THE GREAT GREEK GODS
own children although , his children are not Olympians and don ’ t have as much attention .
Hades can mean different things or mean different things . His Roman form , Pluto , means wealth because he is a god of many things and one of them are wealth and riches . Hades can also be called “ Chthonian Zeus ” which means he was like the dark Zeus because Hades is the least respected , but one of the big three ( three most powerful Olympians also known as Hades , Zeus , and Poseidon ).
Most gods Greek and goddesses had a godly weapon from the cyclopes . Hades ’ s godly weapon was very similar to his Poseidon ’ s weapon . His weapon was a pitchfork like the trident . Even though Poseidon was the god of earthquakes Hades ’ pitchfork could make earthquakes .
Hades has many strange symbols . One of his symbols were the drinking horn because the drinking horn is like wealth or abundance like death . A cypress tree can also be a symbol . Cerberus is an odd symbol because he is a 3-headed giant dog who guards the underworld that actually works for Hades that is a one-of-a-kind animal . Even a scepter is his symbol even though it doesn ’ t have a lot to do with him . The scepter means he guards the realm very carefully , but is also pictured with a key too .
The abilities of the gods or goddesses were very powerful you can probably tell by now . Dr . Richard Martin , University of Stanford Professor , says , “ They ( the Greeks ) thought the divinities were very powerful but also dangerous if you did not do
what they ( Greek gods or goddesses ) wanted .” From Athena ’ s shield to Zeus ’ s lightning bolt you should never mess with the gods or goddesses .
Zeus ’ lightning bolt , Hades ’ helm of darkness
Athena ’ s shield , Poseidon ’ s trident
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