(left: Zeus)
hi class,
I am preparing to teach an online course in Spanish on Greek and Roman religion. I found a cool website with descriptions of the Greek gods and goddesses if you are interested; I know this is not exactly part of our course (REL2011) but some of you might find it interesting.
http://www.listal.com/list/titansthe-olympians-greek-heroes
There are actually three different (or even more) kinds of Greek gods, the Titans, the Olypmpians and the Greek Heroes.
The Titans,The Olympians and The Greek Heroes
check it out. It has great graphics images of all the gods and goddess ... (right: Aphrodite, goddess of love)
Very cool post! one of my favorite greek gods was Zeus
ReplyDeleteThis was really interesting, each of their stories, although it would be nice to know a little more about Zeus' father.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting post professor. I really enjoyed reading about each Greek god and goddess.
ReplyDeleteThe link was interesting and I think it provided a good summary of the major Greek gods. Although it is not a part of our course, Greek mythology is definitely relevant to the historical aspect of religious studies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Prof. Holbrook! Although this topic isn't necessarily covered in class, its still really interesting to see how the back story to other religions. It was also fascinating to see how each god, goddess, Titan and hero was depicted in the various paintings. Its a great visual indicator to their role and influence upon the Greek and Roman societies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Prof. Holbrook! Although this topic isn't necessarily covered in class, its still really interesting to see how the back story to other religions. It was also fascinating to see how each god, goddess, Titan and hero was depicted in the various paintings. Its a great visual indicator to their role and influence upon the Greek and Roman societies.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked Greek Mythology especially after taking my Humanities course in college and I found this website quite interesting. It has thorough descriptions of each Greek God. I learned cool info about Gods I already knew and also learned new ones to me such as Hera and Hephaestus
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that some of their names had Sanskrit roots. That is really interesting! I'm sure that your Greek Religion class will enjoy this link.
ReplyDeleteWow very cool, I never thought of Hades that way. He was always my favorite kind of Greek God back in high school. I could relate to him in many different ways.
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ReplyDeleteI wish that I could take a Greek and Roman religion class, your students are so lucky! I especially adore Greek Mythology, and the reference to Zeus swallowing his wife when she was pregnant with Athena, and how when Prometheus split Zeus' head, Athena jumped out in all of her battle-ready armour, definitely an interesting bit of info!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting Professor, pretty much anything of the Greek Gods interest me. I'd have to say when I was younger the movie Hercules is what hooked me. I had no idea that Zeus swalled his wife though...
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit more familiar with the gods mentioned in philosophy but this post definitely gave me an understanding of the Greek gods.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was quite fascinating. Growing up (and of course after watching Hercules,) I was always fascinated with Greek mythology. It was interesting to read more about their life and meaning!
ReplyDeleteThat would actually be a pretty cool class to take. I have always enjoyed reading about the different Greek Gods and Goddesses and their stories. My favorite is Poseidon because he controls the sea.
ReplyDeleteI have never really gone into depth about Greek Gods, but i have a few friends that are fascinated with them. They all have their favorite. With the little knowledge that I did know about, I always seemed to like Aphrodite. and from what I re-read about her she is still my favorite. I liked this posts even though it is off topic, its always good to mix it up a bit.
ReplyDeleteI find the whole concept behind these Greek Gods to be absolutely fascinating. The stories behind their significance makes me feel like I'm reading something out of a story book. I'm not too familiar with the Gods so I'll definitely visit this site to get more knowledge on this subject.
ReplyDeleteThe link with the descriptions of the Greek gods was very interesting to read. I have heard many stories of different Greek gods and most of them are different from each other. But, I really enjoy reading other versions of the myths to get a better understanding of the Greek gods' characteristics and origins.
ReplyDeleteI have taken a mythology class. It was one of my favorite classes! I loved learning about all of the Greek gods and goddesses. Also, the different stories and myths about the Greek gods and goddesses are very interesting and intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI found this post quiet interesting. I would like to take a mythology class. I learned a little bit more about Greek gods after reading this link.
ReplyDeleteTruthfully, Greek Gods and Goddesses mythology is something I know little about, however, this post has definitely sparked some curiosity!
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in the Greek Gods and Goddesses. I liked how even though Greeks did not value women much, they still gave females good people to look up to.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was super cool. I loved how they put a picture with the name and then a description of the gods and goddesses. Not knowing much about Greek mythology, I found this pretty fascinating.
ReplyDeletewait so you speak Spanish?
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