Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and the Domestic Life

Hi everyone! Again posting about Greek Gods.

I know that the last 2 posts were about Greek Goddess, I hope you liked because I will post about another Greek Goddess! Everyone knows that there are some rules in our home and how do we have to behave in our house and all that stuff. I know what you are thinking and it’s true. THERE IS A GREEK GODDESS ABOUT DOMESTIC LIFE. Yeah, you are probably wondering how do I get this information, but the thing is that I investigate about the Greek Gods and choose an interesting God that maybe some of you don’t know.

Okay, the name of this Goddess is Hestia. Maybe you heard of her but you didn’t actually know what she represents. Here are some of her qualities that I found.

“Hestia is the virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. She received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. All families were pouring sweet wine in her name and dedicated her richest portion. “(Greek-gods.info, 2011)

This is really interesting. I also found that she is the oldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea and she is the eldest sister of all their kids. Another interesting fact about her is that she is 1 of the 3 Goddess virgins; the other two are Athena and Hera. Also, Both Poseidon and Apollo wanted to marry her, but she told them “no” because she promised to Zeus that she would not get married and remain pure forever.

So guys, this is all about Hestia. I hope you liked it and still watching this blog.

Bibliography

Greek-God.info. Greek-god.info. n.d. 10 November 2011 .

Demeter, Harvest's Goddess

Hi everyone! Happy Halloween and we are almost in December and also holidays! Know that we are in November; it’s almost time of Thanksgiving Day so we can spend the time with our family and eat a delicious meal. But, before we do that, I’m going to talk about a Greek Goddess, Demeter. I read about her and she is a Greek Goddess of the harvest! I didn’t know that there are so many kinds of Gods that has different characteristics and everyone is related with something of our common lives. So, here is an explanation about her “Demeter is The Greek earth goddess who brings forth the fruits of the earth, particularly the various grains. She taught mankind the art of sowing and ploughing so they could end their nomadic existence. As such, Demeter was also the goddess of planned society. She was very popular with the rural population. In ancient art, Demeter was often portrayed (sitting) as a solemn woman, often wearing a wreath of braided ears of corn.” (Lindemans, 1997) So people, here is all about her and what she represents. I think she is one of the most important goddess of Greek because of what she represents and what she taught to humanity. I also read that she is daughter of Cronus and Rhea, which means that she is Zeus’s and Poseidon’s sister Well, I hope you liked this information and continue to check this blog about the god and goddess of Greece. Also, I hoped you enjoyed Halloween!

Bibliography Lindemans, Micha F. pantheon.org. 3 May 1997. 3 November 2011

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