Hermes, also titled Mercury, is one of the most well known gods, not necessarily Greece, but in Rome. He is also one of the most liked deities. Hermes represents many, many things ranging from being the god of cunning to the messenger god. He was introduced into Roman mythology around 495 BC and his festival is on the 15th of May. He was undoubtedly a favorite of the gods. Even though Hermes was a very popular god, he was not a very important one.

Fourth was the Age of Heros and still without procreative abilities. Most may call this the Age of Blood & Glory. These were more noble and virtuous than the Silver or Bronze Age. The spirits for the deceased heroes from the Trojan Wars, were placed on islands of heros' at the ends of the earth. This was also when Zeus released his father, Cronus, from Tartarus to join the heroes on the island in their paradise.

Lastly, but definitely not least, is Zeus. He was considered to be the god of the sky and weather and his image appeared on most Greek coins. The people of Greece worshipped this idol as their god. When Zeus, Jupiter in Roman Mythology, was young, he overthrew his father, Cronus, to become the Supreme Ruler and Protector God. Zeus's power, which included him as the Lord of the Sky, Rain God, God of Thunder, God of the Winds, and Cloud-Gatherer, was greater than that of all of the other gods and goddesses ascendancy combined.(Guirand 105; Hamilton 25-26) Zeus married and made mistresses of many women. Metis was his first wife. Gaea and Uranus warned Zeus that if Metis had the child she was pregnant with at the time, the child would be more powerful than he and overthrow him just as he overthrew his father. Zeus swallowed Metis when she was about to give birth to prevent this. A few of Zeus's wives included: Themis, Uranus and Gaea's daughter, Mnemosyne, which gave birth to the nine muses with Zeus, Oceanid Eurynome, who gave birth to the three graces with Zeus, and Hera. Many of Zeus's children were given birth by his mistresses, some of which were mortals. (Guirand 105-106) "The god was normally depicted as a man in the fullness of maturity, of robust body, a grave countenance and a broad forehead jutting out above his deeply set eyes. His face is framed by thick waving hair and a finely curled beard...He usually wears a long mantle, which leaves his chest and right arm free. His attributes are the sceptre in his left hand, in his right hand the thunderbolt and at his feet the eagle. Often he wears a crown of oak-leaves." (Guirand 105)

Apollo was popular among the gods and mortals. Apollo was also a master archer and a fleet-footed athlete, who was credited with having been the first victor in the Olympian games. His shrine was the most popular of all the gods and thousand of people would make pilgrimages to it every year. No other deity was represented more in poetry and art because only Apollo was thought of being such a beautiful figure.

On that note I will move on to Apollo who was seen as "the most Greek

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