms of the number of subjects in his realm of the dead....... middle of paper ...... for pity's sake. He grabbed Hera and hung her in the sky with golden chains. She had little choice but to accept. A myth tells how Hades kidnapped Persephone, one of Zeus' daughters, to make her his wife. Zeus overthrew his father Cronus, who was swallowing all of his siblings, by tricking him into drinking an emitic, which causes Cronus to destroy all of his siblings. Heracles, son of Zeus, once fought Zeus to a draw for the reign of the Olympians. His sons, Aias. Aphrodite was injured while protecting her son Aineias. Ares' son Askalaphos was killed and, of course, Achilleus, son of the goddess Tethys, was to be the great sacrifice. Like humans throughout history, the gods have also experienced wars. During the Trojan War, many sons of immortals participated in the Battle of Troy. Zeus left his son Sarpedon to die on the battlefield at the hands of another son of Zeus..