In Ancient Greece the people honored and believe in the deities. Myths, poems, and epics

tell the stories and beliefs referring to the gods and goddesses. Many literary works

display the power and jobs of the goddesses. The Greek people lived to please the deities

in hope of gaining a better lifestyle. The goddesses of Greece acted as an important part of

Historians placed the goddesses into categories. The first category included the

major goddesses of Olympus. The goddesses placed in this category were Hera, Athena,

Aphrodite, Hestia, Demeter, and Artemis because most people knew and worshipped them.

The people held these six goddesses the most high and with the most respect ( Hamilton 28 ).

Hera, the goddess of the protection of marriage, took care of married women.

The sister and also wife of Zeus, the king of the gods, Hera may be the most well known

of the goddesses. The Titans of the Ocean along with the Tethys raised Hera ( Hamilton

Some Greeks placed high importance on Aphrodite, the goddess of love and

first loaf of bread in the temple called Eleusis. The festival took place every five years and

Many myths from the Greeks feature Athena, or Minerva as known to the Romans.

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