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Zeus Mağarası, Kuşadası

Kuşadası ilçesinde Güzelçamlı sahil kasabası yakınlarında bulunan Zeus Mağarası, Dilek Yarımadası-Büyük Menderes Deltası Milli Parkı’nın girişinin yaklaşık 200 m batısında yer almaktadır. Mağaraya güneye doğru 20 m uzunluğunda kaygan, taşlı bir patika ile ulaşılmaktadır. Mağaranın girişi zeytin ağaçları ve kır çiçekleri tarafından kapatılmış olsa da, dağ akıntıları ve deniz suyuyla beslenen soğuk havuza ulaşmak için taş bir yoldan yaklaşık 50 metre aşağı inmek gerekiyor.

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Demeter, Ceres Greek Mythology, Roman religion
Greek Mythology

Demeter (Ceres)

Demeter, who was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea, was the goddess of cereal grains, earth and fertility of the World. Her name indicates that she is a mother. The best sources for the principal myth of Demeter are the “Second Homeric Hymn,” and the fifth book of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” where, naturally, the names of the main protagonists are changed to their Roman counterparts: Ceres, Pluto, and Proserpine.

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Greek Mythology

Poseidon (Neptunus)

Poseidon, in Greek religion and mythology violent and ill-tempered god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. One of the Twelve Olympians he is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters. Poseidon had many disputes with both gods and men, most famously with Athena and Odysseus. Poseidon’s name is very old, and its meaning is lost but various authors have tried to translate it as either“ means either “husband of the earth” or “lord of the earth.”

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Yunan Mitolojisi

12 Olimpos Tanrısı (Yunan Tanrıları)

Makale: Özhan Öztürk Antik Yunan din ve mitolojisinde 12 Olympos Tanrısı veya 12 Olymposlu (Δώδεκα θεοί του Ολύμπου) Yunan panteonunun başlıca tanrıları olup, inanışa göre Olympos Dağı’nda oturduklarından bu şekilde adlandırılmaktalardı. Olympos Tanrıları denilince Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia veya Dionysus adlı tanrı ve tanrıçalar kastedilmektedir. Zeus dünyayı kardeşleri ve çocukları ile birlikte Olympos Dağı’ndan (Όλυμπος) yönetmekteydi. Olymposlular, esasen üçüncü ve dördüncü nesil ölümsüz varlıklardan oluşan tanrılar ırkıydı. Tanrılar Uranus’ü yani gökyüzünü deviren Titanlara karşı 10 yıl süren bir savaşın ardından Zeus’un liderliğinde…

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greek mytgology greek gods greek goddess
Greek Mythology

Twelve Olympians, The 12 Olympian Gods of Mount Olympus

Twelve Olympians or The 12 Olympian Gods of Mount Olympus are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus Zeus, who formed the third line of gods after Uranus and Cronus, began to dwell on Olympus, ruling the universe from there together with his siblings and children. The Twelve great gods of the Greeks were known…

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Hecate Fighting the Giant, Pergamon Altar-gigantes
Greek Mythology

Gigantes, Giants (Greek mythology)

The Gigantes (“the earth-born”) or Giants (Greek mythology) were a race of giants borne out of the battle between Uranus and Kronos. They were the sons of Gaea and Tartarus (Protogenoi). When the gods took over from the Titans, Gaia became vengeful and gave birth to the Gigantes. Hesiod mentions the Gigantes in his Theogony and provides information about them. These were the 24 giants who emerged from the blood shed on the Earth from the genitals of Uranus. Uranus was killed by Cronus in Phleora within the borders of…

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