Journey to the West: The Great Sage of Water Spirit

Chapter 196

Artemis, goddess of the moon:

Artemis is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus in Greece. The Roman name is Diana. She was born of Zeus and the dark goddess Leto and is the twin sister of Apollo.Artemis, like Apollo, is in charge of the light, and what she is in charge of is the moon.In addition to being the goddess of the moon, she also likes hunting. She is very skilled in archery and often chases wild animals in the mountains and forests.Therefore, in addition to being the goddess of the moon, she is also the goddess of hunting.

Aphrodite, God of Love and Beauty:

Aphrodite is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus in Greece, and the Roman name is Venus (Venus), Venus among the nine planets.Aphrodite is the goddess born of Zeus and Dione (Dione), but there is another saying that she was born from the remains of the god Uranus and was born from the foam in the sea.Aphrodite symbolizes love and the beauty of women. She has the most perfect figure and appearance in ancient Greece, and has always been considered the highest symbol of female physical beauty.The beauty of Aphrodite made all the goddesses envy, and also made all the gods pursue her, even her father Zeus also pursued her.But after Zeus' courtship was rejected, Zeus gave her to Hephaestus, the ugly and lame god of fire.But Aphrodite fell in love with Ares, the god of war, and married Ares to have several children, including Eros, the little god of love.

Athena, Goddess of Wisdom:

Athena is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus in Greece, and the Roman name is Minerva.According to legend, it was born of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom Metis (Metis). Because it was prophesied that the children born of Metis would overthrow Zeus, Zeus swallowed her whole. Hephaestus split his head, and what jumped out of Zeus's brain was a goddess in full armor and holding a golden spear. She was Athena.Athena is a virgin goddess with power and wisdom, and is the favorite daughter of Zeus.Athena is the goddess most admired by the Greeks, especially the Athenians. The city of Athens is named after the goddess, and it is also her exclusive city.She taught the Greeks various skills such as spinning, weaving, shipbuilding, metallurgy, and iron smelting. She also invented the plow and tamed cattle and sheep. Therefore, she is also the patron saint of agriculture and gardening.She is also the patron saint of law and order.

Underworld Queen Persephone (Persephone):

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and his sister Demeter, young and beautiful, the Roman name Proserpina (Proserpina).Later, he snatched hell for Hades, the king of the underworld. After eating the food of hell, he lived in the underworld for a long time and became the queen of the underworld.With permission from Hades, she can return to her mother for a quarter of a year. This time is winter, and Demeter puts down her work to accompany her daughter.

God of War Ares (Ares):

Ares is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus in Greece. The Roman name is Mars, and Mars is one of the nine planets.He is the son of Zeus and Hera.He is in charge of war. He has a handsome image and a very aggressive personality. He likes to fight very much, and he is brave and tenacious. He is a symbol of strength and power, and the god of war who is aggressive and slaughtering.But he is also bloodthirsty, bloody, the embodiment of human disaster.

Hephaestus, god of fire:

Hephaestus, the god of fire, is one of the twelve main gods of Greece. The Roman name is Vulcan (Vulcan), the son of Zeus and Hera.He is the ugliest god, and is lame, but married the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite.He is the god of fire and the blacksmith of the gods. He has a high degree of skill and has produced many famous weapons, tools and artworks.He cast the chariot driven by Apollo and the golden and silver arrows of Eros.

Hebe, Goddess of Youth:

Hippie is the daughter of Zeus and Hera. She is an eternal young goddess of youth. She is beautiful, cute and responsible for youth.She is also the cupbearer of the gods, and she pours wine for the gods at every banquet.Later, she married Hercules, a great hero who ascended to heaven, and took the position of cupbearer. Zeus found a handsome young Troy prince Ganymede from the world to replace her.

Angel Hermes (Hermes):

Hermes is one of the twelve main gods of Olympus in Greece, the Roman name is Mercury (Mercury), and Mercury is one of the nine planets.He is the son of Zeus and the goddess Maia (Maia). He served as the messenger and interpreter of Zeus and the gods on Mount Olympus. He is also the god of animal husbandry, commerce, transportation, tourism and sports. God of worship.He is the most loyal messenger of Zeus, sending messages for Zeus and completing various tasks assigned to him by Zeus.He is agile, energetic and versatile.

Dionysus, god of wine:

Dionysus, Roman name Bacchus.He was the son of Zeus and the mortal princess Semele, whom Zeus rescued from the body of the burned Semele, the god of wine and joy.He invented the cultivation of grapes and brewing fine wine, he wandered around and spread this knowledge everywhere, bringing people the joy of drinking, so people respected him as the god of wine, and there is a wine god festival in Greece every year to celebrate.

Eros, the little god of love:

Eros is the son of Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the god of love. The Roman name is Cupid.He will not grow up, always like a child, with wings on his back, flying everywhere, and he is in charge of the love and marriage of God and man with his mother Eros.Eros has a golden bow, a golden arrow and a silver arrow. If he is shot by his golden arrow, he will have love. Even enemies will become lovers, and love will be sweet and happy; , they will reject love, even spouses will become enemies, and love will become pain, mixed with jealousy and hatred.The arrows of Little Cupid, both gods and humans, can't resist. He once shot Apollo with a golden arrow, and shot a water fairy with a silver arrow, which made Apollo fall in love.Many love stories are caused by him.

Shepherd Pan (Pan):

Pan is a half-human, half-beast god with a pair of goat horns on his head, a goat tail and two goat legs on his lower body.He is the son of Hermes, the god who loves noise and joy.All wilderness, jungle, forest, and mountains are his hometown, and he is the god of faun and the god of the forest.Pan is also an excellent musician. He plays beautiful tunes on the reed flute, which often attracts the fairies in the mountains and forests to listen.Though an excellent musician, Pan was evaded by every nymph he courted because of his appearance, often causing tragedy, and the music that Pan played was far inferior to Apollo's lyre.

Victory Goddess Nicky (Nike):

The image of Nikki is that she has a pair of wings and a fit body, as if wandering down from the sky, with a one-armed dress, revealing a naked body.Wherever she went, victory followed.

Heracles (Heracles):

The hero Hercules was born of Zeus and Alcmene, the queen of Amphitryon, and he is a descendant of Perseus.Hercules was born by Zeus in order to give birth to a powerful son to protect gods and people from destruction.But Hera was jealous of Heracles, which made him unable to become the supreme king on earth, and even made him mad to kill his wife and children, and asked him to complete twelve hard tasks for his elder brother Eurystheus.Hercules had many great achievements in his life. In addition to the twelve most familiar tasks, he also released Prometheus and rescued Admetus, the queen of Thessaly.Hercules was finally poisoned to death by the poisonous blood of the centaur Nessus (Nessus). .

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