In Greek mythology, Cerberus, was often called the ‘hound of Hades’. Hades is also strongly connected to Cerberus (in Greek: Κέρβερος, Kerberos ), the three-headed dog, offspring of the monsters Echidna and Typhon, which guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. Wearing it, he was invisible, so Medusa’s gaze has no effect on him. Such was when he lent it to Perseus who was hunting Medusa. However, Hades kept his own after the war and lent it out to other Gods or demigods on several occasions. As you see, Cyclopes helped very much the Olympian Gods to win the rest of the war against the Titans by creating weapons of different attributes, when they freed. The Helm of Darkness made for Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, by the Cyclopes, allowed the person wearing it to become invisible. The 3rd of the three big Olympian Gods is connected to specific symbols, some of them today could be rated as ‘creepy’. Poseidon - credits: Andrij Ter/depositphotos Hades One suggests that Poseidon was the first God who created the first horse, while hippocamps were the horses who pulled his chariot on the sea. There are also many myths stating the reason why the horse is regarded as his symbol. Not forget to mention that it was a dolphin who persuaded the sea nymph Amphitrite to marry Poseidon. That’s why in all the depicts of the sea, Poseidon is always surrounded by dolphins, which were considering benevolent animals and a good omen for the fishermen. Being the king of the seas, Poseidon’s messengers were the dolphins. However, it is believed he always carried his trident everywhere. For example, in his attempt to conquer the city of Athens, he struck the ground with his trident and caused a spring of salty water to bounce up. The Greek term is vague about the shape.Īpart from striking the earth, if he was offended or angered, he used the trident to show his power over the seawater. The Greek equivalent is ‘τρίαινα’ (triaina), from Proto-Greek trianja, meaning ‘threefold’. The word ‘ trident ’ comes from the Latin word tridens or tridentis : tri meaning ‘three’ and dentes meaning "teeth", referring specifically to the three prongs. How? By using his trident -a three-pronged spear divine weapon, also said to have been produced and given by the Cyclopes, before the war commenced between the Titans and the Olympians. Poseidon, the sea and oceans God, brother of Zeus, was also known as the ‘Earth Shaker’ believed to cause earthquakes. Other frequent -animal- symbols are the eagle and the bull, the former expressing pride and Zeus’ power over the skies and the latter referring mainly to the form he took when raping Europa -a scene depicted on the Greek 2-euro coin. God Zeus DP - credits: Zwiebackesser/depositphotos Considering that Zeus was the big one God, above all the rest of the Olympian Gods, we understand the connection between the depictions of Zeus holding the thunderbolt and the description in Heraclitus’ fragment talking about ‘the Thunderbolt that steers the course of all things’. According to Greek mythology, It is a weapon given to him by Cyclopes, the giant, one-eyed creatures. However, the most famous symbol of Zeus is the thunderbolt. A typical example is that of Agamemnon sending Odysseus to the leaders of the Achaneans, lending him his sceptre. It came to be used by respected elders, judges, priests, and in general people in authority, as well as by kerykes (heralds). The king of the Gods and ruler of the Olympus goes the most times together with his sceptre (in Ancient Greek: skeptron ), which was a long staff headed by a bird.
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